converting a flat to bmp?

[Salvakiya]

hey i was wondering if anyone knew how i can convert alot of flat files to windows .bmp file format.

i know this code has something to do with it but i dont know how to use it.

Notes:
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Byte = 0 - 255
Word = 0 - 65535
DWord = 0 - 4294967295

dummy_value = Byte, those unused bytes in the file (excerpt from UDS: "..left overs from NeXT machines?..")
picture_* = Word, the maximum width for an image in doom picture format is 256 pixels
pixel_count = Byte, the number of pixels in a post
Pixel = Byte, the pixel colour
column_array = array of DWord, this holds all the post start offsets for each column

doom image = could be a file or memory stream

Algorithm:
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create a image with a pixel format of 8bit and the doom palette, set the background colour to a transparent colour (cyan).

read width from doom image (word)
read height from doom image (word)
read left from doom image (word)
read top from doom image (word)

create column_array with width number of elements

for loop, i = 0, break on i = width - 1
column_array = read from doom image, 4 bytes
end block

for loop, i = 0, break on i = width - 1
seek doom image to column_array from beginning of doom image

rowstart = 0

while loop, rowstart != 255
read rowstart from doom image, 1 byte

if rowstart = 255, break from this loop

read pixel_count from doom image, 1 byte

read dummy_value from doom image, 1 byte

for loop, j = 0, break on j = pixel_count - 1
read Pixel from doom image, 1 byte

write Pixel to image, j + rowstart = row, i = column
end block

read dummy_value from doom image, 1 byte
end block
end block


if you can help please do

[InsanityBringer]

Flats aren't stored in doom's picture format but rather as 4096 byte large 8-bit RAW files. It probably wouldn't be too hard to make a converter but I have no time to do so. Some decent graphic editing software can probably do it though.

[Kappes Buur]

hey i was wondering if anyone knew how i can convert alot of flat files to windows .bmp file format.

Hey, let me guess, you want to export the flats in a wad and save them as bmp files?
The short answers is, use XWE or SlumpEd

[Gez]

Use Spidey's unwad utility. It'll convert them to PNG. If you really need BMPs instead of PNGs for whatever reason, you can then batch-convert them with IrfanView.
http://baghead.drdteam.org/index.html

[Enjay]

There are a number of tools already in existence that will do the job. I just assumed from the nature of the post that he wanted to code something himself.