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callieprinari -> GIF to CUR Conversion (12/15/2005 9:00:08)

Hi!

Does anyone know how a gif file can be saved as cur?

Would I need any special software to open the file (which can also detect the file) and save it there with that extension or there is a simpler way?[sm=ask.gif]

Thanks

Cal



thatguy -> RE: GIF to CUR Conversion (12/15/2005 10:16:00)

If you have an editor for .cur files I would think you could just copy the gif file and paste it into the editor.

Otherwise, I think Irfanview can convert it (open it as gif and save as cur) and I'm pretty sure Irfanview is free software on the web.



dpf -> RE: GIF to CUR Conversion (12/15/2005 10:16:56)

out of curiosity, what is a cur file?



callieprinari -> RE: GIF to CUR Conversion (12/15/2005 10:37:15)

Thanks thatguy.[:D]
I' ll try it with Irfanview and I ' ll let you know.

(Cur for cursor [;)])



callieprinari -> RE: GIF to CUR Conversion (12/15/2005 11:04:54)

It opens it, but it doesn't give me the option to save the file as cur or ani.

Any idea?

Thanks

Cal



thatguy -> RE: GIF to CUR Conversion (12/15/2005 11:17:11)

Sorry about that I just scanned for something that supported both file formats. Do you have a cursor editor?

I would think that cursor editors would allow you to paste in a gif.

If you go to a place like download.com and search for "cursor editors". I found Justcursors 1.0 here:
http://www.download.com/JustCursors/3000-2317_4-10406298.html

Sorry, I'm not horribly experience in this area. Just trying to help.



callieprinari -> RE: GIF to CUR Conversion (12/15/2005 12:15:27)

It doesn't open the file. Instead I get the message that file might be corrupt or not ani or cur, which is not anyway (it's a gif).

Thanks anyway.

Cal



thatguy -> RE: GIF to CUR Conversion (12/15/2005 14:16:36)

I wasn't thinking you could open the gif with the cursor editor. I was thinking you would open the gif in something like paint, then copy it to the clipboard and paste it into the editor.

Just like you can paste into Microsoft Word even though it doesn't open .gif files directly.

Did you try that?



callieprinari -> RE: GIF to CUR Conversion (12/15/2005 14:18:39)

I managed!![sm=yupi3ti.gif]
Here is how!
1. I downloaded the trial of ICONStudio 5.0.
2. I opened the orginal gif file (that is never opened with Irfanview or anything else) with Adobe Photoshop Elements and I saved the file twice as normal and interlaced.
3. Then I copied the image.
4. Open the ICONStudio 5.0.
5. Open a new icon (from the first button below the menu)
6. Then paste the image using the 4th button from the end.
7. Save first as an .ico file
8. Then open the .ico file you just saved as a .cur
and celebrate!



callieprinari -> RE: GIF to CUR Conversion (12/15/2005 14:22:10)

[sm=icon_redface.gif] no. [sm=icon_redface.gif]

But thank you very very much for all your help and input. [:)]

Cal



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