Exporting doom sprites from WAD as PNGs

[Tormentor667]

...or something like that. Is there a tool that automatically mass-exports sprites from a WAD file as PNGs for use in PK3 folders? I tried SLumpEd, it works but you have to set "PNG" for each single sprite... and it isn't fun to do this about 5000 times.

[Graf Zahl]

To my knowledge there isn't.

I am using a tool for this that uses several non-redistributable programs to do its work so that isn't much help for you. Can't you just upload the file somewhere (e.g. Stronghold or KDiZD FTP)? Then I can run my tool over it and send it back.

[Remmirath]

The SlumpEd method works for me. It automatically selects the png format when i click on export, so i can uber-quickly click on Export.

[Enjay]

it works but you have to set "PNG" for each single sprite... and it isn't fun to do this about 5000 times.

BagHeadSpidey made a tool which can be used for setting the offsets nice and quickly. You have to export all the sprites as Doom format lumps, and then again as BMP files. Then you run BHS's tool, pointing it to the directory where the files are, and it will convert the BMPs to PNGs and use the Doom lumps to set the offsets in the PNGs.

http://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=16273

I'm not sure if UNWAD can do something similar, perhaps without the intermediate steps of BMP/LMP.

[hnsolo77]

unwad saves em as png's, i just checked it myself

[Enjay]

I suspect that it does, but does it preserve the offsets?

[hnsolo77]

just checked it, and yes it appears to do exactly that

well i did not see any problems at least with an in-game test

[Tormentor667]

I tried UnWad and it does exactly what I needed, this program needs to be recommended and needs to get its own Windows GUI Thanks guys

[Graf Zahl]

Good to know. Maybe I can retire my crap tools now.

[Tormentor667]

You should really try it, it is fast, easy to use and works wonders for lazy boys like me

[Macil]

Note that there are a few issues with it, mainly it sometimes not sorting graphics into their folder, or not giving the extract pngs the correct extension (and giving them a .lump extension).

[bagheadspidey]

Note that there are a few issues with it, mainly it sometimes not sorting graphics into their folder, or not giving the extract pngs the correct extension (and giving them a .lump extension).

I just committed a new revision to fix those problems, but I don't have any wads with TX_START / TX_END markers to test it with. Would you mind checking it out for me when you get a chance?

[Tormentor667]

Note that there are a few issues with it, mainly it sometimes not sorting graphics into their folder, or not giving the extract pngs the correct extension (and giving them a .lump extension).

I already noticed that. This also happens to sounds which are not in the "Doom Sound Format" (e.g. different wave formats, mp3, ogg, flac)

@Baghead - Any chance of getting these added?

[bagheadspidey]

Torm: Try it now, it should be a lot better about putting the right extensions on things.