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* '''SFWJPG''' - command-line utility for losslessly converting .SFW files to JPEG format:
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* '''SFW''' official information:
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** [http://www.photoworks.com/util/knowledgeBaseTemplate.jsp?helpFile=PODSoft.html&subject=from%20htyp.org%20.sfw%20page Image Conversion/Pictures on Disk Software]: SFW's official tools (free); also lists some 3rd-party tools
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* '''SFWJPG''' - [[free/open source]] 3rd-party [[command-line]] utility for losslessly converting .SFW files to JPEG format:
 
** [http://www.lipman.org/software/sfw/ Linux] (provided as source code, with compiling instructions)
 
** [http://www.lipman.org/software/sfw/ Linux] (provided as source code, with compiling instructions)
 
** [http://www.joenord.com/apps/sfwjpg/ Windows] (executable binary)
 
** [http://www.joenord.com/apps/sfwjpg/ Windows] (executable binary)

Revision as of 15:48, 14 October 2007

Overview

.sfw was a proprietary file format was used by Seattle FilmWorks for the first version (circa 1994-1995) of their photo-digitizing service. The files were provided on 1.44 megabyte 3.5-inch diskettes, along with a viewer program which ran under an early version of Microsoft Windows (presumably a 16-bit version; it does not appear to work under Windows 98).

Although the format is proprietary, the encoding algorithm used is actually JPEG, which is an open format. Consequently, free 3rd-party tools are available which can read this format.

Links

Software