Slightly OT, but I'd recommend Irfanview, a wonderful piece of freeware. If it can't open it, it's probably not in a standard graphics file format.
On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 14:31:50 -0800 (PST), Danny Yoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, 5 Mar 2005, R. Alan Monroe wrote: > > > I have some graphics files from an old DOS game that I want to convert > > to a normal .png or whatever. Anyone know of a program that can load > > binary data and view it multiple different ways? Like treating the raw > > data as 1 bit, 4 bit, 8 bit, planar, linear, adjust the pitch and > > offset, etc. in some kind of GUI until you get a recognizable image? > > Hi Alan, > > A lot of image types contain a recognizable header that you might be able > to use. Python comes with a library that tries its best to recognize > certain image file types: > > http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-imghdr.html > > You may want to do a quick check with imghdr to see if it's something > standard that 'imghdr' can recognize. Another possibility is to use the > 'file' Unix utility, which also recognizes a surprising variety of file > formats. > > Otherwise, I'm out of ideas at the moment. *grin* You may want to ask > your question on comp.lang.python, since it is slightly unusual to get a > file and have to infer the file type. > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- 'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
