http://forum.codejock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 13 May 2026 20:26:47 +0000 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:06:57 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 forum.codejock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2871 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_images/codejock-logo.gif http://forum.codejock.com/ http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2871&PID=8572&title=utility-to-convert-32-bbp-png-tga-bmp#8572 Author: Ark42
Subject: 2871
Posted: 11 September 2005 at 11:06am


http://ark42.com/freeimage/alphahlp.exe

AlphaHlp v2.3 Usage:

To convert from one format to another:
        alphahlp -f(ext) -c(ext) from_filename to_filename

To split a 32bpp image into a 24bpp image and an 8bpp image:
        alphahlp -f(ext) -s 32bpp_filename 24bpp_filename 8bpp_filename
To join a 24bpp image and an 8bpp image to form a 32bpp image:
        alphahlp -f(ext) -j 24bpp_filename 8bpp_filename 32bpp_filename

To split a multipage image into one singlepage file per page:
        alphahlp -f(ext) -m multipage_filename file_prefix file_suffix
To append a singlepage image to a multipage image:
        alphahlp -f(ext) -a multipage_filename singlepage_filename

To split a tiled image into one smaller image per tile:
        alphahlp -f(ext) -t -w# -h# tiled_filename file_prefix file_suffix
To insert a single tile into a tiled image:
        alphahlp -f(ext) -i -w# -h# -c# tiled_filename singletile_filename

More details:
        alphahlp -?
]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:06:57 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2871&PID=8572&title=utility-to-convert-32-bbp-png-tga-bmp#8572 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2871&PID=8566&title=utility-to-convert-32-bbp-png-tga-bmp#8566 Author: lorax1284
Subject: 2871
Posted: 10 September 2005 at 1:58pm

Hello... after struggling for weeks to find a tool (that isn't full PhotoShop) to create 32 BPP BMP graphics for properly antialiased toolbars, I believe I have the answer!

http://www.najmanowicz.com/temp/AlphaConv.zip

Drag and drop a .PNG with alpha channel onto this window, and you'll get a like-named BMP file in the same folder.

I tested this with the "alphaclr.bmp" file that comes with the "WinZip" UI sample, and it worked perfectly!

Now, maybe I'm missing something so obvious that this post is redundant, but for the life of me I could not find any information to perform this task so I am posting this here. Other keywords of interest:

anti-alias translucent transparent 32 bit colour color alpha channel bits per pixel BPP bitmap with convert png bmp tga icon toolbar graphic editor

Now, maybe users who search this forum for the same information will find something useful immediately! :-) Seriously, I'd love to know how this information is available elsewhere, as I couldn't find it anywhere.

by the way, I'm not a programmer... I'm a designer trying to hand off icons that the developers can use.


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