2010/1/27 Bob Dunlop <bob.dun...@xyzzy.org.uk>: > Hi, > > On Tue, Jan 26 at 10:35, Keith Edmunds wrote: >> This should be trivial, but I'm struggling to do it. >> >> I have a few 8-bit .bmp files that I want to convert to 32 bit. I realise >> they won't look any different... I have tried: > > Can't do 32 but if you don't mind using 15 year old tech Xv will convert > to 24 bit. Is that close enough for you ? > > $ file x.bmp > x.bmp: PC bitmap, Windows 3.x format, 480 x 270 x 8 > $ xv x.bmp > Right click to get the control panel, select 24 bit mode and save the file. > $ file y.bmp > y.bmp: PC bitmap, Windows 3.x format, 480 x 270 x 24 > $ ls -l > total 528 > -rw-r--r-- 1 rjd rjd 130450 Jan 27 08:26 x.bmp > -rw-r--r-- 1 rjd rjd 388854 Jan 27 08:27 y.bmp > > > -- > Bob Dunlop
32 bit is very high - especially for an android device that probably has a less than 8 bit screen. Are you sure the icons on it are 32 bit? Anton -- Anton Piatek email: an...@piatek.co.uk blog/photos: http://www.strangeparty.com pgp: [74B1FA37] (http://www.strangeparty.com/anton.asc) fingerprint: 7401 96D3 E037 2F8F 5965 A358 4046 71FD 74B1 FA37 No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
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