Short:        Collection of gfx converters and scripts
Author:       MorphOS compile by jah
Uploader:     aminet aminet net
Type:         gfx/misc
Version:      1.2
Architecture: ppc-morphos

			ALPHTOOLS 1.2


tifftopng :
	tifftopng <input tiff picture> <output png picture> <optional copyright>

	convert a tiff picture into a png picture. created for tiff from tvpaint
	not tested with tiff from other softs
	if you provide a third param it will be written as copyright string


pngtotiff :
	pngtotiff <input png picture> <output tiff picture>

	convert a png picture into a tiff picture.


alphatiff :
	alphatiff <input tiff picture>  <output 8bit grey png>

	extract alpha channel from a 32 bits tiff picture and save it as a grey
	png picture


alphapng :
	alphapng <input 32BIT png picture>  <output 8bit grey png>

	extract alpha channel from a 32 bits png picture(wont work with other kind
	of png) and save it as a grey png picture


tifftopngCLICK pngtotiffCLICK alphatiffCLICK alphapngCLICK
	lame scripts for use with requesters and mouse instead of shell
	if the commands are not at the same location as the script and are not in
	the path edit them and give the full path to the commands


png4all.ifx tiff4all.ifx
	put them into the rexx drawer of imagefx, then in imagefx click on arexx
	button, select one of the 2 scripts and selected a tiff or a png file
	according to the script you selected (or the requester title ;) )
	it will load the file and his alpha channel in a new buffer
	you need to edit the line describing the command if it is not stored in
	the path

pngtotvpaint.rx
	this script should be run through std rx environnement
	it ask for a png file and send it to tvpaint's current layer
	edit the config line for the correct path to the tool

tvlayertopng.rx tvbrushtopng.rx
	this script should be run through std rx environnement
	it ask for a png file and save tvpaint's current layer or brush in it
	edit the config line for the correct path to the tool
	!you need to select correct tiff saver options before running the script
	: RGB+A


! select RGB+A in tvpint tiff options for best results. if you select RGBA it
  will mixe alpha with rgb and write alpha additionally again.

1.2 :
	-tifftopng has an option to write a copyright
	-added pngtotvpaint.rx
	-added tvlayertopng.rx
	-added tvbrushtopng.rx
	-mouse icon by Foxone

1.1.1 :
	-pngtotiffCLICK.info attributes are ok now
	-pngtotiff generate tiff pictures that can loaded into tvpaint
1.1 :
	-tifftopng: fixed a bug which added some aliasing over background into the
	 rgb buffer of the png
	-added pngtotiff