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Back to forum Reply to this topic Go to last reply Posted By Majikeyric on 2016-01-16 05:37:17  gfx tools + graphic file formats Hi! What are the major Plussy gfx tools for bitmap gfx (native+PC windows) ? (I have read about Botticelli....) And where can I find documentation about their graphic file formats ? Thanks Posted By Csabo on 2016-01-16 14:17:35  Re: gfx tools + graphic file formats Native: well, Botticelli and Multi Botticelli are mostly it. The format is pretty simple, exactly what you would have in memory on the real machine (from $1800-$3F40): - luminance map (40*25 = 1000 bytes, padded to 1024) - color map (40*25 = 1000 bytes, padded to 1024) - bitmap (40*8*25 = 8000 or $1F40) For the PC: check out carrion's blog for some cool PhotoShop stuff. AFAIK Chronos does draw with tablet -> PhotoShop -> p4fliconv -> Multi Botticelli. For wiring pics from PC to Plus/4, almost everyone uses p4fliconv, which is part of plus4emu. (I have my own PC drawing program called Csabo's Gfx Edit, but almost no-one uses it besides me.) Hopefully this is enough to get you started, let me know if you have more questions. Posted By Majikeyric on 2016-01-17 11:18:47  Re: gfx tools + graphic file formats Thank you very much for all this very useful information Csabo This is more than enough to get me started! Posted By MMS on 2016-01-24 19:51:21  Re: gfx tools + graphic file formats Worth to mention the PETSCII, as a standard gfx format accross Commodores. BUT with extra colors Plus/4 has the PETSCII art may step to a higher level. The CBM Program Studio has a great toolset to create title screens or PETSCII art (though it still does not support extended color mode). It can directly covert it into Assembler (or BASIC lines ) you can integrate into your program. It is real fun to work with. Back to top Reply to this topic Copyright © Plus/4 World Team, 2001-2024