>>Download IrfanView -- excellent freeware graphics app available on many freeware/shareware
>>sites, such as Tucows.com -- allows you to open/save images to/from many formats.
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>I also think that this is a good option, and want to mention that IrfanView also has a "batch conversion" feature, to convert lots of graphics at once.


Well, it obviously works, but with GdiPlusX would be much easier and customizable.
All in pure VFp code

I do love IRFANVIEW, it's fantastic, but for this case I think it's not needed at all.