GD library or GD2 ?

[brunovr]

Hi,
with the tools online we can create a sprite and background asset.
The result of my file is this :

PACMAN

This is a GD library and don't work in a Gameduino2 ........

How can i work this file with GD2.h library in the Gameduino2 ?

Thank's

[jamesbowman]

For Gameduino 2 you use the new asset converter, which is a Python command-line program.

An overview is in the book: excamera.com/files/gd2book_v0.pdf

And some details on use in: excamera.com/sphinx/gameduino2/code.html

[brunovr]

Thank's James,
I've already seen and read the wonderful book,
The only problem for the moment is the Python command-line..
Mac has already Python installed, i'll try to install the gameduino library…..

thank's

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i'm not been able ! 

-MAC
I have installed Python 3.3 IDLE.app  then i have the python prompt >>
if i try to easy_install gameduino2   the result syntax error on gameduino2

The same results in a Windows Xp


I'm sorry, could you write a detailed explanation of the python converter for a beginner ?
is very important this converter for create game and user interface with gameduino2
thank's

[mathiasw]

Salut,

there is a significant differnece between python 3.3 and python 2.7 - please try to install python 2.7 and check if the error is still there.

I cannot tell for the Mac as I have none but under windows it is quite the same hassle. The handling of the asset converter is quite simple:
> gd2asset -o my_asset.h file.png file2.png
This creates a header file with the graphics stored in the header file as an array

> gd2asset  -o my_asset.h -f my.GD2 file.png file2.png
This creates a (significantly smaller) header file and a file my.GD2 that holds the graphic data and needs to be copied to the SD card.

In my case, I have phython.exe in c:\Python27 and the gd2asset script in c:\Python27\scripts . As I have not modified the path vaiable, I need to call everything explicitly:
> c:\Python27\python.exe c:\Python27\scripts\gd2asset -o my_asset.h -f my.GD2 file.png file2.png
which I have put into a batch file.
I assume that the install routine does nothing else than placing the script into the script directory. I therefore have attached the gd2asset script.

Ciao, Mathias
gd2asset (193 B)

[brunovr]

error :  no module named gameduino2

[mathiasw]

Salut,

in c:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\ I found the package gameduino2-0.1.1-py2.7.egg
gameduino2-0.1.1-py2.7.egg (46.1 KB)

Make sure you have the Python Image Lib (PIL) installed as well

Ciao, Mathias

[brunovr]

Thank's mathias, 

 not work !



python.exe c:\python27\Scripts\gd2asset -o my_assets.h -f my.GD2 rasta.png     not work.

it's very difficult to work with this display ! 

[yobi]

I have the same problem.
To bad there is no GUI/tool to get this running.

[mathiasw]

Salut,

I guess instead of poking around we have to fix the installation problem. On my PC all went well without problems. (I know, that is as helpful as a doctor who say "my leg is not broken")
- I installed Python2.7.6 using the msi package (http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.6/python-2.7.6.msi)
- I installed easy_install using the setup script (https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools/raw/bootstrap/ez_setup.py downloaded to c:\test\ez_setup.py using the command
    > c:\Python27\python.exe c:\test\ez_setup.py
- I installed the Python Image Library using the executable (http://effbot.org/downloads/PIL-1.1.7.win32-py2.7.exe)
- and finally I executed easy_install -U gameduino2

Can you tell me which of the steps above did not work?
You should deinstall any other python version other than 2.7.6. I use windows7 enterprise 64bit but the steps above should work under windowsXP the same way

Ciao, Mathias

[brunovr]

OK !!!!!  

Now it work's !!!

The problem was in the installation of  - Python Image Library
,using the executable (http://effbot.org/downloads/PIL-1.1.7.win32-py2.7.exe)  works fine (in the guide are not clear)!

THANKS !!   

[mathiasw]

Salut,

glad I could help - this display is such a beautiful piece of hardware it would have been sad if you were not able to use it.
Have a nice weekend

Mathias

[brunovr]

Oh Yes ! Thank's !!!!

[yobi]

Thanks mathiasw! Your instruction worked for me.

[New21]

mathiasw,



I followed your guide up until the end



- and finally I executed easy_install -U gameduino2



what does that mean? executed where and how? command line? python? I tried both and nothing worked. It's also not clear to me how to use the asset converter even after it's installed.



Thanks.

[japeral]

Hi,

I have same question than New21:

Where to execute easy_install -U gameduino2 command?

I tried on windows cmd, python cmd and python shell. None of them worked.

Is there any manual installation of gameduino2 package and gd2asset command-line utility?

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