Supported file formats
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| Is there a list somewhere of the supported file formats for BlitzMax? Specifically, for the LoadImage command? I just found out the hard way that TGA files won't load... A comprehensive list would be handy. :) |
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| Uncompressed TGA loaders should load, Run Length Encoded TGA support is on my list of things to do this week (apologies for the inconvenience). BMP is supported (although I just fixed a problem with bmp files failing if they have less than 256 colors) and PNG and JPG should be solid. |
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| OK, fair enough. Thanks for the info! I'll check out the TGA file and see if it's RLE'd or not... Just so I'm clear about what I've done : I uploaded these TGA files to an internet server and then downloaded them into my Mac (I can't get them to talk across the local network at the moment). Using a file that was created on a Windows machine wouldn't cause problems, would it? |
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| No, shouldn't be a problem. |
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| OK, cool. Last night I installed the demo of Photoshop CS and it showed the graphics with the same problems as loading them into BlitzMax does, so obviously the other paint programs I was using were lying, or fixing the images as they were loaded, or something else sneaky like that. :) I'm going to try and use Photoshop from now on... |
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| I recommend GraphicConverter to anyone using a Mac. If you have a reasonably recent pro model (3y old or less), you've got it for free somewhere. |
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| I like Graphic Converter too, but for me it just doesn't have enough functionality to CREATE graphics or change how they look. |
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| If you have Apple's X11 installed, try the Gimp. |
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| GraphicConverter is pretty much useless for creating images -- but it's awesome for conversion and batch-processing. Point is, doesn't matter what format your images are in now, GraphicConverter can push them into any format you're likely to need in a few seconds (without messing them up). And yes, Gimp is probably your best free option for creating new images. |
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| For low cost editing, Photoshop Elements comes in at around $100 and it's basically the same as the full version of Photoshop. Working with alpha channels is a tad more painful, but other than that it's got all the power of the real Photoshop for 1/6th of the price. |
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| I swear by GraphicConverter (and Photoshop) |
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