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Paragon (1805)

22-12-2020, 17:41

Is that example screenshot converting to MSX1 Screen 2? If it is, it looks very nice!

Being Windows-only I cannot use it easily (any chance of open sourcing? ), but could you give us a hint of different functionalities? for example, I see a menu to choose "platform" and "method". Which options are there?

By Dec

Resident (38)

22-12-2020, 18:09

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Is that example screenshot converting to MSX1 Screen 2?

Yes

Currently available platforms are: IBM (CGA/EGA), MSX, Sinclair QL, Timex, ZX Spectrum, ZX Spectrum Next and and a few more little-known platforms from the ex-USSR.

Dithering methods are standard: Floyd, Jarvis, Burkes, Sierra, Stucku, Atkinson.

By tfh

Prophet (3346)

22-12-2020, 22:26

Quite impressive, the results in SCREEN8:

Will you also be adding Screen 10/11/12? Or is this outside the scope, since dithering isn't needed in those modes.
Maybe it's also an idea to add the possiblity to automaticly create and MSX2 palette for Screen2?

santiontanon wrote:

Is that example screenshot converting to MSX1 Screen 2? If it is, it looks very nice!

The final result after loading it on your MSX looks quite a bit different. I think the program doesn't show the color clash you get on your MSX.

By Dec

Resident (38)

22-12-2020, 22:31

Quote:

Will you also be adding Screen 10/11/12?

If somebody points me to related documentation.

Quote:

Maybe it's also an idea to add the possiblity to automaticly create and MSX2 palette for Screen2?

I was thinking palette for Screen 2 is always fixed. Am i wrong? Is there any docs describes this feature?

By tfh

Prophet (3346)

22-12-2020, 22:57

Dec wrote:

Quote:

Will you also be adding Screen 10/11/12?

If somebody points me to related documentation.

Quote:

Maybe it's also an idea to add the possiblity to automaticly create and MSX2 palette for Screen2?

I was thinking palette for Screen 2 is always fixed. Am i wrong? Is there any docs describes this feature?

For Screen 10/11/12 I can't help you.
On MSX2 you can set the palette (also for the MSX1 screenmodes) by using the COLOR= command.
You can also have a look at how it's done here: http://msx.jannone.org/conv/

Also a nice addition might be the SymbOS SGX File Format:
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Format:SGX_%28SymbOS_graphi...

By Dec

Resident (38)

22-12-2020, 23:10

tfh wrote:

On MSX2 you can set the palette (also for the MSX1 screenmodes) by using the COLOR= command.

And where is the palette stored? Inside sc2 file or in separated file? Maybe you have a sample of such sc2 file?

tfh wrote:

You can also have a look at how it's done here: http://msx.jannone.org/conv/

I already tried it but without success: converting image stage never ends.

tfh wrote:

Also a nice addition might be the SymbOS SGX File Format

It is already planned to add.

By tfh

Prophet (3346)

22-12-2020, 23:17

Dec wrote:

And where is the palette stored? Inside sc2 file or in separated file? Maybe you have a sample of such sc2 file?

No. The palette is set seperatly. You get the "normal" sc2 file. It works like this:

By Dec

Resident (38)

22-12-2020, 23:27

Ok, I see. So do you want my tool to show the same "This is how you can display it" section?

By tfh

Prophet (3346)

22-12-2020, 23:34

Dec wrote:

Ok, I see. So do you want my tool to show the same "This is how you can display it" section?

That is an option. People can than copy/past the info. Or give the possibility to save it as a .BAS file as well.
I've been playing around with your tool this evening. It works really nice btw!

By QBee Sam

Champion (290)

22-12-2020, 23:48

santiontanon wrote:

Is that example screenshot converting to MSX1 Screen 2? If it is, it looks very nice!

Being Windows-only I cannot use it easily (any chance of open sourcing? ), but could you give us a hint of different functionalities? for example, I see a menu to choose "platform" and "method". Which options are there?

Hello,
currently is working under wine, tested on Kubuntu 20.04.