On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 11:44:07PM -0400, chris wrote:
> > You can't even view the
> >pictures in their native format unless you've loaded the camera software;
>
> I'll try to remember to play with my QT100 tomorrow, but I *think*
> GraphicConverter can deal with the native format. I'm not sure if you
> need the QT software installed (possibly, and then GC just uses the hooks
> enabled via the QT extensions), but even if that is so, GC has some half
> way decent automation abilities, so you may be able to use it to automate
> your jobs.
My experience with the QT150 is that GC works if you load the QT extensions.
> If it can read them, you may be able to ask the author (Lemke Software)
> how he did it and that may help with a Linux tool (unless he requires the
> QT extensions, then you are just SOL for Linux)
I was SOL with Linux - I had to fire up a 68K Mac (there is no installer
for PPC) _just_ to dump the camera and convert the QT-encoded PICTs to
JPGs. I did use GC, but it wasn't my first choice - I'd rather use a
Perl script.
-ethan
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