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In article <Oct.11.19.48.57.1988.7522@topaz.rutgers.edu>, balsley@topaz (John Balsley) writes:
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| 	I have been using Spectrum 512 for quite some time now, and I
| think the graphics are outstanding.  I was wondering if there is a
| color digitizer out there somewhere which works with Spectrum or at
| least stores pictures in Spectrum format to capture the full color
| capabilities of the ST.  Does such a thing exist for either Spectrum
| or any of the other 512 color graphics/paint programs currently on the
| market for the Atari?  Any information would be helpful.

I have used the "Digispec" utility from Trio Engineering (the people
that wrote Spectrum 512), which allows me to use ComputerEyes with
Spectrum 512.  I find it satisfactory, although the best pictures are
made with separate R-G-B passes, rather than one fell swoop in
composite color.

The user interface for Digispec is much like the interface for
Spectrum 512.  If you like one, you'll like the other.

Digispec allows me to diddle with dithering to get "in-between" colors
at the expense of image crispness, and RGB offsets to adjust for bad
lighting or special effects.  The raw RGB captured image can also be
stored for later diddling (if I have disk space :-).  Digispec also
translates GFI images using the same user interface... really nice for
importing pictures from that "other system that starts with an A" :-).
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