I search programs to convert PC graphs -> MSX.

Master (157)

18-03-2007, 19:11

Hello MSX friends,

Well, I'm searching programs to convert PC graphics (bmp,jpg,gif) to use them on MSX in screen 5, 7,8 or 12 (sc5 prefered... héhé...)

Could you help me, please ?

I search programs for PC and for MSX...

Thank you in advance soooooooo much !

Greetings,

By Ivan

Ascended (9353)

18-03-2007, 19:26

Read :)

By dumfrog

Resident (45)

18-03-2007, 20:15

You can also try this.
It's a very powerful tool :)

By GuilianSeed

Master (157)

19-03-2007, 12:59

Thank you Ivan & Dumfrog !

By sinus

Expert (85)

20-03-2007, 12:50

You may also consider SymStudio the development kit (PC tools) that go along with the Symbos project (MSX/CPC Multitasking Os).
It deals a lot with graphics and videos convertions too, depending on your expectations.
I still know too little about this one though, too few experiments so far. But it looks - very - promissing, and very user friendly.
Sin

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10109)

20-03-2007, 13:03

I'm currently working on a texture-generator/image-modifier. Amongst the filters are palette reduction and bitmap->charactermode conversion (to get 2 colors per row of 8, so to say). On the todo: YJK conversion, and msx-files export. The advantage of these modifiers being filters in a texture generator means that one can apply a lot of other stuff to a picture prior to conversion, like noise/diffuse, dither, color-balance, brightness, contrast, etc. Handy stuff to spice up the quality of the result a bit. Maybe when it's done I could forge a subset of this texgen orso and release it..

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10109)

20-03-2007, 16:10

Example for converting to charactermodes (e.g. scr2/4)

original:
pub.unreal64.net/boor/msx1a.png

charactermode:
pub.unreal64.net/boor/msx1b.png

charactermode with a little bit o' extra noise:
pub.unreal64.net/boor/msx1c.png

By pitpan

Prophet (3155)

20-03-2007, 17:43

Any test with more detailed graphics? I mean a drawing or a photograph instead of a texture.

It looks nice!

By wolf_

Ambassador_ (10109)

20-03-2007, 17:57

I've no image import yet, so for the moment I can only show generated gfx (like this sine-distorted perlin noise). I can however show what's left of such pictures using the MSX1 palette (which is not much ) rather than this grey palette..