From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 3 14:15:59 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15B6816A418 for ; Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:15:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: from smtp2.tls.net (smtp2.tls.net [65.196.224.83]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B24F613C457 for ; Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:15:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dave.list@pixelhammer.com) Received: (qmail 73208 invoked from network); 3 Oct 2007 14:23:29 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.2.3 ppid: 73194, pid: 73204, t: 0.1525s scanners: attach: 1.2.3 clamav: 0.91.1/m: spam: 3.2.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (2007-05-02) on smtp-2.tls.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=20.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,TVD_RCVD_IP autolearn=disabled version=3.2.1 Received: from 64-184-8-164.bb.hrtc.net (HELO ?192.168.0.103?) (ldg@tls.net@64.184.8.164) by auth-smtp2.tls.net with ESMTPA; 3 Oct 2007 14:23:29 -0000 Message-ID: <4703A3A8.5060300@pixelhammer.com> Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:14:00 -0400 From: DAve User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 (Windows/20060516) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FreeBSD Questions ML References: <20071003234247.630ccee0@meijome.net> In-Reply-To: <20071003234247.630ccee0@meijome.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: .PICT mac file X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:15:59 -0000 Norberto Meijome wrote: > Hi everyone, I have a load of .pict files which I can't seem to be > able to open > with anything under FBSD. I just want to convert them into something > more useful (jpg / tiff / svg). > > ImageMagick doesn't understand it, so i think this is the Packbits > compressed .PICT filetype. neither Gimp or XV like them either. > > file doesn't identify the files either. > > Alternatively, any tool I can script under OSX to conver them to > something useful? (FYI, 'Preview' under Tiger doens't recognise them > either, but I can drag them just fine into an Omnigraffle Pro > diagram). I used Graphic Converter on Macs since MacOS 7.1. It used to convert just about everything under the sun. It was always scriptable before so I would imagine it is under OSX. http://www.lemkesoft.com/ DAve -- Three years now I've asked Google why they don't have a logo change for Memorial Day. Why do they choose to do logos for other non-international holidays, but nothing for Veterans? Maybe they forgot who made that choice possible.