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From: datri@convex.com (Anthony A. Datri) Newsgroups: alt.graphics.pixutils Subject: Re: VICAR Keywords: VICAR, JPL Date: 27 Jun 91 01:28:42 GMT Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA Nntp-Posting-Host: beak.convex.com

> o xloadimage (Sun).

Anything reasonable that has X libraries, really.

> Written by Herr Frost.

Herr's a title that I gave in a mail message. Jim's his name, and xloadimage is a fine piece of work for which he deserves much credit. My additions are largely a peopen() and a bunch of strstr() calls 8^).

The patches in the mentioned archive are a little raw -- Jim should merging them in [the important ones, at least] in an upcoming release. That archive also includes a slightly modified copy of the uncompression program from the Voyager CD-ROMs. Xloadimage will use that program to filter a Huffman- encoded PDS file, as found on the Voyager CD's, to a straight VICAR file, which it then interprets.

Rawtopgm, from the pbmplus suite, can digest VICAR files when fed the appropriate arguments.

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