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Moz (Chris Moseley) <moz1@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
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> Steve Bliss wrote in message <3621feff.3360402@lugnet.com>...
> > "Generate HTML" will do the bmp-to-gif conversion, if you install
> > ImageMagick and tell LDAO where it is.
>
> And if ImageMagick will run, and likes your system (or something).
> I used PaintShopPro instead, which does batch conversion. Same effect,
> but this version worked OOB for me.
Yeah, I have yet to figure out what the heck I'm supposed to do with
ImageMagic. I ftp'ed it down and unzipped it. Couldn't find an
"install program" of any kind (setup.* install.*, nothing), mainly
just a lot of other .exe files and some random junk that I assume are
for those with C++ compilers.
Told LDAO where I unzipped IM, get some kind of KPLogic error (will
post the exact error when I get to work).
I was afraid it was my fault for downloading the smaller of the two
files in the directory the link goes to, but I downloaded the 11 meg
file last night and see virtually no differences aside from a bunch of
included images and a make.com, which doesn't seem to do me any good.
I was pretty hyped yesterday. Grabbed all the LDraw files and
updates, LDlite, LDAO, L3P, Pov-Ray. Got almost everything working,
even added the L3P buttons to LDAO via the ldraw.ini file. Rendered
several files at 1024x768 AA (not too slow on my 400). Then decided
to dl ImageMagick to try to make instructions as a test and WHAM!
brick wall. :(
Oh well, it'll be a bit before I need to make instructions for MOC's
anyway, so I'm sure I'll figure it out. LDlite is sure making me long
for a Windows LEdit, though. :)
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Once upon a time, cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley) wrote:
> Yeah, I have yet to figure out what the heck I'm supposed to do with
> ImageMagic. I ftp'ed it down and unzipped it. Couldn't find an
> "install program" of any kind (setup.* install.*, nothing), mainly
> just a lot of other .exe files and some random junk that I assume are
> for those with C++ compilers.
As long as you've got the convert.exe program somewhere, you should
have ImageMagick as setup as LDAO needs it.
> Told LDAO where I unzipped IM, get some kind of KPLogic error (will
> post the exact error when I get to work).
I really wish I could duplicate this! I've had plenty of reports of
it, but I just can't make it happen on my system.
Anyway, to directly set LDAO, locate the Convert= setting in ldraw.ini
(it should be in the [LDraw] section). If it's not there, just add
it. The setting value is the directory where convert.exe is located.
On my system, it's something like this:
[LDraw]
Convert=d:\Apps\ImageMagick-4.0.9\
Steve
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > Told LDAO where I unzipped IM, get some kind of KPLogic error (will
> > post the exact error when I get to work).
>
> I really wish I could duplicate this! I've had plenty of reports of
> it, but I just can't make it happen on my system.
Hrmmm, I can still generate this error simply by giving it the path
d:\IM412\ for convert.exe
> Anyway, to directly set LDAO, locate the Convert= setting in ldraw.ini
> (it should be in the [LDraw] section). If it's not there, just add
> it. The setting value is the directory where convert.exe is located.
> On my system, it's something like this:
>
> [LDraw]
> Convert=d:\Apps\ImageMagick-4.0.9\
Yeah, I fixed it when I stopped trying to specify a directory
(incorrectly even) for the Step images. Dunno, but it works now, so
I don't care. :)
I need to keep paying more attention to lugnet.cad and the L-CAD
mailing lists - I can't wait to be able to call LDlite from LDAO.
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Is the entire IM directory needed, or JUST the convert.exe? I'd like to
delete all the rest if all I need is convert.exe, but I don't have the time
to remove a file at a time until something breaks. Right now, it works,
but that's an awful lot of wasted disk space.
Steve Bliss wrote:
> Once upon a time, cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley) wrote:
>
> > Yeah, I have yet to figure out what the heck I'm supposed to do with
> > ImageMagic. I ftp'ed it down and unzipped it. Couldn't find an
> > "install program" of any kind (setup.* install.*, nothing), mainly
> > just a lot of other .exe files and some random junk that I assume are
> > for those with C++ compilers.
>
> As long as you've got the convert.exe program somewhere, you should
> have ImageMagick as setup as LDAO needs it.
>
> > Told LDAO where I unzipped IM, get some kind of KPLogic error (will
> > post the exact error when I get to work).
>
> I really wish I could duplicate this! I've had plenty of reports of
> it, but I just can't make it happen on my system.
>
> Anyway, to directly set LDAO, locate the Convert= setting in ldraw.ini
> (it should be in the [LDraw] section). If it's not there, just add
> it. The setting value is the directory where convert.exe is located.
> On my system, it's something like this:
>
> [LDraw]
> Convert=d:\Apps\ImageMagick-4.0.9\
>
> Steve
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Tom Stangl writes:
> Is the entire IM directory needed, or JUST the convert.exe? I'd like to
> delete all the rest if all I need is convert.exe, but I don't have the time
> to remove a file at a time until something breaks. Right now, it works,
> but that's an awful lot of wasted disk space.
Short answer: I don't know.
Longer answer: start moving files out of the IM directory tree, and see what
happens when you run convert.exe.
Have fun :)
Steve
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