Message-Id: <mailto:199410141354.IAA13832@library.wustl.edu> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 1994 09:54:31 -0500 From: Marty Wachter <mailto:mrw@WELCHGATE.WELCH.JHU.EDU> Subject: Re: De-Babelizer alternatives (fwd) To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB <mailto:IMAGELIB@ARIZVM1.BITNET>
> Lisa W writes:
>
> > Does anyone know if this or something comparable
> > (other than De-Babelizer) is available for the Mac?
>
> For the Quadra / Macintosh, De-Babelizer is the de-facto standard for
> file conversion. I've used it before and thought that the interface
> could have been done a little bit better -- but it's certainly a
> good product nonetheless. De-Babelizer is moderately expensive. There
> is another graphics file conversion product available for the
> Macintosh that does not have the complex interface and price
> of De-Babelizer, but still supports a decent number of graphics
> file formats. The product is PICTureThis. It has a list price of
> about US$200.00, I believe. It is available from:
>
> FGM, Inc.
> 131 Elden St., Suite 108,
> Herndon, VA 22070
> telephone: (800) 783-7428
>
> Image Alchemy for the Macintosh (and Windows, and Motif as well) has
> been a moving target of sorts. I heard that they were looking
> at releasing a GUI version of Image Alchemy at some point.
> Image Alchemy's heritage is in the UNIX world.
>
>
> -Gary H-
"Graphics Converter 2.x is a shareware app for the Mac which does most of what De-Bab does. Check your favorite ftp Mac site.
Marty Wachter Senior Software Engineer - JHU School of Medicine
"Cool applications derive default preferences from the user's use of an application, not from clever imitations of the System 6 Control Panel." - D. Falkenburg