AmigaExamples/tools/imagecon

imagecon

Generate amiga data/files from a PNG image file.

usage

    imagecon: --input <input1.png,input2.png...> [options]
    options:
      --output <output prefix>
      --colors <max colors>
      --quantize
      --output-palette
      --output-bitplanes
      --output-mask
      --output-copperlist
      --override-palette <palette file>
      --verbose

The following files can be generated:

1. <output prefix>.bin binary interleave bitplane data
2. <output prefix>-copper-list.s m68k assembler syntax copper list with no symbols
3. <output prefix>.pal palette file listing the palette colors as hex
4. <output prefix>-mask.bin binary interleave bitplane mask

options

--input i&ltnput1.png,input2.png...>

Specify the file(s) to be processed. Multiple files are coma separated. If bitplane output is directed, the bitplane data is appended vertically filling any empty portions with color index zero.

--output <output prefix>

Specify the prefix for the output file set. Extentions will be added to this. Default is the input file name minus the extension.

--colors <max colors>

Specify the maximum number of colors allowed in the palette. Acceptable values are from 2 to 32.

--quantize

Convert the image to use less colors.

--output-bitplanes

Output the binary bitplane data in interleaved format

--output-copperlist

Output the copper is as a series of m68k instructions (No labels are generated)

--output-mask

Output the binary bitplane data for use as a blitter source mask

--output-palette

Generate a palette file of the final palette used. Output will be the output file with the ".pal" extension.

--override-palette <palette file>

Specify a palette file to use that will override the image or quantized palette. Also overrides the --colors option.

--verbose

Display debugging information

example

Create a copper list and bitplane data file with an automatically generate 32 color palette.

    ./imagecon --input full_color.png --output image-data --quantize --colors 32 --output-bitplanes --output-copperlist

Create a shared palette based on two files, then use that palette to generate image and copper list data for each file.

    ./imagecon --input file1.png,file2.png --output shared --quantize --colors 32 --output-palette
    ./imagecon --input file1.png --output file1 --override-palette shared.pal --output-bitplanes --output-copperlist
    ./imagecon --input file2.png --output file2 --override-palette shared.pal --output-bitplanes --output-copperlist