Cycling 74 » Topic: PICT File Question http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/pict-file-question/feed Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:22:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.2.4 http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/pict-file-question/#post-46485 <![CDATA[PICT File Question]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/pict-file-question/#post-46485 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:09:15 +0000 bkshepard The help file for Max says “If you are using Max on Windows, we recommend that you install QuickTime and choose a complete install of all optional components to work with images other than PNG or PICT files.”

As I read that statement, I interpret it to mean that patchers on Windows computers can use PNG and PICT files without installing QuickTime. Is that correct? I can’t get my patcher to read any of my PICT files after transferring it to a Windows machine. It will read PNG, but no luck with the PICT. Do I need to convert all the PICT files to PNG? This is for a standalone that I want to be dual platform, and I’m trying to avoid requiring people to install Quicktime.

Thanks.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/pict-file-question/#post-167324 <![CDATA[Re: PICT File Question]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/pict-file-question/#post-167324 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:17:11 +0000 jvkr It could also mean that with installing quicktime max can deal with pict files and withe the complete installe with types other then png or pict. Anyhow, there is no future for pict. It seems that all pict files that are installed with max5 are a bunch of very old (and ugly) images that might be referred to in some help files. PNG appears the way to go.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/pict-file-question/#post-167325 <![CDATA[Re: PICT File Question]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/pict-file-question/#post-167325 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:02:05 +0000 bkshepard Yeah, I was starting to see that writing on the wall. Thanks.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/pict-file-question/#post-167326 <![CDATA[Re: PICT File Question]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/pict-file-question/#post-167326 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:37:48 +0000 Emmanuel Jourdan The doc has been updated for the next incremental. Since Max 5, using PNG works on windows without QuickTime, and you get the transparency for free.

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