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> Quicktime can do decompression of jpeg images... however as I've
> found in the past they (the images) have to have a PICT header in
> order to do it.  JPEG files on the Macintosh are just standard JPEG
> files with a (short and mellow) PICT header on top of them.
>
> I've hacked the header out of jpeg pict files using a text editor (on
> a machine running NeXTStep) and never had any problem loading those
> files on a machine that knows neither (a) what Quicktime is and (b)
> what PICT files are.  (Well, the (a) case is about to change but
> anyway I'm digressing...)
>
> Thus, I'd suspect that there may be some truth to the rumor that
> Authorware can load standard jpg files somehow... since implementing
> this functionality on the Macintosh is simply trivial.  :-)
>
>
> Would someone like to tell us how to load jpeg files in Authorware on
> the Macintosh assuming it _is_ possible?
>
> --thomas--
> thomas@goldleaf.com     (NeXTMail okay)
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