On Thu, 03 Apr 1997 22:44:59 EST Rick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > What's the best X based program to use to view mpeg/avi etc... and where > can I find it?
There is xanim in non-free, and mpeg_play in graphics. Beware that mpeg_play is a little bit out-of-sync (still a.out !). Xanim cannot play the MPEG I frames (the mpeg files will really look jumpy). > What program do I use to create shaped xpm files. Image Magik and gimp > don't seem to do it. They always put a backgroun in them. I used to do it by hand. XPM files are editable, you just have to change the color you want to become transparent to ``none'' in the header. But, Imagemagick can do this. It's called matte in `display'. But it won't work with PseudoColor visuals. You can use convert to do it with the shell: convert -draw "matte 0,0 replace" foo.xpm bar.xpm will change the color at coordinates 0,0 to transparent. Phil.
