Subject: alt.binaries.pictures FAQ - OS specific info
Supersedes: <pictures-faq/part3_827418880@rtfm.mit.edu>
Date: 4 Apr 1996 19:16:14 GMT
References: <pictures-faq/part2_828645181@rtfm.mit.edu>
X-Last-Updated: 1996/01/04


.This is part 3 of the FAQ for the alt.binaries.pictures* hierarchy.  
    This part of the alt.binaries.pictures FAQ contains information specific
    to particular systems and on available utilities.

      For information on issues of etiquette and posting policy and/or 
    suggestions, consult part 1 of this posting.

      For information on "general", or operating-system independent 
    information, questions you may have about the pictures newsgroups, 
    decoding and encoding techniques, or picture formats, consult part 2 
    of this posting.

    Before posting to these groups for the first time, please check the FAQ
    list (this posting - including parts 1 and 2), and also read the newsgroup 
    news.announce.newusers, which contains many answers to questions about 
    UseNet in general.

    If you've read previous versions of this FAQ, you'll probably only want
    to read anything that has changed since the last distribution.  These
    changes appear both in this document and in the accompanying "Changes to
    the alt.binaries.pictures FAQ".  Note that this is a "live" document, and 
    is always getting important information added or updated.

***********************************************************************
Before you miss an important detail contained in this file, let me
"pre-repeat" that *many* programs mentioned in this document are available 
for anonymous ftp at bongo.cc.utexas.edu (128.83.186.13), in the gifstuff 
directory.  Also: there are NO GIF files of any kind at this site!  Save
your time and don't bother looking for them!
Additionally, the file "ftpsites" on bongo in the gifstuff directory gives
many examples of places to find these utilities.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
   I.   UTILITY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
  II.   COMMON FTP SITES
 III.   PORTABLE UTILITIES
  IV.   MS-DOS PROCEDURES/UTILITIES
   V.   Apple UTILITIES
  VI.   Amiga UTILITIES
 VII.   Atari UTILITIES
VIII.   VAX/VMS UTILITIES
  IX.   NeXT PROCEDURES/UTILITIES
   X. .UNIX/XWINDOWS PROCEDURES/UTILITIES
  XI. .APPENDICES: AWK, SED, AND PERL SCRIPTS
 XII..BONGO FILE LISTING


I. UTILITY SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Ever since the new format was adopted, lots of people want to see their 
favorite utility listed here!  That's great - the whole idea behind this 
FAQ is sharing the net wisdom (most of whats in this FAQ represents the 
combined knowledge of the pictures and graphics community's readership).
BUT... in order to include information on a particular utility, it has to
meet the following criterion:
    1) It has to fit into one of the classifications that make sense for
       pictures (viewers, converters, decoders, posters/unposters, etc).
    2) It's either Public Domain, FreeWare, or ShareWare software.  It
       doesn't make a lot of sense for this FAQ to become one big 
       advertisement!
    3) It has to be readily available.  It doesn't do me (or anyone else,
       for that matter) much good to know "I don't know where I got it,
       but the MajorHonkinTool utility solves all my problems...".
So, to submit a utility, I need to know (in as much detail as you can
possibly give):
    A) What's the utility's name,
    B) What it does,
    C) What platforms it runs on (probably one or more of the ones listed
       in this FAQ are most appropriate =:^) ),
    D) Where to get it.  Anonymous FTP or mail server archive is the best, 
. but if it's been posted to a newsgroup, that would be OK, too.  If
. you want to set yourself up as an e-mail distribution for a utility,
. that's OK too - but be prepared for a deluge of requests!  I WILL
. NOT accept someone else's address as an e-mail distribution unless
. they specifically send their approval (for obvious reasons).  Don't
. just send me something expecting that I'll put it on bongo, either
. - bongo has very limited file resources (and is pretty much at its 
. quota already)!
Without the full information above, I can't list the utility in this FAQ in 
good conscience, since it won't be very useful...
Please keep up the good work and let me know how this document should be
kept up-to-date!


II. COMMON FTP SITES

There are a few sites out there that are mentioned time and time again in 
this document.  In order to save a little space (and make things easier to 
maintain), the following convention has been devised.  The shorthand for
a site or sites is listed first, the site address(es) is noted, and any
special information relative to the sites is also given.  Hope this isn't
too confusing!

BONGO...bongo.cc.utexas.edu (128.83.186.13)
        In this FAQ, a notation of "BONGO:some_file_path" means that you 
.can find the file on bongo in /gifstuff/<some_file_path>.
BRYANW...ftp.rahul.net (192.160.13.1)
.In this FAQ, a notation of "BRYANW:some_file_path" means that you 
.can find the file on rahul in /pub/bryanw/<some_file_path>.
NIC....nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100)
.In this FAQ, a notation of "NIC:some_file_path" means that you 
.can find the file on nic in <some_file_path>.
EXPORT...export.lcs.mit.edu (18.24.0.12)
        In this FAQ, a notation of "EXPORT:some_file_path" means that you 
.can find the file on export in /pub/contrib/<some_file_path>.
SIMTEL...wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (192.88.110.20)
.In this FAQ, a notation of "SIMTEL:some_file_path" means that you
.can find the file on simtel in pd1:<some_file_path>.
WUARCHIVE..wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4)
        In this FAQ, a notation of "WUARCHIVE:some_file_path" means that you 
.can find the file on wuarchive in <some_file_path>.
OAKLAND...oak.oakland.edu (141.210.10.117)
.In this FAQ, a notation of "OAKLAND:some_file_path" means that you 
.can find the file on oakland in <some_file_path>.
MIRRORS...wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (192.88.110.20),
...wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4),
.These hosts "mirror" a lot of common information.  In this FAQ, if you
.see the notation "MIRRORS:some/file/path", this means that you
.can find the file on simtel in pd1:some.file.path, and on its mirror
.site (wuarchive) in /mirrors/some/file/path.
GARBO...garbo.uwasa.fi (128.214.87.1)
.In this FAQ, a notation of "GARBO:some_file_path" means that you 
.can find the file on garbo in <some_file_path>.


III. PORTABLE UTILITIES

"GENERAL UTILITY" TOOLS:
GIFtest.c           .Tests integrity of GIF files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:gifutils/giftest.c, or from
.BRYANW:misc/giftest_source.zip.

DECODERS/ENCODERS:
unc..."Smart decoder" by Mark Maimone (mwm@cs.cmu.edu) - uses
...article headers to determine the posting order and puts
...parts in appropriately named files to aid processing
...through uudecode.  Newest version handles missing or 
..."noisy" info in Subject: lines more gracefully, and also
...provides better MS-DOS support.  Portable only across
...UNIX and MS-DOS systems (so far).  Mark is interested
...in any port feedback you can give him - especially VMS.
...He's even willing to help with the porting effort!
...Latest version is 2.3.
.Available via anonymous FTP on vacation.venari.cs.cmu.edu 
.(128.2.209.207) in directory /usr0/anon, file unc-*.Z (or exploded 
.files in the unc-* directory - also posted to alt.sources).

COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION TOOLS:
cjpeg/djpeg ..Free, portable C code for JPEG compression from the 
...Independent JPEG Group, lead by Tom Lane 
...(tgl+@cs.cmu.edu).  This software has been tested on 
...numerous Unix machines, PCs, Macs, and Amigas; it is
...believed that it can be ported to almost any machine 
...that has a (reasonable) C compiler.
.Available via anonymous FTP from several places.  The "official" 
.archive site for this source code is ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9 or 
.192.48.96.9).  Look under directory /graphics/jpeg; the file to 
.retrieve is jpegsrc.v?.tar.Z.  You can retrieve this file by FTP or 
.UUCP.  Folks in Europe may find it easier to FTP from 
.NIC:/pub/graphics/programs/jpeg/jpegsrc.v?.tar.Z.  The source code is 
.also available on CompuServe, in the GRAPHSUPPORT forum (GO PICS), 
.library 10, as jpsrc*.zip.
.If you are not reasonably handy at configuring and installing portable 
.C programs, you may have some difficulty installing the free source 
.code.  There is currently an FTP archive of pre-built executable 
.versions of the free JPEG code for various machines, accessible at 
.ftp.cis.ksu.edu (129.130.10.80); look under /pub/JPEG to see what is 
.currently available.  The administrators ask that FTP traffic to this 
.system be limited to non-prime hours.

CONVERSION TOOLS:
PBMPlus tool kit .Maintained by Jef Poskanzer (jef@well.sf.ca.us).  Very
...nearly a de-facto standard for converting between many
...different formats.  Includes "utility" tools to scale,
...quantize, crop, flip, rotate, and many other graphics
...operations.
.Available via anonymous FTP from EXPORT:pbmplus*.tar.Z and from 
  .ftp.ee.lbl.gov (128.3.112.20) as /pbmplus*.tar.Z.  Visit the newsgroup 
.alt.graphics.pixutils for more details, discussion of usage, etc.
UtahRaster Tools.Converts between many file formats, somewhat similar
...to the PBMPlus tool kit.
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.WUARCHIVE:/graphics/graphics/packages/urt/urt-*.tar.Z
GIFtoPS...GIF to postscript converter.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:gifutils/giftops.c.


IV. MS-DOS PROCEDURES/UTILITIES

There is an archive of MS-DOS OS/2 tools available either via anonymous FTP 
(on hobbes.nmsu.edu - 128.123.35.151) or via e-mail, by sending a one-line 
mail command message.  Many of the utilities listed in this section can be 
obtained here;  these will be identified by the notation
"HOBBES:<archive-file>(<mail name>)".
This would mean that you could get that utility in the pathname specified as
/pub/os2/general/graphics/<archive-file>, or via e-mail by sending a message
containing "GET <mail name> OS2" to LISTSERV@BLEKUL11.BITNET.
I might also suggest to OS/2 users that you get a copy of the index (one-line 
e-mail message is "INDEX") and help (one-line e-mail message is "HELP") for 
this site - there's over 150M of OS/2 programs, and the list is growing...

SYSTEM-SPECIFIC PROCEDURES:
    * To concatenate multi-part picture files together, execute:
  copy part1 + part2 + part3 + ... + partN file

DECODERS/ENCODERS:
UUDECODE/UUENCODE.Decoder/encoder for uuencoded files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from ftp.cica.indiana.edu in
./pub/pc/win31/util.  A BASIC program for UUDECODE is also available
.from WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/msdos/starter/uudecode.bas.
UUDO...Decoder for multi-part uuencoded files (each part
...must be in its own file with a discernible Subject:
...line).  Written by Ryan Kim (rkim@eecg.toronto.edu).
.Available via anonymous FTP from GARBO:/pc/decode/uudo11.zip, from
.WUARCHIVE:/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/utilities/uudo11.zip, or from
.SIMTEL:<msdos.filutl>uudo11.zip.
UUEXE..."Smart decoder/encoder" written by Richard Marks.
.Available via anonymous FTP from OAKLAND:/pub/msdos/filutl/uuexe*.zip,
.on GARBO:/pc/decode as uuexe*.zip, or on many other PC archives (like 
.SIMTEL or WUARCHIVE).  Also posted at the beginning of each month to 
.comp.binaries.ibm.pc.
UUXFER..."Smart decoder/encoder" written by Dave Read.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:uutools/uuxfer*, or from
        OAKLAND:/pub/msdos/filutl/uuxfer*.zip.

COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION TOOLS:
cjpeg/djpeg..(See description under "COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION
...TOOLS" in the "PORTABLE UTILITIES" section above)
.MS-DOS executables are available via anonymous FTP from
.MIRRORS:msdos/graphics/jpeg*.zip, on ftp.pitt.edu in 
./users/qralston/jpeg/jpegv*.zip, on hobbes.nmsu.edu in the directory
./pub/os2/archives/volume8 or /pub/os2/graphics as file jpeg3os2.zoo, 
.and have been/will be posted on comp.binaries.ibm.pc.  DJGPP compiled 
.versions are also available on ftp.math.niu.edu in 
./pub/msdos/djgpp.stuff/contrib (these run under MSDOS, with a 386 or 
.better machine).
COMPRESS..Uncompresses UNIX compress files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from MIRRORS:msdos/sq-usq/comp*d.zip.
PKUNZIP ..Uncompresses MS-DOS ZIP files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from MIRRORS:msdos/sq-usq/pkunzip*, or
.from BRYANW:pc/archivers/unzip*.exe.
ARJ...Compresses/decompresses ARJ format files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/msdos/arc-lbr/arj*.zip.
ZOO...Uncompresses MS-DOS ZOO files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BRYANW:pc/archivers/zoo*.exe.
LHARC...Uncompresses MS-DOS LZH files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BRYANW:pc/archivers/lha*.exe.

CONVERSION TOOLS:
GIF2BMP...Converts among GIF and OS/2 BMP (bitmap) image formats.
...(OS/2 only!!)
.Available via anonymous FTP from HOBBES:gif2bmp.zoo(GIF2BMP ZIPXXE),
.or on WUARCHIVE:/mirrors2/win3/desktop/gif2bmp.zip.
GDS...Allows construction of "contact sheet" images, panning 
...and zooming within an image [Shareware].
.Available via anonymous FTP from MIRRORS:msdos/gif/gds*.zip.
JPEG2OS2..Converts among several different image formats 
...including JPEG and GIF. (OS/2 only!!)
.Available via anonymous FTP from HOBBES:jpeg2os2.zoo(JPEG2OS2 $PACKAGE).
JPEG3...JPEG to GIF converter.
.Available via anonymous FTP from WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/msdos/graphics as
.file JPEG3.zip (JPEG3386.zip and JPEG3s.zip also available), or from
.OAKLAND:/pub/msdos/graphics/JPEG3.ZIP.
JPEG3OS2..Library of JPEG routines for inclusion in your 32-bit 
...OS/2 programs. (OS/2 only!!)
.Available via anonymous FTP from HOBBES:jpeg3os2.zoo(JPEG3OS2 $PACKAGE).
GIF2JPG/JPG2GIF .Provided by Handmade Software, converts between GIF and
...JPEG formats.
.Available via anonymous FTP on msdos.archive.umich.edu in directory
./msdos/graphics/gif as file gif2jpg5.zip.  Also available from
.MIRRORS:/msdos/graphics/gif2jpg5.zip.
Graphic WorkShop.Converts between/views many picture types, including 
...PIC, PCX, BMP (windows 3), EPS, GIF, and Macintosh PICT....[Shareware]
.Available via anonymous FTP from MIRRORS:msdos/graphics/grfwk*.zip,
.from ftp.cica.indiana.edu in ~ftp/pub/pc/win3/desktop/gwswin*.zip,
.from WUARCHIVE:~ftp//mirrors/msdos/graphics/grfwk*.zip, from 
.WUARCHIVE:/msdos/graphics/grfwk*.zip, or from pascal.math.fu-berlin.de 
.(130.133.4.50) in /local/pd-soft/pc/imgsoft as file gws_*.zip.
Image Alchemy ..Provided by Handmade Software, converts between/views 
...many picture types, including GIF and JPEG [Shareware]
.Available via anonymous FTP from MIRRORS:msdos/graphics/alch*.zip, or
.from WUARCHIVE:/msdos/graphics/alch*.zip.
IMDISP...Image processing and display.  It runs on just about 
...any DOS PC, utilizes graphics cards from EGA to SVGA, 
...does most basic image processing functions (histogram,
...contrast stretch, zoom, shrink, smooth, edge enhance, 
...adjust color palette, etc.).  It can read 1, 2, 4, 8,
...16, or 32 bit integer binary images, as well as 
...PDS/VICAR, FITS, and GIF.  Public domain.
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.OAKLAND:/pub/msdos/graphics/imdisp*.zip
PBMPlus tool kit .(See description under "CONVERSION TOOLS" in the
..."PORTABLE UTILITIES" section above).
.A MS-DOS compiled version of the PBMPlus tool kit is available on
.GARBO:/pc/graphics/pbmplus.zoo, from 
.WUARCHIVE:/usenet/comp.binaries.ibm.pc/volume15/pbmplus, or from
.HOBBES:pbmplus4.zoo.
PaintShop Pro..Allows viewing/conversion of multiple image types under
...Windows, including GIF, PCX, TGA, and BMP. [Shareware]
.Available via anonymous FTP on ftp.cica.indiana.edu in
.~ftp/pub/pc/win3/desktop/psp*.zip, or from
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/msdos/windows3/pspro*.zip.

PICTURE VIEWERS:
ColorView..JPEG, GIF, Windows BMP viewer/converter/editor, also
...includes mirror/rotation/scaling and slideshow viewing.
...Works under DOS 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, requires 640 K or 
...more of physical memory, hard disk and Microsoft
...compatible mouse recommended, works on 286 or better.
.Available via anonymous FTP from OAKLAND:/pub/msdos/graphics, from
.WUARCHIVE:/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS, or from BRYANW:pc/jpeg, all as file
.dcview21.zip.
CompuShow (CSHOW) .Multiple format (including MacPaint image and Amiga
...IFF) viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:ibmpc/cshw*.zip, from
.MIRRORS:msdos/gif/cshw*.zip, from 
.NIC:/pub/msdos/graphics/gif/cshw*.zip, from bode.ee.ualberta.ca
.(129.128.16.96) as /pub/dos/win3/util/cshow82b.zip, and from
.csn.org (128.138.213.21) as /Unidata/giftools/cshow82b.zip.
CView...JPEG file viewer for Windows.
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/win3/util/CVIEW*.zip or 
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/win3/desktop/CVIEW*.zip.
DVPEG...JPEG and GIF file viewer including panning, shrinking, 
...and brightness control.  Requires a 386 or better with 
...a super VGA card (256 color - most video cards are
...supported).  Freeware - written by Eric Praetzel
...(praetzel@sunee.uwaterloo.ca).  Latest version is 2.1.
.Available via anonymous FTP at sunee.uwaterloo.ca in pub/jpeg/viewers 
.as dvpeg*.zip, or from BRYANW:pc/jpeg/dvpeg*.zip.
HiView...JPEG file viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from WUARCHIVE:/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS, or from 
.SIMTEL:<msdos.graphics>, as hv*.zip.
Graphic WorkShop.(See reference in "CONVERSION TOOLS")
Image Alchemy..(See reference in "CONVERSION TOOLS")
ImgFun...GIF, PCX, BMP, JPEG viewer by Chin-Chi Hsu 
...(chinhsu@scf.usc.edu).  Handles larger image sizes, but
...always converts JPEG into 256 colors on input.  Scroll,
...zoom up to 16X, reverse, mirror, brightness, contrast,
...color, smooth, sharpen, resize, and cut adjustments.  
...Requires a 286 with 512K or above, VGA or SVGA, supports
...most popular SVGA cards.  Includes Windows PIF file.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SIMTEL:<msdos.graphics>ifse100.zip.
SVGA...Multiple format (GIF, PCX, BMP, TGA, etc. - no JPEG)
...viewer - allows scrolling and supports many graphics
...boards.  [Shareware]
.Available via anonymous FTP from MIRRORS:msdos/graphics/svga*.zip.
ShowBMP...Displays OS/2 bitmaps in a Presentation Manager window.
...(OS/2 only!)
.Available via anonymous FTP from HOBBES:showbmp.zoo.
ShowGIF...GIF viewer that allows you to view as you download.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SIMTEL:<msdos.gif> as showgif.arc.
OS/2 GIF..Displays GIF encoded images full screen. (OS/2 only!)
.Available via anonymous FTP from HOBBES:os2gif.zoo(OS2GIF ZIPXXE).
PMGIF...Displays GIF encoded images in a Presentation Manager 
...window. (OS/2 only!)
.Available via anonymous FTP from HOBBES:pmgif.zoo(PM-GIF1 ZIPXXE).
ViewGIF...Displays GIF encoded images in a Presentation Manager
...window. (OS/2 only!)
.Available via anonymous FTP from HOBBES:viewgif1.zoo(VIEWGIF1 ZIPXXE).
VPIC...Multiple format (GIF, PCX, BMP, etc. - no JPEG) viewer
...and image manipulator.  Written by Bob Montgomery 
...(current version is 5.1).
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:ibmpc/vpic*.zip, from
.athene.uni-paderborn.de in /pcsoft/msdos/gif/vpic*.zip, from
.NIC:/pub/msdos/graphics/gif/vpic*.zip, from rigel.acs.oakland.edu in 
./pub/msdos/gif/vpic*.zip, or from
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/msdos/gif/vpic*.zip.
WECJ...*FAST* JPEG viewer for Windows 3.x.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BRYANW:pc/jpeg/wecj.zip.
WinGIF...GIF viewer for Windows 3.x
.Available via anonymous FTP from MIRRORS:msdos/windows3/wingif*.zip,
.or ftp.cica.indiana.edu in the /pub/pc/win3/util sub-directory, from
.GARBO:/win3/gifutil/wingif14.zip, or from 
.NIC:/pub/msdos/windows/graphics/wingif14.lzh.
WinJPEG...Shareware JPEG viewer for Windows 3.x.
...Also supports TIFF, PCX and Windows RLE formats.
...Latest version is 2.0.
.Available via anonymous FTP from either 
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/msdos/windows3/winjp*.zip, or
.ftp.cica.indiana.edu in the /pub/pc/win3/util sub-directory.
JView...JPEG viewer for Windows 3.x.
.Available via anonymous FTP from ftp.cica.indiana.edu in 
./pub/pc/win3/desktop/jview*.zip, from OAKLAND:/pub/msdos/windows,
.or from BRYANW:pc/jpeg/jview*.zip.
VUIMG...GIF/TIFF viewer (latest version is 330).
.Available via anonymous FTP from WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/msdos/gif/vuimg*.zip
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors4/garbo.uwasa.fi/gifutil/vuimg*.zip, ftp.uu.net   
.(137.39.1.9) in /systems/ibmpc/msdos/simtel20/gif/vuimg*.zip, 
.NIC:/pub/msdos/graphics/gif/vuimg*.zip or
.NIC:/pub/msdos/SIMTEL20-mirror/gif/vuimg*.zip, 
.GARBO:/pc/gifutil/vuimg*.zip, or from 
.OAKLAND:/pub/msdos/graphics/vuimg*.zip.

"MOVIE" VIEWERS:
AAPLAY...FLI file viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.NIC:/pub/msdos/graphics/animation/aaplay.zip.
DL-VIEW...DL file viewer (color!).
.Available via anonymous FTP on aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de (134.95.80.1)
.in /msdos/graphics/animation, file dlview21.zip.
GRASPRT...GL file viewer.  An older version admitted only CGA 
...monitors, but a newer one allows VGA as well.  
...Unfortunately, the older version doesn't even 
...*recognize* the VGA standard, while the newer 
...version (which, BTW, is *much* faster than the old 
...one) will not let you display the VGA GRASP files 
...on a CGA or EGA monitor.  Unlike the GIF standard, 
...GL files are not resolution-independent!  
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:ibmpc/grasp*.zip, from
.OAKLAND:/pub/msdos/graphics/grasp*.zoo, from bode.ee.ualberta.ca 
.(129.128.16.96) as /pub/dos/util/grasprt4.zip, and from
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors4/garbo.uwasa.fi/animation/grasp4.zoo.
MPEGXing..MPEG movie viewer from Xing Technology.  Only works
...under Windows 3.x, newest version works with many SVGA
...boards.  [Freeware]
.Available via anonymous FTP on postgres.berkeley.edu (128.32.149.1)
.in the file /pub/multimedia/mpeg/Windows3.x/mpegexe.zip, from
.phoenix.oulu.fi (130.231.240.17) in /pub/incoming/mpeg2_0/mpegexe.zip,
.from WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/msdos/windows3/mpegexe.zip, and from 
.OAKLAND:/pub/msdos/windows3/mpegexe.zip.  You'll also want to pick up
.the appropriate driver for your graphics board (mdll*.zip), so be sure
.to get and read a copy of the installation instructions on 
.BRYANW:pc/information/HELP.INSTALLING.MPEG.FOR.WINDOWS to make sure
.you download all the right stuff.
WAAPLAY...FLI file viewer for Windows.
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors2/win3/desktop/waaplay.zip.

Consult the comp.binaries.ibm.pc* or comp.sys.ibm.pc news groups for 
MS-DOS-specific information.


V. Apple UTILITIES

In this section, the notation SUMEX:/some/file will mean that the utility
mentioned can be accessed on sumex-aim.stanford.edu (36.44.0.6) in directory 
/some/file.

DECODERS/ENCODERS:
UULite...Decoder for uuencoded files, written by Jeff Strobel 
...(jstrobel@world.std.com).  Also concatenates article
...parts, strips headers/trailers, and does creator/type
...stamping.  Handles multiple pictures in a single file.
..."Smart" decoder in every sense.  Latest version is 1.4.
.Available via anonymous FTP on mac.archive.umich.edu (141.211.164.153) 
.in /mac/utilities/compressionapps/uulite*.hqx, or on world.std.com, in 
.the /pub directory.  Also posted to alt.binaries.pictures.misc by 
.Patrick Chase (pmc@world.std.com).
UUCat...Decoder for uuencoded files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/util/uucat-*.hqx.
UUTool...Decoder for uuencoded files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/util/uutool-*.hqx.

COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION TOOLS:
BinHex...Decompresses HQX (BinHex) files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/util/BinHex*.
DeHQX...Decompresses HQX (BinHex) files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/util/DeHQX-*.
CptExpand..Decompresses CPT (CompactPro) files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/util/CptExpand*.
MacCompress..Decompresses Z (UNIX compress) files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/util/MacCompress*.
MacLha...Decompressor for LZH (LHarc) files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/util/mac-lha-*.hqx.
StuffIt Expander.Decompressor for SIT (StuffIt) files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.SUMEX:/info-mac/util/Stuffit-Expander-*.hqx.
StuffIt Lite..Decompressor for SIT and HQX (BinHex) files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.SUMEX:/info-mac/util/Stuffit-Lite-*.hqx.
UnARJ...Decompresses ARJ format files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/util/unarj-*.hqx.
UnZip...Decompresses ZIP files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/util/unzip*-*.hqx.

CONVERSION TOOLS:
GIFConverter..Converts between many file formats, and now supports 
...JPEG and 24-Bit PICT and TIFF files.  System 6 required.
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.SUMEX:/info-mac/art/gif/gif-converter-23b2.hqx.
IFFConv...Converts from Amiga IFF format.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:apple/iigs/iffconv.shk.
Imagery...Converts from Atari, Amiga, AppleII, PC, and Sun 
...picture formats to Macintosh GIF, PICT2, or TIFF.  
...Also allows "decomposition" of GL files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/app/imagery-*.hqx, or
.on mac.archive.umich.edu:/mac/graphics/graphics.utilities/imagery*.hqx.
PictCompressor ..Importer, viewer, and converter for multiple picture
...types (including JPEG).
.Available on the QuickTime 1.0 CD-ROM and via anonymous FTP on
.SUMEX:graphutils, or on mac.archive.umich.edu in graphics/quicktime.

PICTURE VIEWERS:
JPEGView..Multi-featured JPEG viewer by Aaron Giles 
...(a-giles@uchicago.edu) - requires both System 7.0 and 
...QuickTime.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SUMEX:/info-mac/app/jpeg-view-*.hqx,
.ory, or on mac.archive.umich.edu in mac/graphics/graphics.utilities as
 .jpeg-view-*.hqx.
PictPixie..Multiple format (including GIF and JPEG) viewer.
...Requires QuickTime.
.Available via anonymous FTP from ftp.apple.com in /dts/mac/quicktime
.as pictpixie.hqx.
Picture Decompress .Macintosh JPEG viewer by Storm Technology (get version 
...2.0.1 or later; earlier versions are not compatible 
...with JFIF file format).  Also, you'll need to change 
...the file type to "JPEG" and the creator to "StPP" -
...you can do this by setting the appropriate preferences
...in UUTool, or by using the application FileTyper (also 
...available on SUMEX) or McSink, which is a common DA.
...Picture Decompress takes over 4M of free system  
...memory to run (you may need to uninstall some things).
.Available via anonymous FTP from
.SUMEX:/info-mac/app/picture-decompress-*.hqx.
QuickGIF..Color Macintosh GIF viewer - gives thumbnails.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:mac/quick-gif.hqx.
VisionLab..Monochrome Macintosh viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:mac/visionlab.hqx.
][GIF...Apple ][+/e/c GIF viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:apple/ii/iigif.
GIF3200...Apple ][GS GIF viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:apple/iigs/gif3200.shk
VIEW3200..Apple ][GS GIF viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:apple/iigs/gif3200.shk

"MOVIE" VIEWERS:
GLViewer..GL viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP on mac.archive.umich.edu in directory
./mac/graphics/graphics.utilities as file gl-viewer.sit.hqx.

Consult the comp.binaries.apple2, comp.binaries.mac, comp.sys.apple*, or
comp.sys.mac* news groups for Apple-specific information.


VI. Amiga UTILITIES

There are multiple machines available that carry Aminet files.  To find
the site nearest you, open an FTP session to amiga.physik.unizh.ch
[130.60.80.80] - the title screen will give you more information (as it
turns out, WUARCHIVE is an Aminet site).  For purposes of this FAQ, the 
files that are available from Aminet machines will be denoted as 
AMINET:some/file/path, which means that the file can be found under 
/pub/aminet/gfx/some/file/path on your local Aminet site.


CONVERSION TOOLS:
AmigaJPEG..Converts JPEG to/from PPM, GIF, TGA formats.
.Available via anonymous FTP from AMINET:conv/AmigaJPEGV4.lha or from
.NIC:/pub/amiga/graphics/applications/convert/AmigaJPEG-*-bin.lha.
HamLab Plus..Multiple format viewer/converter.  Shareware ($20) -
...latest version, 2.0.8, supports JPEG.  The demo version 
...will crop images larger than 512x512, but it is 
...otherwise fully functional.
.Demo copy available via anonymous FTP from AMINET:edit/hamlab208d.lha,
.NIC:/pub/amiga/graphics/applications/convert/HAMLABPlus-2.08-demo.lha.
GIFMachine ..Multiple format viewer/converter.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:amiga/GIFMachine.lzh.
PBMPlus tool kit .(See description under "CONVERSION TOOLS" in the
..."PORTABLE UTILITIES" section above)
.Amiga-specific executables (including update.lzh) are available via 
.anonymous FTP from NIC:/pub/amiga/graphics/applications/convert/pbmplus,
.or from AMINET:conv/ppm.lzh.
WASP...Fast multiple format converter (GIF, IFF, MTV, PPM, SUN)
.Available via anonymous FTP from AMINET:conv/Wasp2.02b.lha, or from
.NIC:/pub/amiga/graphics/applications/convert/Wasp-2.02b.lha.

PICTURE VIEWERS:
HamLab Plus ..(See reference in "CONVERSION TOOLS")
GIFMachine ..(See reference in "CONVERSION TOOLS")
ViewJPEG..Amiga JPEG viewer (uses old IJG v2 code - sub-optimal
...quality results).
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.NIC:/pub/amiga/graphics/applications/display/ViewJPEG-*.lha
Viewtek...A feature packed picture/animation viewer.  Shows most 
...ILBM's (SHAM, CTBL, PCHG - including 24-bit ILBM's), 
...GIF, JPEG, and most ANIM Op-5 format animations, with 
...support for different palettes for each frame.  Full 
...support of ECS/AGA display modes, and viewing contents 
...of clipboard.  Iconifies to a Workbench AppIcon.  
...Includes a version written for GVP's Impact Vision 24, 
...to support true 24-bit display.  Requires Workbench 
...2.04+.  Author:  Thomas Krehbiel.
.Available via anonymous FTP from ux1.cso.uiuc.edu, listed as
 ./amiga/fish/f7/ff787/Viewtek.lzh (or anywhere else that has fish disk
.787 on the site, or from amiga.physik.unizh.ch as
./pub/aminet/os30/gfx/viewtek*.lha or AMINET:show/ViewTek1.03b.lha.

"MOVIE" VIEWERS:
gl1-1...GL viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:amiga/gl1-1.lzh.
Viewtek ..(See reference in "PICTURE VIEWERS")
Showanim..ANIM5 animation viewer (CLI only).
.Available via anonymous FTP from
.NIC:/pub/amiga/graphics/applications/display/ShowAnim-5.40-02.lha.
mpeg_play..MPEG animation viewer (CLI only).
.Available via anonymous FTP from AMINET:show/mpegplay201_bin.lha, or
.from NIC:/pub/amiga/graphics/applications/display/mpeg_play-1.2.lha.

Consult the comp.sys.amiga* news groups for Amiga-specific information.


VII. Atari UTILITIES

There is a wonderful archive of Atari tools available either via anonymous 
FTP (on atari.archive.umich.edu - 141.211.164.8) or via e-mail, by sending a 
one-line mail command message.  Many of the utilities listed in this section 
can be obtained here;  these will be identified by the notation
"ATARI-ARCHIVE: <archive-file>".
This would mean that you could get that utility in the pathname specified as
atari/<archive-file>, or via e-mail by sending a one-line e-mail message 
containing "send <archive-file>" to atari@atari.archive.umich.edu.
I might also suggest to fellow Atari-ites (Atarions?) that you get a copy
of the index (one-line e-mail message is "index") and help (one-line e-mail 
message is "help") for this site - there's all *sorts* of good stuff out 
there!

COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION TOOLS:
cjpeg/djpeg..(See description under "COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION
...TOOLS" in the "PORTABLE UTILITIES" section above)
.Atari-specific executables are available from your friendly neighborhood
.ATARI-ARCHIVE:Graphics/JPEGV3.lzh, or from ftp.tu-clausthal.de 
.(139.174.1.3) in /pub/atari/graphics/convert/jpegv3.lzh

CONVERSION TOOLS:
dmjgif...Converts GIFs to Spectrums.  Excellent - many options.
...Slow (unless you register!) but effective.  [Shareware]
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Graphics/dmjgif3.lzh.
GIFSpec...Converts from GIF to Spectrum format.
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Graphics/gifspc.arc.
PBMPlus tool kit .(See description under "CONVERSION TOOLS" in the
..."PORTABLE UTILITIES" section above)
.Atari-specific executables are available from your friendly neighborhood
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: printing/pbm/pbm-readme. (The file that explains it all)
..       Printing/pbm/pbm-man.zoo. (man pages)
..       Printing/pbm/pbm-bin.zoo. (Portable bitmap binaries)
..       Printing/pbm/ppm-bin.zoo. (Portable pixel map binaries)
..       Printing/pbm/pgm-bin.zoo. (Portable grey map binaries)
..       Printing/pbm/pnm-bin.zoo. (Portable any map binaries)
SpecDec...Converts from Spectrum to Degas format.
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Misc/specdeg.lzh.

PICTURE VIEWERS:
giffer...Monochrome GIF viewer (4 dithering options).
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Graphics/giffer.arc.
gifshw2..Color GIF single or "slide-show" viewer.
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Graphics/gifshw2.arc.
mgif...Monochrome GIF viewer.
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Graphics/mgif37b.arc.
PhotoChrome..GIF, IFF viewer (supposedly the best, but problems on
...the TT have been reported).
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Graphics/pchrome3.lzh.
quickgif..GIF "slide-show" viewer.  Very fast and good results.
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Graphics/quickgif.lzh.
SPShow...Spectrum file viewer.
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Graphics/specshow.arc
SPSlide...Spectrum file "slide-show" viewer.
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Graphics/spslidex.arc
viewgf...Image viewer (many formats, including GIFs) - good.
.ATARI-ARCHIVE: Graphics/viewgf12.lzh.

Consult the comp.binaries.atari.st, comp.sources.atari.st or comp.sys.atari.st 
news groups for Atari-specific information.


VIII. VAX/VMS UTILITIES

CONVERSION TOOLS:
PBMPlus tool kit .(See description under "CONVERSION TOOLS" in the
..."PORTABLE UTILITIES" section above)
.VMS-specific support of the PBMPlus tool kit is provided by David
.Jones (jones@kcgl1.eng.ohio-state.edu).  The current patch version 
.is 1.01, and is available via anonymous FTP from TGV.COM, in directory
.[.mahan], file PBMPLUS.SHAR.

PICTURE VIEWERS:
xv...X-windows viewer supporting multiple formats,
...including JPEG.  Also writes many formats, making 
...it viable as a format conversion tool as well.
.VMS-specific patches to allow building under ULTRIX or VMS have been
.posted to the vmsnet.sources newsgroup and are available via anonymous 
.FTP on acfcluster.nyu.edu in directory [.VMS].  The VMS executables
.including the patches are also available from black.cerritos.edu in 
.the BACKUP save-set [ANONYMOUS.VMSNET]XV*.BCK_Z (PostScript docs are in
.file XV*.PS_Z) - also get [ANONYMOUS]LZDCMP.EXE to decompress.  A 
.ready-to-use XV.EXE is also available from bilbo.imsd.rwth-aachen.de 
.(134.130.12.5).

Consult the comp.sys.dec* news groups for Digital-specific information.


IX. NeXT PROCEDURES/UTILITIES

.For viewing on NeXT computers, the easiest way is to use NewsGrazer  
    and ImageViewer (both PD and available at sonata.cc.purdue.edu.) 
.Step 1: If the parts of the .gif are not in are the correct order,  
         .control-drag them until they are.
.Step 2: Select all the parts (in a group holding down the shift key).
.Step 3: Click UUDECODE in the Tools menu.
.Step 4: Double click on the GIF icon in the document well.

CONVERSION TOOLS:
PBMPlus tool kit .(See description under "CONVERSION TOOLS" in the
..."PORTABLE UTILITIES" section above).
.NeXT binaries of the PBMPlus tool kit are available from 
.sonata.cc.purdue.edu in /pub/next/2.0-release/binaries.

Consult the comp.sys.next* news groups for NeXT-specific information.


X. UNIX/XWINDOWS PROCEDURES/UTILITIES

URANIE has been closed down...
The best place to look for any sort of X utility is on EXPORT.  There are
all sorts of X applications archived there, and should probably be your
first resort as to where to find any given X utility.

SYSTEM-SPECIFIC PROCEDURES:
    * To concatenate multi-part picture files together and decode, execute:
  cat part1 part2 part3 ... partN | uudecode
    * To encode a file for posting, (assuming the file is named fyle - encoded
      output will be in fyle.uu):
  uuencode fyle fyle > fyle.uu
    * To split a uuencoded file into multiple parts, use the "split" utility
      (assuming the file containing the uuencoded data is fyle.uu - split 
      output will be in files fyle_<two-char-code>, where <two-char-code> is 
      "aa", "ab", "ac", etc.):
  split -1000 fyle.uu fyle_
    * Of course, it's possible to combine the encoding and splitting steps
      into one operation using pipes (same example as above):
  uuencode fyle fyle | split -1000 - fyle_
    * Sometimes, files get posted with Mac "header" information in it.  To get
      rid of this extraneous information (assuming the Mac file is named 
      "macfile", the output file will be named "newfile"):
  dd if=macfile of=newfile bs=128 skip=1

DECODERS/ENCODERS:
aub..."Smart automatic decoder" by Mark Stantz (written in 
...perl). aub connects to an NNTP-based news server or to
...raw spooled news files and scans for new pieces of 
...split, encoded binaries that have recently been 
...received.  Binaries are expected to contain subject 
...lines conformant with de-facto UseNet standards; aub 
...may not be able to identify pieces of binaries which are
...not named according to accepted  conventional practice.  ...If new binaries are found, aub retrieves, organizes and
...decodes them, leaving the decoded files in a 
...configurable location.  aub also allows for conditional
...decoding and postprocessing of decoded binaries.  Highly
...recommended by me (deej) as a time-saver - I run it from
...cron nightly!
.Available via anonymous FTP on liasun3.epfl.ch (128.178.36.30) as 
./pub/util/aub-1.0, or at ftp.cc.gatech.edu (130.207.119.241) as 
./pub/unix/aub.tar.Z, the "official" archive at sgigate.sgi.com 
.(192.82.208.1) in pub/aub/aub.2.0.5.shar, or from
.BRYANW:unix/utils/aub.2.0.5.shar.  Also posted to alt.sources.
mcvert...Decodes Macintosh BinHex files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from sumex-aim.stanford.edu (36.44.0.6) in 
.directory /info-mac/unix, or from 
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/info-mac/unix/mcvert-*.tar.Z.
uudecode/uuencode.(normally UNIX standard)
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:uutools/uudecode.c,uuencode.txt.
uuxfer..."Smart decoder/encoder" written by Dave Read.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:uutools/uuxfer*.
uucat..."Smart decoder", will concatenate the files you 
...specify, removing the headers and trailers almost 
...flawlessly.  Usage: 
...uucat file1 .. fileN | uudecode
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:uutools/uucat.c.
uuconvert.."Smart decoder" written by Jeff Wiegley 
...(wiegley@girtab.usc.edu).  Incorporates uudecode 
...into uucat so that running uuconvert gets the job 
...done in one fell swoop.  Also allows you to store 
...all the parts to a picture or multiple pictures in 
...ONE file (in order) and run uuconvert on that one file.
...EMPHATICALLY recommended by Steve Quinn, who adds a 
...tip for interested people, "If you use UUCONVERT, 
...here's a really good downloading strategy I've evolved 
...with rn:  
...1) Run the list of subjects with '='.  
...2) Choose a picture and type 'id#1,id#2,...id#N:s 
...   filename' to save all the parts in one file (where 
...   id is the article number, and #N in the part of the 
...   picture).  You can also use id#1-id#N if they're 
...   posted in order.  
...3) Do this with many files (in separate file names).  
...4) When I get out of rn I do a convert *.gf' (where gf 
...   is just the extension I use when saving UUENCODED
...   GIF files), and all my files are decoded and ready 
...   to go.   (Well, most of the time it gets them all 
...   on a wildcard, but it's been known to miss others 
...   sometimes.  Double check before you destroy your 
...   UUENCODED copies.) 
...If I find a whole string of pix I want, and all the 
...parts are in order, I do a id#1-id#N through the whole 
...set of them and save them all to one file."
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:uutools/uuconvert.c, and from
.BRYANW:misc/uuconvert_source.zip.
viewer ...Allows you to view or archive pictures directly from 
...NNTP with no user intervention whatsoever.  It even 
...scans the article headers to determine which pieces go 
...together, and in what order.  It will optionally open 
...an X window to display the pictures.  So once you've 
...installed it, you just type "viewer", and sit back.
.Available via anonymous ftp from cs.utk.edu in ~ftp/pub/viewer*.
xmitBin...Binary file poster/mailer (includes picture stats and
...anonymous posting capabilities) by Jim Howard 
...(deej@cadence.com).  Latest version is 1.8.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BRYANW:unix/utils/xmitBin-*.Z.

Several people have also written scripts in AWK, SED, or PERL which will 
strip headers and trailers, concatenate the results and pipe them through 
UUDECODE.  See section XI. (Appendix) if you want to run one of these.

COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION TOOLS:
compress/uncompress.(normally UNIX standard)
unzip...Uncompresses MS-DOS ZIP files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from SIMTEL:<unix-c.file-mgmt>unzip*.tar-z,
.and from WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/misc/unix/unzip*.tar-z, or from 
.GARBO:/unix/arcers directory as unzip*.tar.Z (you'll have to decompress
.these with the UNIX compress utility).  Also available from 
.BRYANW:unix/utils/unzip*.tar.Z.
lha...Uncompresses LZH (LHarc) files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from akiu.gw.tohoku.ac.jp in directory
./pub/unix/lha as file lha-*.tar.Z, from lysator.liu.se in the
./pub/amiga/LhA directory, and from sun.soe.clarkson.edu in /pub/src.
zip...Uncompresses MS-DOS ZIP files.
.Available via anonymous FTP from 
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors/unix-c/arc-progs/zip.tar-z.

CONVERSION TOOLS:
dltogl...Converts DL files to GL files - written by 
...phillips@cs.ubc.ca.  (Usage note from Neil Nelson -
...nkn@solbourne.com):  There have been a few comments of 
...late concerning the use of dltogl and xgrasp.  It *is* 
...possible to make the two coexist.  dltogl can be used 
...one of two ways:
....1) dltogl file.dl file.gl
....2) dltogl file.dl
...The first method produces a gl file which will cause 
...xgrasp to drop a core (although xviewgl has no trouble 
...showing the resulting gl file).  The second method 
...will decode file.dl, leaving the constituent parts in 
...the current directory.  One of the files will be called ...dl.txt.  Simply rename this to file.txt, and then run 
...glib -u file.gl file.txt <all of the .clp and .pic 
...files produced by dltogl> to build the corresponding 
...gl file.  I don't know why renaming the .txt file 
...makes xgrasp happy, but it does.  See the shell script
..."dltogl2" in the Appendix to automate this process.
.Available via anonymous FTP on reseq.regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de
.in /informatik.public/news/alt.sources/1/dltogl.Z, on cs.ubc.ca in 
./pub/local/src/dltogl.c, on nuri.inria.fr in /graphics/dltogl.c.Z, and
.from BRYANW:misc/dltogl_source.zip.
fromGIF/toGIF..Converts GIF to/from Silicon Graphics IRIS format..
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:iris/fromgif.c,togif.c.

PICTURE VIEWERS:
GIF320...GIF viewer for DEC VT320 terminals written by "Doctor
...Gonzo" (sboyle@maths.tcd.ie).  Looking for volunteers
...with VT420s to help with program enhancements!
.Available via anonymous FTP from ftp.maths.tcd.ie in directory
./pub/sboyle as file gif320_*.tar.Z.
artshow             .SunView viewer by Alan Sparks
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:sunview/artshow/*.
ImageMagick..Multiple format (24-bit) viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from EXPORT:ImageMagick.tar.Z.
viewgif             .SunView GIF viewer
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:sunview/viewgif/*.
viewer...(See reference in "DECODERS/ENCODERS")
xli...X-windows viewer supporting multiple formats 
...(including JPEG).  Automatically decodes uuencoded
...and compressed (.Z) files, and gamma-corrects
...images before displaying them.  Based on xloadimage
...version 3.01.
.Available via anonymous FTP from EXPORT:xli*.
xloadimage..X-windows viewer supporting multiple formats (also
...provides "true" 24 bit viewing).
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:xwindows/xloadimage/*,
.or from EXPORT:xloadimage.*.tar.Z.
xshowgif..X-windows GIF viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:xwindows/xshowgif/*.
xv...X-windows viewer supporting multiple formats,
...including JPEG.  Also writes many formats, making 
...it viable as a format conversion tool as well.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:xwindows/xv/*, from
.EXPORT:xv-*.tar.Z, from ftp.cis.upenn.edu (130.91.6.8) in the pub/xv 
      .directory or from gatekeeper.dec.com (16.1.0.2) in the /.1/X11/contrib
      .directory, both as file xv-*.tar.Z. (Latest version 2.21)

"MOVIE" VIEWERS:
ImageMagick..(See reference in "PICTURE VIEWERS" above).  As well
...as providing other utilities, it can also do animation!
UtahRaster Tools.(See reference in "CONVERSION TOOLS" section of
..."PORTABLE UTILITIES" above).  Also includes facilities 
...to generate animations!
mpeg_play..X-windows MPEG player - works fairly decently.
.Available via anonymous FTP on postgres.berkeley.edu (128.32.149.1)
.in the file /pub/multimedia/mpeg/mpeg_play-2.0.tar.Z, from
.EXPORT:mpeg-1.2.tar.Z, and from miki.cs.titech.ac.jp (131.112.172.15)
.as /pub/X11/contrib/mpeg/mpeg_play-2.0.tar.Z.
xanim...X-windows multi-format movie viewer (DL, FLI, GIF and 
...IFF) by Mark Podlipec (podlipec@dgxyris.webo.dg.com).
.Available via anonymous FTP from gondwana.ecr.mu.oz.au (128.250.70.62)
.in /pub/XAnim.2297d.tar.Z, from amiga.physik.unizh.ch (130.60.80.80)
.in /amiga/gfx/show/xanim229.tar.Z, ftp.luth.se (130.240.18.2) in
./pub/OS/amiga/gfx/show/xanim229.tar.Z, ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95) in
 ./pub/amiga/aminet/gfx/show/xanim229.tar.Z, and also from
.WUARCHIVE:/mirrors4/amiga.physik.unizh.ch/amiga/gfx/show/xanim229.tar.Z
.and from syr.edu (128.230.1.49) in /software/X/xanim229.tar.Z.
xgl...X-windows GL viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP on aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de in
    ./pub/usenet/comp.archives/graphics/pixutils, on cs.dal.ca in
    ./pub/comp.archives, on srawgw.sra.co.jp in the directory
    ./.a/sranha-bp/arch/arch/comp.archives/graphics/pixutils, and on
.dutepp0.et.tudelft.nl in directory /Unix/X.
xflick...X-windows FLI viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from NIC:/pub/X11/contrib/xflick.tar.Z, 
.from GARBO:/X11/graphics/xflick.tar.Z, from ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9) in 
./pub/window-sys/X/contrib/xflick.tar.Z, or from EXPORT:xflick.tar.Z.
xgrasp...X-windows GL viewer (color only).
.Available via anonymous FTP from EXPORT:xgrasp*.
XTango...X-windows animation system.
.Available via anonymous FTP from par.cc.gatech.edu as /pub/xtango.tar.Z,
.or as xtangovararg.tar.Z for those on HP or DEC workstations.  Both
.represent the latest version (1.42).
xviewgl...X-windows GL viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from BONGO:xwindows/xviewgl/*, or from
.EXPORT:xviewgl_v*.tar.Z.
xdl...X-windows DL viewer.
.Available via anonymous FTP from EXPORT:xdl*.tar.Z, or from
.WUARCHIVE:/usenet/alt.sources/archives/5985.Z (xdl 2.0).

Consult the comp.sources.unix, comp.sources.x, comp.sys.<sys_name> (where 
<sys_name> is your system type - i.e.  hp, mips, sun, etc.) news groups for 
UNIX, X-windows and other system-specific information.


XI. APPENDICES: AWK, SED, AND PERL SCRIPTS

Below are the scripts mentioned in the previous section.  I make no 
assurances as to how well they work;  I use one of the 'super' uudecodes 
instead.  Note that the SED script will not work unless people follow this 
recent trend of putting 'BEGIN' and 'END' in the 'cut here' lines.  The 
AWK and PERL scripts will work on most files, but some uuencodes put out 
non-standard data, in which case these scripts will bomb and you'll have 
to do the work by hand.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
AWK script:

#!/bin/sh

if [ X$1 != X ] ; then cat $* ; else cat <& 0 ; fi..| \
awk '/begin [0-9]/....{ok = 1}
     /^Message/.....{ok = 0;next}
     /^M/ && (length == 61 || length == 62).{ok = 1}
     /[cC]ut [hH]ere/....{ok = 0;next}
     /^END-----/....{ok = 0;next}
     /^Path:/.....{ok = 0;next}
     /^$/.....{ok = 0;next}
     /^-/.....{ok = 0;next}
     /^_/.....{ok = 0;next}
     {if (ok) print}
     /^end/.....{ok = 0}' $* .| \
(cd $HOME/tmp; uudecode)

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SED idea from Alan Sparks (asparks@viewlogic.com):

cat $* | sed '/^END/, /^BEGIN/d' | uudecode


Recall that this won't work except on files with BEGIN and END as part 
of the 'CUT HERE' lines...

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PERL script from Dave Mack (csu@alembic.acs.com):

#! /usr/local/bin/perl
#
# Combine split uuencoded files into a single data stream with
# e-mail garbage removed and pipe into uudecode. The uuencoded
# files must be in the correct order on the command line - in
# particular the first file must contain the "begin" line and
# the last file must contain the "end" line.
#
# WARNING: this code relies on uuencode putting out all lines
# of the form "M[61 ASCII characters]\n" for every line of the
# file except the last few before the "end" line. If you come
# across a uuencoded file that doesn't do this, you'll need to
# modify the code to handle it.
#
# DISCLAIMER: You use this code at your own risk. Also, don't
# take this is as a sterling example of Perl programming. Corrections
# and improvements welcome. You may do whatever you like with this
# code as long as you leave in some reminder of who the original
# culprit^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hauthor was.
#
# Usage: uumerge filename [filename...]
# Requires Perl 3.0 - my copy is at patchlevel 18
#
# Dave Mack csu@alembic.ACS.COM
#
# TODO: modify to allow more than one collection of files on
#.command line.
#
# KNOWN BUGS: 
#
# If some bozo puts a line beginning with "M" in the body of one
# of the intermediate/last chunks, uumerge will assume that uuencoded
# part starts there.
#
# If the last chunk only contains the last two or three lines of
# the uuencoded file (the ones that don't start with "M"), uumerge
# will die.
#
# CHANGES
#
# PATCH 1:
# It appears that some versions of uudecode are too stupid to skip
# past the lines preceding the "begin" line, so feeding a one-part
# uuencoded file to uumerge will bomb.
#
if ($#ARGV < 0 ) {
.print "Usage: uumerge filename [filename...]\n";
.exit 1;
}

$| = 1;
# open a pipe into uudecode
open(DECO,"|uudecode") || die "Can't pipe into uudecode\n";

# if we only have one file, pump it straight into uudecode and die
if ( $#ARGV == 0 ) {
.open(FIRST,"<$ARGV[0]") || die "Can't open $ARGV[0] for input\n";

.while ( <FIRST> ) {
..# skip past everything before the "begin" line
..next unless /^begin [0-9]/;
..last;
.}
.die "$ARGV[0] doesn't contain \"begin\"\n" if eof(FIRST);
.
.print DECO $_; # the begin line

.while ( <FIRST> ) {
..print DECO $_ unless /^end/;
..if ( /^end/ ) {
...print DECO $_;
...last;
..}
..die "$ARGV[0] doesn't contain \"end\"\n" if eof(FIRST);
.}

.# done with file
.close(FIRST);
.exit 0;
}

# process the first file - make sure we have a "begin" line

open(FIRST,"<$ARGV[0]") || die "Can't open $ARGV[0] for input\n";

while ( <FIRST> ) {
.# skip past everything before the "begin" line
.next unless /^begin [0-9]/;
.last;
}
die "First file on command line doesn't contain \"begin\"\n" if eof(FIRST);
.
print DECO $_; # the begin line

# the remaining "real" uuencoded lines in this file should begin with "M"
while ( <FIRST> ) {
.if ( /^M/ ) {
..print DECO $_;
.}
.else {
..last;
.}
}

# done with the first file
close(FIRST);

# do all except the last file
$maxindex = $#ARGV;
$curr = 1;

while ( $curr < $maxindex ) {
.open(CURR,"<$ARGV[$curr]") || die "Can't open $ARGV[$curr]\n";
.# skip the header junk
.while ( <CURR> ) {
..next unless /^$/;
..last;
.}
.# at the body of the message - start looking for /^M/
.while ( <CURR> ) {
..next unless /^M/;
..last;
.}
.die "$ARGV[$curr] isn't a uuencoded file\n" if eof(CURR);
.# OK, we're at the start of the good stuff (probably)
.print DECO $_;
.while ( <CURR> ) {
..if (/^M/) {
...print DECO $_;
..}
..else {
...last;
..}
.}
.# done with current file
.close(CURR);
.$curr++;
}

# time to do the last file in the set
$curr = $maxindex;
open(CURR,"<$ARGV[$curr]") || die "Can't open $ARGV[$curr]\n";
# skip the header junk
while ( <CURR> ) {
.next unless /^$/;
.last;
}
# at the body of the message - start looking for /^M/
while ( <CURR> ) {
.next unless /^M/;
.last;
}
# OK, we're at the start of the good stuff (probably)
print DECO $_;
while ( <CURR> ) {
.print DECO $_ unless /^end/;
.if ( /^end/ ) {
..print DECO $_;
..last;
.}
.die "Last file on command line doesn't contain \"end\"\n" if eof(CURR);
}
# done with final file
close(CURR);
# close the pipe to uudecode and exit
close(DECO);
exit(0);

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Shar of a perl script from Randal Schwartz (merlyn@iwarp.intel.com):

#! /bin/sh
# This is a shell archive.  Remove anything before this line, then unpack
# it by saving it into a file and typing "sh file".  To overwrite existing
# files, type "sh file -c".  You can also feed this as standard input via
# unshar, or by typing "sh <file", e.g..  If this archive is complete, you
# will see the following message at the end:
#.."End of shell archive."
# Contents:  uumerge
# Wrapped by merlyn@iwarpti on Sun Oct  6 22:22:36 1991
PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/ucb ; export PATH
if test -f 'uumerge' -a "${1}" != "-c" ; then 
  echo shar: Will not clobber existing file \"'uumerge'\"
else
echo shar: Extracting \"'uumerge'\" \(600 characters\)
sed "s/^X//" >'uumerge' <<'END_OF_FILE'
X#!/local/usr/bin/perl
X
X## Version 1.03 on 91/09/27
X## Written by Randal L. Schwartz, Stonehenge Consulting Services, Portland, OR
X## uudecodes the arguments (or stdin), ignoring non-uuencoded lines
X
Xwhile (<>) {
X.last if ($mode,$file) = /^begin\s*(\d*)\s*(\S*)/;
X}
Xdie "missing begin" unless $_;
Xopen(OUT,"> $file") if $file ne "";
Xwhile (<>) {
X.last if /^end/;
X.s/[a-z]+$//; # handle stupid trailing lowercase letters
X.next if /[a-z]/;
X.next unless int((((ord() - 32) & 077) + 2) / 3) == int(length() / 4);
X.print OUT unpack("u", $_);
X}
Xdie "missing end" unless $_;
Xchmod oct($mode), $file;
Xexit 0;
END_OF_FILE
if test 600 -ne `wc -c <'uumerge'`; then
    echo shar: \"'uumerge'\" unpacked with wrong size!
fi
chmod +x 'uumerge'
# end of 'uumerge'
fi
echo shar: End of shell archive.
exit 0

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Yet another awk script - this one from Nasir Ahmed Noor 
(umnoor@ccu.umanitoba.ca) updated from an earlier version:
#! /bin/sh
# A shell script to extract binary files from their uudecoded parts.
# WRITTEN BY NASIR AHMED NOOR (noor@muug.mb.ca)
#
# Usage:
# Store all uudecoded parts of a file (in right order) in a file and give 
# that file as argument to this script. AN INPUT FILE CAN CONTAIN UUDECODED
# PARTS OF MORE THAN ONE FILE AND THEY ALL WILL BE EXTRACTED. You can
# provide multiple file names [wild cards also ok] on the command line.
#

infunc () {
 while ( test $curfield -le $fields )
    do
       myrec=`echo $linenums|nawk '{print $mynum}' mynum=$curfield`
       nawk  '$0 ~ /^begin / && NR > rec {print $0}; $0 ~ /^M[^a-z]/ && NR > rec {print $0}; NR > rec {sl=lr; lr=pr; pr=$0}; $1 ~ /^end/ && NR > rec {print sl; print lr; print pr; exit}' rec=$myrec $binfile | uudecode
       curfield=`expr $curfield + 1 `
    done
}

for binfile in $*
 do
   linenums=`nawk '$0 ~ /^begin / {myrec = (NR - 1); print myrec}' $binfile` 
   fields=`echo $linenums|nawk '{print NF}'`
   curfield=1
   if ( test $fields -ge 1 )
      then infunc
   fi
 done

exit
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"dltogl2" script from Neil Nelson (nkn@solbourne.com):
#!/bin/sh
# File name: dltogl2
# Usage: dltogl2 dl-filename

NAME=`basename $1 .dl`
dltogl $1
mv dl.txt $NAME.txt
glib -u $NAME.gl $NAME.txt *.pic *.clp
rm -f $NAME.txt *.clp *.pic

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


XII. BONGO FILE LISTING

Here's the most recent 0filelist from bongo, showing all the archived 
software there (all under the "gifstuff" directory).


0filelist           ;this file... an annotated ``ls -R''
apple               ;directory for Apple ][ series
amiga               ;directory for Commodore Amiga
ftpsites            ;list of pictures-related FTP sites
gifutils            ;directory for miscellaneous GIF utilities
ibmpc               ;directory for PC-Clones
iris                ;directory for Silicon Graphics Iris conversion utilities
mac                 ;directory for Macintosh line
sunview             ;directory for Sun series running SunView
uutools             ;directory with source for current version of UUXFER
                      and other uudecode tools and info...
xwindows            ;directory with source for X11R4

amiga:
GIFMachine.lzh      ;LZH-compressed GIFMachine
gl1-1.lzh           ;LZH-compressed GL viewer for Amiga

apple:
ii                  ;directory for Apple ][+/c/e
iigs                ;directory for Apple ][GS

apple/ii:
iigif               ;][Gif program for Apple []+/c/e

apple/iigs:
gif3200.shk         ;GIF3200 and VIEW3200 shareware files (Shrinkit)
iffconv.shk         ;shareware to convert AMIGA IFF files (Shrinkit)

gifutils:
giftest.c           ;C source code for testing integrity of GIF files
giftops.c           ;C source code for GIF to postscript converter

ibmpc:
cshw821b.zip        ;CSHOW v 8.21b in ZIP format
grasp35.zip         ;ZIP'ed GRASP viewer (GRASPRT v 3.5)
vpic34.zip          ;ZIP'ed VPIC v 3.4 (*HIGHLY* recommended!)

iris:
fromgif.c           ;C source to convert GIF files to IRIS format
togif.c             ;C source to convert IRIS format to GIF

mac:
quick-gif.hqx       ;QuickGif, in BinHex 4.0
visionlab.hqx       ;VisionLab, also in BinHex 4.0

sunview:
artshow             ;Directory for Alan Sparks' ARTSHOW viewer for SunView
viewgif             ;Directory for ViewGif for SunView

sunview/artshow:
Makefile            ;Makefile for ArtShow
README.artshow      ;Installation notes for ArtShow
artshow.tar.Z       ;ArtShow sources, tar'ed and compressed.

sunview/viewgif:
viewgif.shar.Z      ;Compressed shar file for ViewGif

uutools:
uucat.c             ;C source for uucat
uuconvert.c         ;C source for uuconvert 
uudecode.c          ;standard Berkeley uudecode (source)
uuencode.txt        ;description of uuencode 'standard'
README              ;Notes for UUXFER
uuxfer20.c          ;C source for UUXFER ver. 2.0 
uuxfer20.doc        ;Documentation & installation notes for UUXFER v 2.0

xwindows:
xloadimage          ;Directory for Xloadimage
xshowgif            ;Directory for xshowgif
xv                  ;Directory for xv
xviewgl             ;Directory for xviewgl

xwindows/xloadimage:
README.1st             ;Installation notes for xloadimage
xloadimage.3.01.tar.Z  ;Compressed tar file for xloadimage 3.01 

xwindows/xshowgif:
README.1st          ;Installation notes for xshowgif
xshowgif.tar.Z      ;Compressed tar file for xshowgif

xwindows/xv:
README.1st          ;Installation notes for xv v. 2.00 
xv2.tar.Z           ;Compressed tarfile for xv v. 2.00

xwindows/xviewgl:
README.1st          ;Installation notes for xviewgl 
xviewgl_v1.0.tar.Z  ;Compressed tar file for xviewgl
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

That's about it for this introduction.  If you have any suggestions 
for things to include in future versions, don't hesitate to let me 
know...


-- 
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