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Since: 03-09-06
From: Omaha, NE

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Posted on 03-10-06 02:13 PM Link | Quote
Yes, I am trying to export GBA graphics data to an 8-bit indexed bitmap, importing and exporting, in my overworld sprite editor, and to be honest I have no clue at all at how to do it. I tried on many attempts and failed, I have no idea how the hell to write the bitmap data correctly. Writing the bitmap header and palletes is easy, its the actual data im having trouble with.

My horrible attempt at coding a bitmap export routine. 

    'Dim bmpHeader As BITMAPINFOHEADER

    Dim bmpFileHeader As BITMAPFILEHEADER

    Dim bmpInfoHeader As BITMAPINFOHEADER

    Dim bytCurrentRow() As Byte

    Dim bytTempBuffer() As Byte

    Dim bytTempBuffer2() As Byte

    Dim lngCurrentPosition As Long

    Dim lWidth As Long, lHeight As Long

    lWidth = (m_lngGraphicWidthBlocks * 8)

    lHeight = (m_lngGraphicHeightBlocks * 8)



    ReDim bytTempBuffer(((m_lngGraphicWidthBlocks * 8) * (m_lngGraphicHeightBlocks * 8)) - 1)

    ReDim bytTempBuffer2((((m_lngGraphicWidthBlocks * 8) * (m_lngGraphicHeightBlocks * 8)) / 2) - 1)

    

    bmpFileHeader.bfType = 19778 'BM

    bmpFileHeader.bfSize = 118 + (((m_lngGraphicWidthBlocks * 8) * (m_lngGraphicHeightBlocks * 8)) \ 2)

    bmpFileHeader.bfOffBits = 118

    

    bmpInfoHeader.biSize = 40

    bmpInfoHeader.biWidth = m_lngGraphicWidthBlocks * 8

    bmpInfoHeader.biHeight = m_lngGraphicHeightBlocks * 8

    bmpInfoHeader.biPlanes = 1

    bmpInfoHeader.biCompression = 0

    bmpInfoHeader.biSizeImage = ((m_lngGraphicWidthBlocks * 8) * (m_lngGraphicHeightBlocks * 8)) \ 2

    bmpInfoHeader.biXPelsPerMeter = 0

    bmpInfoHeader.biYPelsPerMeter = 0

    bmpInfoHeader.biBitCount = 4

    bmpInfoHeader.biClrUsed = 0

    bmpInfoHeader.biClrImportant = 0

    

    For YLine = 0 To m_lngGraphicHeightBlocks - 1

        For XLine = 0 To m_lngGraphicWidthBlocks - 1

            For Y = 0 To 7

                For X = 0 To 7

                    bytTempBuffer((((XLine * 8) + X) + ((YLine * 8) + Y) * (m_lngGraphicWidthBlocks * 8))) = EditBuffer(lngCurrentPosition + X)

                Next X

                lngCurrentPosition = lngCurrentPosition + 8

            Next Y

        Next XLine

    Next YLine

    

    lngCurrentPosition = 0

    For i = 0 To UBound(bytTempBuffer) Step 2

        bytTempBuffer2(lngCurrentPosition) = (bytTempBuffer(i + 1) * 16) Or bytTempBuffer(i)

    Next i

    

    

    Open App.Path & "\Dump.bmp" For Binary As #1

        Put #1, , bmpFileHeader

        Put #1, , bmpInfoHeader

        Put #1, , PaletteData2

        Put #1, , bytTempBuffer2

    Close #1
Kyoufu Kawa
Intends to keep Rom Hacking in one piece until the end








Since: 11-18-05
From: Catgirl Central Station

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Posted on 03-10-06 02:33 PM Link | Quote
Wrong forum.

*Kyoufu Kawa moves this to Programming.
Guy Perfect









Since: 11-18-05

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Posted on 03-20-06 12:19 AM Link | Quote
You'll need to consult the .bmp file format to get a good understanding of what that stuff does. All .bmp files have a BITMAPFILEHEADER at the beginning, followed by a BITMAPINFOHEADER, followed by the pixel data itself, left to right, bottom to top.

You'll have to do some hefty research on implementing palettes and indexes if you want to import and export 8bpp .bmp images.

But for the data, just write every byte of data. The scanlines for .bmp are bottom-to-top, so you need to remember to write those to the file thusly. So for a 3×3 image:

A B C
D E F
G H I

You will write the pixels to the file as GHIDEFABC.
Disch

Red Cheep-cheep


 





Since: 12-10-05

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Posted on 03-20-06 12:51 AM Link | Quote
Also remember that rows are padded to a 4-byte boundary, so you might have to add padding unless the circumstances are just so.

For example, an 8-bit bitmap with a width of 17 must actually have 20 bytes of pixel data per row -- the last 3 of which are not used (just padding)
Kyoufu Kawa
Intends to keep Rom Hacking in one piece until the end








Since: 11-18-05
From: Catgirl Central Station

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Posted on 03-20-06 02:51 PM Link | Quote
Actually, Beegee... scanline direction depends on the height. I can't remember which was what, but the height can be negative, and that determines the scanline order.
HyperHacker

Star Mario
Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_<
Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828


 





Since: 11-18-05
From: Canada, w00t!
My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn.
STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^(

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Posted on 03-22-06 01:58 PM Link | Quote
I don't think that applies to actual bitmap files, only API calls. *checks* Nope.

Do you actually need to have the images stored externally, or is it just so you can display them? It'd be much easier and faster to just create a bitmap in memory (using CreateCompatibleBitmap and CreateCompatibleDC).
Disch

Red Cheep-cheep


 





Since: 12-10-05

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Posted on 03-22-06 02:09 PM Link | Quote
CreateDIBSection = love
Kyoufu Kawa
Intends to keep Rom Hacking in one piece until the end








Since: 11-18-05
From: Catgirl Central Station

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Posted on 03-23-06 09:51 AM Link | Quote
But Dish, you know you can't just assign a value to a function. That's like claiming ð equals exactly three!
HyperHacker

Star Mario
Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_<
Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828


 





Since: 11-18-05
From: Canada, w00t!
My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn.
STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^(

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Posted on 03-23-06 10:51 AM Link | Quote
You can in C. That would just make calling CreateDIBSection equivilant to calling love.

Course if that's supposed to be VB code then no, what the hell. And if it's C, it's missing a semicolon.
Disch

Red Cheep-cheep


 





Since: 12-10-05

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Posted on 03-23-06 02:26 PM Link | Quote
Fine fine.


typedef HBITMAP (*fnc)(HDC,const BITMAPINFO*,UINT,void**,HANDLE,DWORD);

int IsFunctionLove(fnc function)
{
  return (function == CreateDIBSection);
}


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