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Re: how to know the difference between two BMP files (not programmatically) <-- no, opening them and looking what appears is not the answer :D

8-Mar-18 23:32

Yes, that's what I made, we got a vecorial file and then I scaled it to the right size.

The issue was with the amount of colors... now reduced at 256 it works well...

I had no idea that one could specify the amount of colors... Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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RickZeeland8-Mar-18 23:06

RickZeeland

8-Mar-18 23:06

I used IrfanView - information to compare both files, they are almost identical except for the 'Number of unique colors'. logoLW.bmp has 1973, logo.bmp has only 685 unique colors.
The layout is a bit different, the logo in logo.bmp is a bit larger.

Re: how to know the difference between two BMP files (not programmatically) <-- no, opening them and looking what appears is not the answer :D

Joan M8-Mar-18 23:11

Re: how to know the difference between two BMP files (not programmatically) <-- no, opening them and looking what appears is not the answer :D

8-Mar-18 23:11

I'll try to specify somewhere the number of colours... Unsure | :~

I have to see how to do it... Dead | X|

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RickZeeland8-Mar-18 23:17

RickZeeland

8-Mar-18 23:17

In IrfanView, which is a free tool, you can do this with 'Image - Decrease color depth - Custom', with a maximum of 256 colors, but this will work for your logo I think Wink | ;)

Re: how to know the difference between two BMP files (not programmatically) <-- no, opening them and looking what appears is not the answer :D

Joan M8-Mar-18 23:33

Re: how to know the difference between two BMP files (not programmatically) <-- no, opening them and looking what appears is not the answer :D

8-Mar-18 23:33

Done, it worked like charm! Cool | :cool:

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Jochen Arndt8-Mar-18 23:22

Jochen Arndt

8-Mar-18 23:22

I have used IfranView like Rick and showed them zoomed side by side.

The colours in the company name of the LW logo are not as unique as in the old logo (more colours) and the text is blurry.

Both logos look like being hand made and scanned. I suggest to re-create the logo using a DTP or painting application.

Re: how to know the difference between two BMP files (not programmatically) <-- no, opening them and looking what appears is not the answer :D

Joan M8-Mar-18 23:40

Re: how to know the difference between two BMP files (not programmatically) <-- no, opening them and looking what appears is not the answer :D

8-Mar-18 23:40

Both come from a vectorial file... probably the conversion has not been the best one...

I'll try to improve that... now that I know that the amount of colors is important for that old software...

Thank you for the recommendation! Cool | :cool:

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Jochen Arndt8-Mar-18 23:53

Jochen Arndt

8-Mar-18 23:53

You are welcome.

My hand made assumption was mainly from the old logo which contains some "noses". You might try to convert the vector format again. A fixed sized logo should be as sharp as possible and contain only unique colours (besides it contains colour gradients or a blurry effect is wanted).

Re: SOLVED! how to know the difference between two BMP files (not programmatically) <-- no, opening them and looking what appears is not the answer :D

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8-Mar-18 22:15

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OriginalGriff8-Mar-18 21:55

8-Mar-18 21:55

Pay trio for clip art? (7)

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A_Griffin8-Mar-18 22:15

A_Griffin

8-Mar-18 22:15

Topiary - anagram (Clip art Smile | :)

very good..)

PeejayAdams8-Mar-18 22:17

PeejayAdams

8-Mar-18 22:17

Beat me by a gnat's wotsit!

98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.

A_Griffin8-Mar-18 22:20

A_Griffin

8-Mar-18 22:20

IS there an art, like topiary, of cutting gnat's whiskers?

PeejayAdams8-Mar-18 22:28

PeejayAdams

8-Mar-18 22:28

I wasn't actually thinking of whiskers but I'm sure that there's some hipster establishment in London that provides that very service.

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OriginalGriff8-Mar-18 22:42

8-Mar-18 22:42

Only if they are Artisan, organic gnats.

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OriginalGriff8-Mar-18 22:26

8-Mar-18 22:26

Congratulations - you are up Monday!

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A_Griffin8-Mar-18 22:30

A_Griffin

8-Mar-18 22:30

wtf - you've done it to me again! What happened to Thursday?!!

OriginalGriff8-Mar-18 22:40

8-Mar-18 22:40

You too?

The late, great DNA:
"This must be Thursday,' said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. 'I never could get the hang of Thursdays."
--- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

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jsc429-Mar-18 2:47

jsc42

9-Mar-18 2:47

OriginalGriff wrote:
The late, great DNA:
"This must be Thursday,' said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. 'I never could get the hang of Thursdays."
--- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

And how old (in years) will that quote be in two years time?

OriginalGriff9-Mar-18 2:54

9-Mar-18 2:54

DNA and TP quotes are timeless.

(As are all "Parrot" and "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch quotes from Monty Python")

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jsc429-Mar-18 5:00

jsc42

9-Mar-18 5:00

OriginalGriff wrote:
DNA and TP quotes are timeless.

DNA: Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so

I was referring to the fact that yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of THHGTTG (I heard it when it went out!)

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OriginalGriff9-Mar-18 5:12

9-Mar-18 5:12

Egad! That makes me feel old ...

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PeejayAdams8-Mar-18 22:16

PeejayAdams

8-Mar-18 22:16

TOPIARY (anagram of pay trio) for the ancient art of cutting hedges into silly shapes.

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OriginalGriff8-Mar-18 22:27