Asset converter

[hubert]

Hello,
Can someone please help me?
I read everything about Assets but I don't understand it.
How does it work?

Lets say I have 3 pictures(.png) and I want them to be converted to a single gd2 File.
Then I would open Terminal in Mac, cd to the folder I am working in, and type in:

python gd2assets -f outputfilename.gd2,pic1.png,pic2.png.pic3.png
am I right?
It should now create a file called "outputfilename.gd2" which is a asset file and that I can put on my SD card and use it in Arduino?

Can someone please help me?
How does it exactly work?

Thank you a lot

[jamesbowman]

If you run it like this:

gd2asset -f myassets.gd2 -o myassets.h pic1.png pic2.png pic3.png
then it creates two files:

• myassets.gd2 - copy this onto your microSD
• myassets.h - include this from your program

Copy myassets.gd2 to the SDcard, and in your sketch do:

#include "myassets.h"
then after GD.begin(), do:

LOAD_ASSETS();
and you can use the assets pic1, pic2, pic3, for example:

GD.Begin(BITMAPS);
GD.Vertex2ii(10, 100, 0); // pic1
GD.Vertex2ii(10, 200, 1); // pic2
GD.Vertex2ii(10, 300, 2); // pic3



[hubert]

Hello,
when I do this, it gives me that error:
"python: can't open file 'gd2assets': [Errno 2] No such file or directory"
Why does this happen?
Thank you

[jamesbowman]

If you are on a Mac, and you have already done:

sudo easy_install -U gameduino2

then you can run the converter like this:

gd2asset -f myassets.gd2 -o myassets.h pic1.png pic2.png pic3.png
Sorry for my mistake earlier. I have updated the thread.

[hubert]

Hello,

now I got that Error at the end:

ImportError: No module named Image

Why?

[jamesbowman]

Because PIL (Python Image Library) is not installed.

www.excamera.com/sphinx/gameduino2/code.html

Installing PIL (since you are on a Mac) is covered here:

sudo easy_install pil
Please let us know if this works -- thanks!

[hubert]

Oh man you are the best!!!
It works!!! so sweet :-)
Thank you very very very much!!!