On 24 Jan 2012, at 15:10, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > >>>> As this was about jpg, Dilwyn did not mention his BMP program that also >>>> shows BMP files in a window, without distortion, but only 24 bits. >>> Also does batch conversions. But only tested AFAIK with QPC2/QXL Mode 32 >>> style screens. There is conversion code for Qx0 Mode 33 screen but I am not >>> sure if it has ever been tested (no Q40 or Q60!) >>> >> Well, I have no Qx0 either but have used your BMP to convert to m33 and my >> routine to do the same. Converting these to m32 gave the same result, so >> they must be ok, or both have identical bugs! > Ha! I thought someone would have told me by now if they didn't work. > > But, knowing my luck, it will be "identical bugs" :-) > >> As almost everything needs conversion to the native pic format, this pic can >> then be saved. > PE screen save and restore functions in Easyptr all work with PIC files, so > although they are large, it serves as a good base point to work from, then it > is fairly easy to save as PIC or screen-bytes formats, even Goerge's PSA > files for his apps. > > GD2 sprites can be quite large (not sure if there's a limit) - it makes sense > to be able to save at least small pictures as sprites. > >> So far I can only convert uncompressed images, RLE sprites are done by Wman2 >> and can then be pic'd from the the screen. > I haven't looked at the RLE format much, but I think it's just simple run > length encoded as the name implies. I'm sureit's documented in one of the > GD2/WMAN2 documents on my website. >
Have a look too at Norman Dunbar's useful Wiki. George _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
