MakeSHP -- quick PNG to SHP converter

Post by **chrisf** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 7:38 pm

Here's a very simple tool for converting 8bit (correct palette!) PNGs to SHP without having to wrangle XCC Mixer.

Setup: unzip this package into a folder somewhere

Name your PNGs with frame numbers -- 1.png, 2.png, 3.png etc.

Do

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`makeshp firstframe# lastframe# outputfile.shp`

like this:

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makeshp 1 5 myunit.shp

Post by **chrisf** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:09 am

Ouch! Two retarded things:

1. I left an absolute path in the app.
2. The .NET image loader forces everything to the wrong pixelformat on load, so the palette is all screwy.

Post by **chrisf** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:06 am

Here's a new version of makeshp. It works the same way, but it fixes the dimensions of the files for you, and also actually works.

Post by **chrisf** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:14 am

Disregard that, I should actually test the builds I upload.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Sat May 26, 2012 9:48 am

You should add this to OpenRA.Utility.exe

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:12 pm

Do you still have the source code for it?

Post by **chrisf** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:45 pm

This is what grew into OpenRA.Utility's --shp command.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:04 pm

It would be nice to select multiple single PNGs instead of one already appended one sometimes though.

tacozmeister · Post by **tacozmeister** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:51 am

I tried it, and I got this.

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Unhandled Exception&#58; System.IO.EndOfStreamException&#58; Unable to read beyond the end of the stream. 
    at System.IO.BinaryReader.ReadByte&#40;&#41;
    at OpenRA.Fileformats.Graphics.PngLoader.Load&#40;Stream s&#41;
    at OpenRA.FileFormats.Graphics.PngLoader.Load&#40;String filename&#41;
    at makeshp.Program.Main&#40;String &#91;&#93; args&#41;

I input "makeshp 1 1 anyname.shp" in the correct directory.

Post by **chrisf** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:37 pm

Use OpenRA.Utility, not makeshp. This is a dead tool.