sparkdrummer Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Is there anyone on the forum that might be able to cobble together a conversion program to convert TI Artist Instance files to the Desktop Publisher format and DTP files to Artist Instances? I've owned this cart for a long time and never really used it much because there was no way to pull art from other formats. I thought it would be neat to maybe do a weekly one or two page newsletter using DTP. Attached is a dsk with some cheesy artwork I've done with DTP. DTP.dsk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Wasn't there a program back in the 90's that could convert PC GIF or RLE files into to Artist format? If you can find that program, you could load up the image you want in Classic 99 on the PC, take a copy of the screen image, save it to GIF format and the use the TI program to convert it to Artist Format. I know it takes a few extra steps, but as far as I know, their is nothing like Tursi's Convert 9918 program for the format you are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 Omega That wouldn’t do me any good. I need a conversion program that would take instance files and convert them to the screwy DTP format. Funny thing is the guy that wrote TI Artist also wrote DTP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+adamantyr Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I have that cartridge too. Never used it. Heck, if someone wanted to buy it from me, I'd sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 I see there has been a few downloads of my cheesy artwork. Has anyone tried putting together a conversion program? I’d still like to knock out a single page flyer using this clunky cartridge. Just askin’ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Are there details anywhere of the file formats and 4A graphics modes used by the two programs? ...lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkdrummer Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 I’m pretty certain there isn’t any info for the Databiotics cart but there may be info for TI-Artist in the manual. I’ll take a look and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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