GIFTOATARIPIC 3.3.2026


GIFTOATARIPIC is a tool for converting GIF images to the 640X400 mono ATARI PIC format. The version in the main folder is compatible to JAVA 1.1.8 and JAVA 1.8 and uses a deprecated JAVA API, but it isn't compatible to every GIF file. Microsoft Paint GIF is incompatible to it, for example. You can open and save the GIF file with an other graphics program like IrfanView and then you can convert it. The GIFTOATARI version in the folder GIFTOATARIPICSwing is compatible to JAVA 1.8 and doesn't use a deprecated JAVA API. You can convert the Microsoft Paint GIF files with it.
The converted file is reduced or extended to 640X400 pixels. The value for the color black may be different from 0 in the GIF file. There is a function for viewing the GIF files' pixel values in GIFTOATARIPIC. Also you can view an ATARI PIC file in a window. If you use a screenshot tool from an other developer than Astro Solutions, you can convert the ATARI PIC file to another format.

Here are the usage parameters:

View the rgb pixel values of the GIF file (here file.gif):
java GIFTOATARIPIC viewpixelvalues file.gif
View an ATARI PIC file (here file.pic) in a window:
java GIFTOATARIPIC viewataripic file.pic
Convert GIF file (here file.gif) to ATARI PIC (here RESULT.PIC):
Pixel value 0 is interpreted as black, all other values as white.
java GIFTOATARIPIC convert file.gif RESULT.PIC
Convert GIF file (here file.gif) to ATARI PIC (here RESULT.PIC):
Pixel value v (integer) is interpreted as black, all other values as white.
java GIFTOATARIPIC convert file.gif RESULT.PIC v