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Martin H.

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Posted: 03:06pm 01 Dec 2022

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To make the work a little easier I wrote a small sprite editor.

Sprites can be loaded in the own program by Using the SPRITE LOAD Command

It is controlled via the keyboard:

Cursor to select the Pixel
0 to f �set the Pixelcolor
F1 � � �Load Sprite
F2 � � �Save Sprite
n � � � New Sprite

q w o k move the Sprite

s � � � save to Clipboard
p � � � past from Clipboard

l � � � Rotate Left
R � � � Rotate Right

H � � � Flip horizontal
V � � � Flip Vertical

Rotation might fail if the Sprite is not squared

Tested on PicomiteVGA and MMB4W
so it should also run on ColorMaximite

Here the Code with some example Sprites:

SprEd.zip

Have Fun
Cheers
�Mart!n
Edited 2022-12-02 01:11 by Martin H.

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Posted: 03:18pm 01 Dec 2022

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Very nice. Thank you.

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Posted: 03:55pm 01 Dec 2022

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+1 from me too.

Can we hope for Lemmings on the PicoMite ?

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Tom

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Martin H.

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Posted: 04:22pm 01 Dec 2022

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thwill said +1 from me too.

Can we hope for Lemmings on the PicoMite ?

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Tom

sure, if we get DMA Design,and/or Psygnosis to program in mm-Basic

Cheers
Mart!n

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Posted: 08:57pm 01 Dec 2022

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Really really cool! Can't wait to try it tomorrow! :)

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Posted: 10:34am 02 Dec 2022

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Nice Martin !!!
This will definitely help in designing new games...
I already see use for it for the new programming challenge.....

Volhout

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Martin H.

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Amnesie said Really really cool! Can't wait to try it tomorrow! :)

-Daniel

Hi Daniel,
have Fun crating some Icons / Sprites.
you will see, there is not a single GOTO in the Sourcecode

reference to your Video
V 1.001 will also have LCD Support(ILI9341) for PicoMite (non VGA)..
a view little optical Changes and, (if i can remove my thinking block) the ability to rotate non Squared Sprites.

cu
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Posted: 10:49am 02 Dec 2022

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Volhout said Nice Martin !!!
This will definitely help in designing new games...
I already see use for it for the new programming challenge.....

Volhout

I was missing such a small tool, and since I haven't found it, I just programmed it myself.
btw.: isn't it a part of the challenge-rules, that you have to use one single File? �

But ok, it should be no problem for you to store them in Data Statements

with a little practice you can get something like this in 15 minutes

44,1,32
0000000000000000000000000000000CCCCCC0000000
00000000000000000000000000000CCCCCCCCC000000
0000000000000000000000000000CCCCCCCEEE000000
000000000000000000000000C444CCCCCEEEEEE00000
0000000000000000000004444CCCCCCCEEEE77E00000
000000000000000000044CCCCCCCCEECCEEE7CECC000
0000000000000000004CCCCCCCCCEEEECCEEEEEEEE00
000000000000000004CCCC44CCCCEEEECCCEEEEEEEE0
00000000000000004CCCCC4CCCCCCCECCCCCEEEEEEE0
00000000000000004CCCCC4CCCCCCCEECCCEEEEEEEEE
0000000000000004CCCCCC4CCCCCCCCEECEEEECCCCCE
0000000000000004CCCCCC4CCCCCCCCCEEEEECEEEEE0
0000000000000004CCCCCC4CCCCCCCCCCEEECEEEEE00
0000000000000044CCCCCC44CCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEE000
000000000000004CCCCCCCC4CCCCCCCCCCEEEE000000
000000000000044CCCCCCCC44CCCCCCCCCC000000000
0000000000004CCCCCCCCCCC44CCCCCCCCCC00000000
000000000004CCCCCCCCCCCCC44CCCCCCCCC00000000
0000000000CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC44CCCCCCCCC0000000
000000000CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEECCCCCCCCC0000000
00000000CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEEECCCCCCCCC000000
00000000CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC444E4ECCCCCCCCC00000
00000000CCCCCCCCCCCCCC444444EE0CCCCCCCC00000
00000044CCCCCCCCCCCC444444EEECC0CCCCCCCC0000
00ECC44CCCCCCCCCCC4444444ECCCCCC0CCCCCCCEEE0
04ECCCCCCCCCCCCCC4444444CCCCCCCC00CCCCCEEEE0
04EECCCCCCCCCCCCC44444CCCCCCCCCCC00CCCCCEE00
04EECCCCCCCCCCCC00000000CCCCCCCCC00CCCCCEE00
04ECCCCCCCCCCCC000000000CCCCCCCC0000CEEEEEE0
00ECECCC000000000000000CCEECCECCE4E00EEE4EEE
00EEECEEE00000000000000CEEEEEEEECE4E00EEE4EE
000EEE4E4E0000000000000EEEEEEEEEEE4E0000EEE0

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Mart!n
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Martin H. said btw.: isn't it a part of the challenge-rules, that you have to use one single File? �

We allowed multiple files up to 5K for the 2022 Challenge.

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Tom

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Martin H.

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thwill said

Martin H. said btw.: isn't it a part of the challenge-rules, that you have to use one single File? �

We allowed multiple files up to 5K for the 2022 Challenge.

Best wishes,

Tom

Hi Tom
Ok, then I misunderstood.

But to keep the 5k limit, it would be better to compress the Sprites
As I mentiond in the "on The Road again" Post
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Martin H. said But to keep the 5k limit, it would be better to compress the Sprites

Yes, so there's your first feature request, add sprite compression to your utility ;-)

Best wishes,

Tom

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ok, this comes on the enhancement List for V 1.001

Merging my compress Function wouldn't be a big deal,
*but I have to write a full user Dialog.
*we will lose the SPRITE LOAD compatiblity with those Files
�As we can only use them in combination �with the Expand Function.
also seen in the On the Road again Post
I would'nt have the Time for this, this weekend as I'll went 61 tomorrow

�
Cheers
�Mart!n
Edited 2022-12-03 00:43 by Martin H.

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Martin H. said I would'nt have the Time for this, this weekend as I'll be 61 tomorrow

Many happy returns for tomorrow then!

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Tom

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Congratulations Martin.!

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Martin H.

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Posted: 10:59am 03 Dec 2022

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Volhout said Congratulations Martin.!

Thank you ..
btw here is the dissolution of the picture puzzle above:

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Martin H.

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V1.01:
enhancement
* Added LCD ILI9341 Support
* Size now Up to 64x64 Pixel

Bugfix:
* Centered Sprite in Preview window
* fixed Rotaton for non squared Sprites

sprEdV101.zip

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Posted: 09:50pm 07 Dec 2022

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Martin H. said To make the work a little easier I wrote a small sprite editor.

Sprites can be loaded in the own program by Using the SPRITE LOAD Command

Mart!n

Thank you sooooooooo much for this fabulous program Martin!

Hans ...

Martin H.

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Posted: 04:32pm 12 Dec 2022

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thwill said

Martin H. said But to keep the 5k limit, it would be better to compress the Sprites

Yes, so there's your first feature request, add sprite compression to your utility ;-)

Best wishes,

Tom

So here it is:
New in V1.02:
Enhancement
*Save and load Sprites to/from compressed Sprite Format
*selectable BG Color for New Sprite
Bugfix
* removed an unnessecary "ELSE" Statement

SprEd.V1.02.zip

Cheers
Mart!n
Edited 2022-12-13 22:50 by Martin H.

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Hi Martin,

This is a GREAT tool !!! I used it for 1 week now, and really appreciate it. This really works well. The only negative point I found so far is that <ctrl-C> is needed to Quit (I did not find any other way so far).

Is there any documentation on the "compressed format" ?
So I can implement the compressed sprite reader in MMbasic in my program.

Regards,

Volhout

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Posted: 01:50pm 12 Jun 2023

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hello. my picomitevga will be ready in a few days. i tried to start your programm on my cmm2. the colours myrtle, cobalt etc. are no keywords for mmbasic on cmm2. where can i get the numbers for the colour names?

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