Utility to convert 32 BBP PNG / TGA / BMP

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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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lorax1284 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 10 September 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 14	Post Options Post Reply Quote lorax1284 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Utility to convert 32 BBP PNG / TGA / BMP 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. Edited by lorax1284
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Ark42 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 291	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ark42 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply 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 -?