On Thursday, 19 September 2019 at 05:22:37 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
On Thursday, 19 September 2019 at 03:47:05 UTC, Shadowblitz16
wrote:
Is there a way to make a indexed graphics library that can
handle importing and exporting true color images?
I don't see why not.
I would guess something like this could be simulated with
pointers and references right?
If you want to, say, take a 24-bit or 32-bit and treat it as an
8-bit image, you'll probably want to actually do a conversion
rather than a simulation. In which case you'd probably be
better off just using an existing C library like FreeImage. You
can find a binding here:
https://github.com/BindBC/bindbc-freeimage
Otherwise, you'll want to hit up a graphics programming forum
for resources on image conversion. Two possibilities:
https://www.reddit.com/r/GraphicsProgramming/
https://www.gamedev.net/forums/forum/5-graphics-and-gpu-programming/
I wanted to do 4bpp 16 color graphics.
and I didn't want to load anything unnecessary in the image like
the palette but instead supply it myself as a Color[16];
