Does anyone know how to convert a png (snap) to a bmp, gif, or jpg? Any help will be useful. Thanks.

-- Bill Richards (BIL) (flip@stones.com), July 12, 1999

Answers

Bill,

You simply need to get hold of a paint program that handles the PNG format. It's quite a common format that most recent releases of the common paint/graphics programs handle.

I personally use Paint Shop Pro which has no problems handling or converting PNG files. Hopefully someone else here can post the name of a freeware program that you can use to convert the files.

BeeJay.

-- BeeJay (bjohnstone@cardinal.co.nz), July 12, 1999.

PS: There's also the cheap man's alternative to convert them to a bitmap but you won't be able to batch convert them and it will require more work on your part. All graphics displayed on a windows screen get converted to a bitmap anyway, so open the PNG files with your browser, take a screen dump to the clipboard and then paste this into your favourite paint program and crop it as required...... painfull I know but it will work....

-- BeeJay (bjohnstone@cardinal.co.nz), July 12, 1999.

I find the easiest way, other than using PSP, is to use the Set As Wallpaper option. Load the PNG into your browser, right-click on it and select 'Set as Wallpaper...' This will convert it to a BMP in either your Windows or System folder (I can't remember which) as Internet Explorer Wallpaper.bmp or something similar.

-- Barry Rodewald (bsr@hn.pl.net), July 12, 1999.