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Addon Information

Author:	mundocani [more]
Version:	1.2
Date:	09-14-2008 11:15 PM
Size:	187.05 Kb
Downloads:	6,974
Favorites:	42
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Drag-and-drop to convert images

BLP2PNG

IMPORTANT

BLP2PNG does not have a graphical user interface. You can drag-and-drop files onto it and it will convert them, or you can use it from command-line environments such as development tools (as I do). If you're looking for a tool with a file picker and buttons this isn't it.

Description

This tool is used for converting bi-directionally between BLP and PNG images. The tool fully supports alpha channels and can be used as a drag-and-drop converter or from the command line. It can also convert your existing TGA files to PNG.

BLP2PNG will convert the file based on the original type:

* BLP are converted to PNG
* BMP are converted to PNG
* TGA are converted to PNG
* PNG are converted to BLP

Change Log - BLP2PNG

Version 1.2 changes:

- Added ability to drag-and-drop entire folders for conversion from BLP to PNG
- Added 'squish' library for compressing texture for much better results when generating BLPs

Comments - BLP2PNG

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09-01-2009, 11:23 PM

poseh

A Kobold Labourer

Forum posts: 0

File comments: 2

Uploads: 0

Quote:

Originally posted by Dreadlorde
Any chance we could get the source code for this? I'd like to see how it works.

yes please, source code would be awesome!

05-21-2009, 09:12 AM
Spahut A Flamescale Wyrmkin Forum posts: 137 File comments: 111 Uploads: 0	Dear cool programmer, You couldn't possible make a BLP plugin for Irfanview could you?

11-22-2008, 01:32 AM
Dreadlorde A Pyroguard Emberseer Forum posts: 2277 File comments: 276 Uploads: 21	Any chance we could get the source code for this? I'd like to see how it works. __________________ Moderator of World of Modcraft zomgitzmainame // aim Gentoo // Wintendo XP // Plan 9

09-14-2008, 11:16 PM
mundocani A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 334 Uploads: 6	Version 1.2 changes: - Added ability to drag-and-drop entire folders for conversion from BLP to PNG - Added 'squish' library for compressing texture for much better results when generating BLPs Note that the folder drag-and-drop only converts from BLP to PNG -- it will not perform any other types of conversions (BLP->PNG, TGA->PNG, etc.). I had to restrict it because otherwise it wasn't useful for extracting the Blizzard artwork folder. If it converted anything it found then it could end up converting the PNGs back to BLPs, which would modify the original BLP files. This version also uses the excellent libsquish for the texture compression, which produces vastly superior results than my own compression routines. Several of the textures in Outfitter and Group Calendar look better with this new library.

01-02-2008, 01:35 PM
mundocani A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 334 Uploads: 6	BLP2PNG 1.1 Version 1.1 changes - Supports DirectX 4/5 texture compression used in WoW 2.0 Version 1.0.5 changes - Fixed bug with color palette on 1-bit alpha images

04-09-2007, 03:53 PM
RaeVanMorlock A Fallenroot Satyr Forum posts: 20 File comments: 158 Uploads: 6	Bugs & Feature Ideas Personally, what I would really love is to be able to just drag my Interface folder onto the icon and have it go through all the files and convert the BLPs into PNGs so that I can use Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to actually see them. But there's a few problems: 1- It doesn't iterate through directories like that. So, it'd be great if you could add support for dropping a directory onto the program. And when someone does that, recursively iterate through the directory structure to find all the files and convert them into BLPs. 2- Another problem is that it seems to only allow you to drag 20 files at a time onto it. Every time I try 21 (or more), it gives the following error: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." 3- Yet another problem, when it encounters a non-BLP file, it seems to just stop (there's no error thrown or anything). Check the file header (or even the extension) and if it doesn't appear to be a BLP file then skip it and continue with the next. So there's my feedback. I was looking for an hour or two for a tool that could actually read WoW's BLP files and yours was the only one I could find. And while I was a little hesitant about the PNG format (I generally prefer TGAs), it is quite nice being able to use the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (which can't read TGA) instead of Photoshop to look at them. I'd definitely love to see the 2nd and 3rd things up there fixed because the tool is rather irritating at the moment. And if you could implement the 1st thing, that'd be just perfect.

12-31-2006, 06:50 AM
stopy A Kobold Labourer Forum posts: 0 File comments: 1 Uploads: 0	Hello the -o option does not work when used on the dos prompt

11-18-2006, 06:43 AM
Osamar A Defias Bandit Forum posts: 2 File comments: 24 Uploads: 0	Some images are converted mirrored on X axis from TGA 24 bits to PNG. I save them with PAINT.NET.

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