I believe there is a Bio-Rad PIC-TO-TIF piece of software that will do
what you want.  It can be done with NIH-Image on the mac also.  NIH-Image
is freeware that is available by ftp from: zippy.nimh.nih.gov
 
Katherine Graubard
 
On Fri, 13 Jan 1995, DAVE CARROLL wrote:
 
> "Michal Opas asks:
>
> The question is:
> Do you know of easy way of converting BioRad .PIC files to standard .TIF
> files. The program would have to deal with multi-image .PIC files and split
> them, if possible without asking for a new filename every time, into single
> TIFF files.  Also, an option of performing batch jobs would be appreciated."
>
> Michal-
>
> My quick answer is that the software program "NIH Image" can import BioRad
> PIC files and you can then save them in TIFF or PICT format. I do not know
> about its ability to split batch files. It is shareware, but I do not know
> of the location. You can get in touch with me and I would be happy to
> provide you with a copy of the program.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dave Carroll
> Dept. of Physiology
> Univ. of Connecticut Health Center
> Farmington, CT. 06030 U.S.A.
> (203) 679-2677
>
 
Katherine Graubard, Ph.D.
Department of Zoology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
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