Convert an image into a 2-bit pcx file

2-bit what, and how to do it?

[Darkelve]

Hi all,

a collegue of mine has to put a (scan of) digital image into an AS/400 system. It's a drawing that has to be scanned in. IT department said it could only be stored as a 2-bit PCX image. I offered to help, but I don't know what the hell that means (2-bit image) and I don't know how to do it (the conversion) either.

I can scan/convert the image into any format Photoshop(7.0) can handle. Any tools used should be available on WinNT, preferably stand-alone programs.

Any idea? Any clues?

I searched a lot for sites about this, but no luck so far...

Tx,

Darkelve

[Jon_King]

In Photoshop the Bitmap Mode is 2 bit:

Choose Image>Mode>Grayscale
Then
Choose Image>Mode>Bitmap
You can play with the Method to acheive different effects.
Then
Choose File>SaveAs>and select Format drop-down and choose PCX

Your done!

FYI - Any image in PS must first be converted to Grayscale before Bitmap.