Convert BMP to GIF

[Gordon Freeman]

How do I programmatically convert a BMP file to a GIF?

 

[Chris Tacke, eMVP]

You'll need some sort of GIF compression algorithm or library. Keep in mind
that it is a licensed format (by Compuserve) so if you don't get a library,
you may have to pay a royalty.

 

[Gordon Freeman]

It seems easy enough to do in the full Framework. BitMap.Save(FileName, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif)
I am hoping there was some long hand method to do it using CF.

I see Alex Yakhnin using a GIF file here in "Thumbnail anybody?" (http://blog.opennetcf.org/ayakhnin/categoryview.aspx/Compact Framework) so I figure the format is available for use (and therefore licensed?) by CF.

 

[Chris Tacke, eMVP]

The CF has decompression for GIF, but not compression (unfortunately).

-Chris


It seems easy enough to do in the full Framework. BitMap.Save(FileName,
System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif)
I am hoping there was some long hand method to do it using CF.

I see Alex Yakhnin using a GIF file here in "Thumbnail anybody?"
(http://blog.opennetcf.org/ayakhnin/categoryview.aspx/Compact Framework)
so I figure the format is available for use (and therefore licensed?) by CF.

 

[Gordon Freeman]

Thanks for your input.

 

[Chris Tacke, eMVP]

Just wish I could have had better news for you.