I have relatively simple task. I have small (12x24) picture in 4 colors (Antic 15 mode). I need to convert it to characters (that would make 9 characters). Basically I need to create small font containing just 9 characters.
As these are animations of sprites for a game, I need to do it in batch.
What software for Windows would you recommend to do this?
I have made a small pyton lib for such conversions, unfortunately it is using some old graphics libs, but if you wish I could mash-up something for you in python.
I must say, I am surprised, there is no adequate tool. Does not every Atari developer have to solve the same task I do? Do we need to reinvent the wheel every time?
I will try to write something and will consider making it part of Atalan package (or even the language).
However I must say, that for me, the state of development tools is little dissatisfying.
Certainly Jakub feels the same, when I see, how he tries to improve on Envision (and how relatively basic functions he must develop)?
Btw. are there no contacts between different retro communities? I mean, I discovered, for example, that everyone uses different assembler. The requirements are not so different (they are no different at all, I managed to make MADS compile program in appropriate format for every platform I decided). That't tremendous waste of effort.
The same goes for many of the tools. Of course, things like G2F is Atari specific, but good map editor not so much.
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