MASTER TILE CONVERTER http://jmimu.free.fr/mastertileconverter/ Copyright (C) 2012-2016 JM Muller This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Some code is taken from: SMS Check (c) Omar Cornut (Bock) 2000-2006 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Master Tile Converter (MTC) can export and import 3bpp and 4bpp tiles in Sega Master System (SMS) roms. It uses a portable QT interface. You can see a simpler version in python in "simple_version" repertory. Version 0.9d. TODO: * set working dir where rom is (for picture, asm...) * add "undo" button! * try to remove palette dependency for rom * add IPS patch apply? * Add Mark II support? * show a message if incorrect patch, and show how man patches have been applied Usage : - load ROM - load palette (binary dump form meka) or extract palette from ROM if you know its adress - find the perfect position in the rom where you want to work, or find compressed picture - select the good format (1bpp, 2bpp, 3bpp or 4 bpp) - select the correct palette and the correct part - export ROM of create IPS patch - edit BMP in an external editor (don't modify the palette! don't change tiles with no meaning!) (you can change the size of the picture) * make your own graphics (respect size and palette) * rearrange tiles to have the same layout as your dump (you may have to be pixel-precise!) * add transparent for the tiles you don't want to change * past it in the dump image in GIMP (it respects the palette) * save it as your new image - back in MTC, if you are in the correct position, import your BMP. - Save the resulting rom. Done ! - you can save your work as a project, to be able to record your bookmarks and palettes. - MTC can also be used to determine where may be an uncompressed palette in rom from a palette exported by an emulator More detailed information at: http://jmimu.free.fr/mastertileconverter/