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2021-12-13 19:17
chatGPZ

Registered: Dec 2001
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Koala to Charset Converter wanted

I am looking for an idiot proof windows GUI tool to convert Amicapaint/Koala 4-color pictures to charset+screen (yes it's for me). I looked around existing tools a bit and was surprised to find not one that can do this. Any pointers?
 
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2021-12-14 10:44
Dano

Registered: Jul 2004
Posts: 234
What Carrion said. Use CharPad. Works fine for me.

Yet still only BMP/PNG Import iirc.
2021-12-14 11:32
chatGPZ

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386
Did anyone actually read the first post? :) Input should be koala or amicapaint, and it shouldnt require learning weird shortkeys.
2021-12-14 17:50
Burglar

Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1101
Quote: Did anyone actually read the first post? :) Input should be koala or amicapaint, and it shouldnt require learning weird shortkeys.

of course I did not read that, it's all filled with bs :P
groepaz wants to use a GUI windows tool.... right! lies! ;)

so, I want to understand the why now, what are you really trying to do?
2021-12-14 18:17
The Syndrom

Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 59
pixcen does that. I use it all the time... and it does reduce tiles.
2021-12-14 18:41
chatGPZ

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386
Pixcen apparently tries to fit the image into a charset when it has more than 256 chars and does not give an error in that case - again, that is not useful for the usecase.

Burglar: i am setting up a dev toolchain/environment for someone else
2021-12-14 20:53
Carrion

Registered: Feb 2009
Posts: 317
as Burglar said. GUI and Windows was missleading
Besides Charpad doesnt use any useful keyboard shortcuts - mostly mouse.
and in Charpad you can have more than 256 chars.

koala -> png tool should be easy to find - right?

To automate it you can use some RPA tools to make the mouse clicks for you... I guess right from your makefiles or even maven POM files

sorry I couldnt resist ;)
2021-12-14 21:41
chatGPZ

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386
You fail both at being funny or helpful, too bad.
2021-12-14 22:33
The Syndrom

Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 59
Quote: Pixcen apparently tries to fit the image into a charset when it has more than 256 chars and does not give an error in that case - again, that is not useful for the usecase.

Burglar: i am setting up a dev toolchain/environment for someone else


I still get an error in pixcen when trying to save the char to c64 executable ("too many characters") ?

so what exactly do you want to happen if there are more than 256 chars used ? just curious... should it be splitted into multiple charsets ? can charpad do that ? then this would come handy for some usecases...
2021-12-15 11:31
chatGPZ

Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386
as said, using pixcen is too errorprone. i couldnt figure out how to tell it what color becomes what either :)

meanwhile someone else mentioned PicChar V0.13, which looks almost perfect (but without preview and cant select what color becomes what) - so the search is still open :)
2021-12-15 21:34
Burglar

Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1101
Quote: You fail both at being funny or helpful, too bad.

said the punchline after the joke
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