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     1.4 +This is the README of the crtfont tool, which is part of the GraphLCD
     1.5 +base package.
     1.6 +
     1.7 +written by Carsten Siebholz <c.siebholz AT t-online.de>
     1.8 +           Andreas Brachold <vdr04 AT deltab de>
     1.9 +
    1.10 +See the file COPYING for license information.
    1.11 +
    1.12 +
    1.13 +Description:
    1.14 +------------
    1.15 +convpic is a program to convert images to an own simple format (*.glcd)
    1.16 +that is used by the GraphLCD graphics library.
    1.17 +
    1.18 +
    1.19 +Installation and Configuration:
    1.20 +-------------------------------
    1.21 +see the file README in the base package's root directory.
    1.22 +
    1.23 +
    1.24 +Using convpic:
    1.25 +--------------
    1.26 +Usage: convpic [-n] [-d x] -i infile [more files] -o outfile
    1.27 +
    1.28 +  -n  --invert   inverts the output (default: no)
    1.29 +  -i  --infile   specifies the name of the input file
    1.30 +  -o  --outfile  specifies the name of the output file
    1.31 +  -d  --delay    specifies the delay delay between multiple images
    1.32 +
    1.33 +supported formats:
    1.34 +  TIFF: file is an uncompressed RGB-encoded 2-color TIFF
    1.35 +  BMP : file is an uncompressed RGB-encoded 2-color Windows BMP
    1.36 +  ANI : file is an uncompressed multi-frame from tuxbox-aniplay
    1.37 +  GLCD: file is the own format used by the GraphLCD graphics library
    1.38 +
    1.39 +example: convpic -i vdr-logo.bmp -o vdr-logo.glcd
    1.40 +
    1.41 +
    1.42 +Known Problems:
    1.43 +---------------
    1.44 +  Export of TIFF isn't supported.
    1.45 +