From:	"Stefan Viljoen" <Stefan_Viljoen AT excite DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: image program for games
Date:	Mon, 9 Apr 2001 06:27:12 +0200
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PM <paulm14 AT home DOT com> wrote in message news:3AD0727F DOT 8907F0B6 AT home DOT com...
> hi again guys. Just wondering what program you guys make to create
> images for dos games. for example doom. what program do you think was
> made to create those graphics. or what programs would suffice. for
> example, i imagine they didn't use windows paint or i dont think they
> used photoshop although it may be used.

Hmm - didn't they use Deluxe Paint? Or try GIMP.

> The main reason behind this question is i would like to know if i have a
> transparant background to a sprite i create, i want it to be transparant
> in the game, therefore the program would include a database creator for
> the image to notify the game which pixels are transparant.

This can easily be done with Allegro - you turn all pixels you want
transparent to a bright pink in high color modes (I assume that is what you
are going to use?) It is defined in Allegro - if you put this color
anywhere, and then blit with allegro, it lets the background through. I
wrote a small program called Mtrans which does this for me.

Stefan Viljoen
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South Africa
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