[REQ:ASM] Loading a static image and its palette

[jman]

I'm after some info about loading a static image into my asm code.
I tried reading the various threads on EAB, but there's something I must be missing because I can't obtain the same image quality I see from PicCon.
My (emulated) Amiga is set to standard PAL lowres.

This is the procedure I'm following:
1) Grab any JPG from the interwebs
2) Open it with ImageStudio, set it to color-mapped with 32 colors, then save palette, then save as IFF
3) Open the IFF with PicCon, the image looks good (see piccon.png), save as RAW, 320x256, 5 bitplanes
4) Include in the code with its palette.... crap result (see code.png).

Including the palette whould save me the hassle to manually edit all the color registers, right?

Do I have to edit the palette before exporting it?

Also attached the src code for those interested. I'm pretty sure I'm setting the copper correctly: zero all sprites, set the window, load the image into bitplanes ... I think I'm doing the whole thing like I should.

Thanks.


EDIT: Teddybear programming: I just discovered a mistake, I was loading 3 bitplanes only, not 5. However the final result still isn't what I want (see code2.jpg). Source code fixed. sorry.

[StingRay]

Looks like your palette is wrong, code seems to be OK. My guess is that you exported a standard raw palette (i.e. not for the copperlist) which won't work for obvious reasons. Choose "4 bits" and tick the "Copperlist" checkbox in PicCon's "Palette" settings.

[jman]

Originally Posted by StingRay

Looks like your palette is wrong, code seems to be OK. My guess is that you exported a standard raw palette (i.e. not for the copperlist) which won't work for obvious reasons. Choose "4 bits" and tick the "Copperlist" checkbox in PicCon's "Palette" settings.

Here comes again Winston Wolf ;-)

Thank you very much, that did the trick.
I was about to ask you why the suggested changes but then I've found proper answer in the PicCon guide (rtfm ftw).

One last question: the palette in 'copperlist' format is still a binary file. For the sake of learning, how can I check what's in that file? I'd like to replicate that palette setting $dff180-$dff1eb registers.

thanks again.

[StingRay]

Originally Posted by jman

One last question: the palette in 'copperlist' format is still a binary file. For the sake of learning, how can I check what's in that file? I'd like to replicate that palette setting $dff180-$dff1eb.

If you use AsmOne/Pro you could easily import the palette data into your source using the "IH" (i.nsert h.ex) command.
Or, if you only want to check the data, you could use the "h.w" (view hex, word sized) command.

If you don't use AsmOne/Pro you will have to change PicCon's settings to export data as ASM source (Project->Save data as...-> Asm Source).

Originally Posted by jman

thanks again.

You're welcome.