Graphics capture

[Vorticon]

Hi.

I'm looking at porting a Spectrum game, and was wondering how I could grab the individual graphics for duplication on the TI. Are there any available tools to do this?

[sometimes99er]

A few of these may interest you.

 

http://retrospec.sgn.net/index.php?link=utility

 

 

 

 

[mizapf]

You could run MESS with the Spectrum ROMs and the respective games and do a screenshot with F12 in partial mode.

[Willsy]

I've used this before: http://retrospec.sgn.net/game/sge

 

It browses memory graphically. You can see what is code (looks like random gibberish) and what is graphics (much more regular). Then adjust the pitch and voila, the graphics appear.

[Vorticon]

Thanks for the pointers guys. All these programs keep referring to "snap shot" files. Are these generated by a specific Spectrum emulator or can I just use a standard screenshot?

 

EDIT: Never mind. I figured it out. Willsy, your program suggestion worked quite well!

[sometimes99er]

Thanks for the pointers guys. All these programs keep referring to "snap shot" files. Are these generated by a specific Spectrum emulator or can I just use a standard screenshot?

 

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/formats.htm

 

[Vorticon]

Looks like I'm going to make good use of your Pattern Editor

[sometimes99er]

Looks like I'm going to make good use of your Pattern Editor

No, you wouldn't have to. Take screenshots, rip graphics or use the graphics already ripped. Then import sprite image in Magellan (graphics may have to be aligned etc.). And then export Assembler Data to get Hex for use in Forth.

 

Edited August 20, 2015 by sometimes99er

[Willsy]

No, you wouldn't have to. Take screenshots, rip graphics or use the graphics already ripped. Then import sprite image in Magellan (graphics may have to be aligned etc.). And then export Assembler Data to get Hex for use in Forth.

 

A youtube video showing this in action would be VERY cool. I've always done it by eye!

[sometimes99er]

Oki doki.

 

 

[Vorticon]

No, you wouldn't have to. Take screenshots, rip graphics or use the graphics already ripped. Then import sprite image in Magellan (graphics may have to be aligned etc.). And then export Assembler Data to get Hex for use in Forth.

 

 

The most tedious was getting the graphics from the program image, which still will need to be done for the Magellan hack, not to mention aligning everything properly. Once that is done, creating the actual character def using the pattern editor was very quick and easy. Nonetheless, it's good to know this is possible in Magellan. Thanks for the video.