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Memory is a bit hazy here but seems there was a patent row over the gif format
which resulted in Unisys getting a patent on the compression used in gif's. Also
hazy on this, but believe gif was originated by CompuServe and when Unisys tried
to collect royalties, CompuServe dropped gif. So there may be licensing issues
with which Equis does not want to deal. All of that said, does not make Equis
right. I note that Internet Explorer/Outlook Express 4.01, display gif's
automatically. Microsoft is notoriously tight with licensing and if they are
paying the royalties, there is a good reason. IMHO, 30k vs 2meg is a very good
reason.
Earl
-----Original Message-----
From: maposnak <maposnak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, May 04, 1998 11:43 PM
Subject: Gen:Emailing charts using Metastock
>I 've copied some of my correspondence with MetaStock Tech Support regarding
>Sending charts as attachments. Metastock's File-Send menu item creates a 3
>Mega Byte JPEG file instead of a 30k .GIF file like I see posted on RT.
>Rather than fix the problem MetaStock tech support suggested I go to
>Shareware.com for a conversion program since "most people cannot read.."
>.GIF files. Is anybody out there having a problem reading the GIF file
>attachments? Does anybody know how to create a GIF file out of Metastock or
>convert their JPEG to .GIF?
>George
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: maposnak <maposnak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Equis Support <support@xxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 1:22 AM
>
>
>
>>
>>Let me just review so that I have this crystal clear.
>>Metastock's File, Send produced a two million byte file in JPEP format
>that
>>was painfully slow to transmit (i.e. 10 minutues on a 56k modem) and was
>>undeliverable to 90% because of size. However there is a shareware program
>>out there that will generate a 22k file in .GIF format that transmits
>>essentially the same information. (See attached file) But you won't fix the
>>Metastock program to generate a deliverable .GIF file or even help me
>locate
>>a shareware conversion because as you say, "GIF files are less common today
>which is why they are not used. Most systems cannot read GIF files.
>>Typically if you send a GIF file you will discover most people cannot read
>>them". Is that about it?
>>
>>Well, how do you explain the fact that the only files e-mailed through real
>>traders group are .GIF and nobody has written in that they couldn't read
>>them? Ditto for my own sample audience.
>>
>>I've been a loyal customer of Metastock over the years and quite happy with
>>technical support. However, it seems to me that instead of facing up and
>>offering a solution to this problem of creating huge email attachments that
>>nobody can use, Metastock just wants to make believe that the problem
>>doesn't exist. Is that about right?
>>
>
>
>
>>>>> I have been sending charts to friends using a white backround and most
>>>> of the charts have come back as undeliverable because of size. They
>>>> also take a painfully long 10 minutes to generate. The attached file
>>>> of a chart with a black backround took 2 seconds to generate but 10
>minutes to email. I suspect it is only 30k and should present no problem.
>Please let me know if you get it and how big it is.
>>>>
>>>> George
>
>>>> We received it and it is 2,387KB.
>>>>
>>>> Equis Support
>>>
>>
>
>
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