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BLPaletter 1.5.c.0 - Created by PitzerMike - September 16th 2007
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DISCLAIMER

This program is distributed as is. You use it at your own risk.
The creator is not liable for any damage, data loss, loss of
profits or any other kind of loss or damage while using this
software. It has been tested thoroughly and scanned for viruses.


DESCRIPTION

BLPaletter converts BMP, TGA and JPG images to paletted BLP images.
These often compress better than usual JPG compressed BLPs.
It now also supports output of JPG compressed BLPs.


INSTALLATION

Simply drop the files included in this archive in a folder
and it's ready to use.


USAGE

BLPaletter <input.tga|input.bmp|input.jpg> [<output.blp>] [<number of colors / quality>] [-j | -p] [-mipN]

EXAMPLES

BLPaletter icon.tga 128 -mip1
BLPaletter C:\x.bmp C:\y.blp 85 -j
BLPaletter ..\Textures\MountainKing.bmp

CHANGES

1.5.c.0
- BMP alpha channel not inverted any more

1.5.0.0
- Fixed a bug that corrupted the alpha channel on images smaller or larger than 128 x 128

1.4.0.0
- Now auto-generates mipmaps so it works properly with textures when looking from far away
- Added -mipN parameter (replace N with the number of mipmaps you wanna have, eg. -mip8)
- Fixed a visual problem related to wrong mipmap offsets
- Cleaned up the source code

1.3.2.0
- Allowed jpg input images

1.3.0.0
- Added option to use jpg compression (-j vs. -p switch, -p is assumed by default)

1.2.0.0
- Removed the 'Press any key to continue' message to allow for batch processing

1.1.0.0
- Added optional parameter for number of colors (between 16 and 256)
- Added Floyd Steinberg Dithering for better results

1.0.0.0
- Initial release

KNOWN ISSUES

Compressed TGA and BMP images are not supported.


UNINSTALLATION

Simply delete the files that were included in this archive.


CREDITS

Thanks to TheProphet for a few utility functions, BlackDick and Magos
for their blp format specifications, PipeDream, the IJG for their free
Jpeg Library, Litany for providing test files.


CONTACT

Make bug reports in the editing tools forum at
http://www.wc3campaigns.net
You may also write me an e-mail to PitzerMike@gmx.at

Have fun!


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