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*                       RIP Graphics Conversion Utility                    *
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*                              Version: 1.0 BETA                           *
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Description:

The RIP Graphics Conversion Utility is a Windows program which converts 
images from many graphics formats to the ICON format used by RIP Paint, 
RIP Term and the RIPScript language.  This program supports the GIF, PCX,
BMP, DIB, TIF and TGA file formats and creates the ICN file format.  This 
program was written in Visual Basic 2.0 and requires the file VBRUN200.DLL
to operate.  


Installation:


Place the winrip.exe file in the directory where your ICN files are kept.

WINRIP   EXE     31536 06-06-93   7:40p



Place the following files in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ directory.

IMVB1    VBX     80656 10-27-92   1:06a
IMGBMP   DIL      7472 10-27-92   1:06a
IMGEPSF  DIL     20304 10-27-92   1:06a
IMGGIF   DIL      9760 10-27-92   1:06a
IMGPCX   DIL     15920 02-11-93   4:19p
IMGTGA   DIL      9344 10-27-92   1:06a
IMGTIFF  DIL     38112 10-27-92   1:06a
IMGWMF   DIL      6560 10-27-92   1:06a
THREED   VBX     60720 10-21-92  12:00a
CMDIALOG VBX     18400 10-21-92  12:00a


In addition you may need to aquire a copy of VBRUN200.DLL, available from
most BBS's, and place it in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ directory.



Enhancements and upcomming features:

Speed:  I will add a batch mode soon, the program is very slow when 
        working on larger files, a group of large files can be murder.

        I may also port the conversion code to 'C' .



Bugs:

        Skewed files, some large files don't convert correctly, the 
        result is an image with bands of garbage.

        This bug will be fixed.  Files which are smaller than 255 
        pixels wide and 255 pixels tall don't seem to have this problem.  



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        Shannon Haworth
        
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