Forum :: Lounge :: EMF2PNG Application [Released]

I am working on an application for exporting EMF filestoimage.

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that seems like a fun project :P

render map, draw it, and save it.

I couldn't do that shit, nice work desmond!

Thank you :D

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ah, I've never done any "advanced" graphic programming.

Sounds awesome man.

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are you going to add scaling to it?

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Redrocco posted: (7th Oct 2011, 12:42 pm)

are you going to add scaling to it?

I'm just adding draw as original and the bitmap will end up being the size of the map. It shouldn't take long to render a map like the maze but I shall try that rafter fixing the shadows and adding walls.

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how are you converting the map to an image? btw looks great though, i only was able to save the display to a png or a single bitmap.

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opensource isometric game engine ~ www.avac-engine.blogspot.com

By creating an image in memory and then drawing the map directly to it. After the map has been drawn it simply saves it as an image :P

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Desmond Taylor posted: (7th Oct 2011, 03:21 pm)

By creating an image in memory and then drawing the map directly to it. After the map has been drawn it simply saves it as an image :P

mind showing some code? because how are you drawing the map directly to one bitmap?

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opensource isometric game engine ~ www.avac-engine.blogspot.com

al_set_target_bitmap( ALLEGRO_BITMAP* bitmap );

That's the only code you need.

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Desmond Taylor posted: (7th Oct 2011, 02:55 pm)

Redrocco posted: (7th Oct 2011, 12:42 pm)

are you going to add scaling to it?

I'm just adding draw as original and the bitmap will end up being the size of the map. It shouldn't take long to render a map like the maze but I shall try that rafter fixing the shadows and adding walls.

Nice work. Not to take the fame from you for your project idea, but after reading this I decided I would put together something like this. Managed to get it together and just about flawless in a little under a hour.

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This is what it saved for aeven. Just posting the link as the image is too large to post on here. http://exile-studios.com/TehAeven.png

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I'm sure what Desmond comes up with will be much more flawless based on image dimensions and shadow positioning etc. I just wanted to see how fast i could whip up such a thing and this is what i came up with.

Edit - Also forgot to mention for those of you without common sense you gotta put the gfx files from the eo client in the gfx folder of this to have it work.

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Let me guess that's shitty VB and needs .NET :P

Write it in C++, I would have done mine by now but had to shop for a new freezer and computer chair. Now I'm just having problems with rendering the shadows as they seem to be transparent but white not black XD

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Desmond Taylor posted: (7th Oct 2011, 03:48 pm)

Let me guess that's shitty VB and needs .NET :P

Write it in C++, I would have done mine by now but had to shop for a new freezer and computer chair. Now I'm just having problems with rendering the shadows as they seem to be transparent but white not black XD

Can't knock on it if it gets the job done :P. I agree would take much more time in C++. Also you using Allegro rather then the slow ass GDI+ im using will make yours greater then mine by far. I just had fun putting that together cause I didn't have shit better to do xD.

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Deathx posted: (7th Oct 2011, 03:51 pm)

Desmond Taylor posted: (7th Oct 2011, 03:48 pm)

Let me guess that's shitty VB and needs .NET :P

Write it in C++, I would have done mine by now but had to shop for a new freezer and computer chair. Now I'm just having problems with rendering the shadows as they seem to be transparent but white not black XD

Can't knock on it if it gets the job done :P. I agree would take much more time in C++. Also you using Allegro rather then the slow ass GDI+ im using will make yours greater then mine by far. I just had fun putting that together cause I didn't have shit better to do xD.

Lol, Well it's done now. Let's see if I can find a bug in yours as I was only making this because it could come in handy. If your's is bug free then no need for me to carry on XD

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