24to16 v0.1a - A BlackBag N64 util
Written By: Datawiz


24to16.exe is a quick and dirty program to convert RAW 24 bit color
bitmaps to a RAW 16 bit color bitmap usable in your N64 programs. It
should work fairly well, if you create your images correctly.

Use your favorite paint program and create the bitmap in 24 bit color mode,
I use Paint Shop Pro.  Then, save the image as type RAW, with no header
information, and in RGB mode. If your red and blue are swapped when viewing
on the nintendo, you may need to swap those values out in your paint program
(save BGR instead of RGB).  If this is a problem, ill put a flag in another
version to swap the values out.

NOTES:

The finished 16 bit color image is already endian swapped, ready
to be turned into an include file for your 'l33t demo.

Yes, there is already a macro in GBI.H that converts 24 bit to
16 bit color, but at least this way you dont have to store a full
24 bit color image and convert it on the fly.

Does anyone know what the 1 bit alpha channel is actually used for,
and what is it's effect on the colors??

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BlackBag is: Stumble, Nagra, Val, and Datawiz
