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Saturn 15bpp Graphics Converter 1.0

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Saturn 15bpp Graphics Converter

A utility to convert between SEGA Saturn 15bpp graphic format and bitmaps.

After dumping 15bpp graphics from a SEGA Saturn game and identifying its dimensions,
  
15bpp-2-bmp
 can be used to convert said graphic data to a bitmap for editing. After editing the bitmap, it can be converted back to its original 15bpp graphic format using
  
bmp-2-15bpp
.

All transparent pixels from a 15bpp source graphic are turned into magenta (
  
#FF00FF
) once converted to bitmap. Likewise, this color will be treated as transparency when converted from bitmap back into a 15bpp graphic.

Current Version

Saturn 15bpp Graphics Converter is currently at version 1.0.

Usage

Note that the output filename of
  
15bpp-2-bmp
 will be the input filename with the
  
.BMP
 extension appended (e.g., an input file named
  
TEX.BIN
 will produce
  
TEX.BIN.BMP
).
Code: 
  
15bpp-2-bmp <15BPP_FILE> <WIDTH> <HEIGHT>
Note that the output filename of
  
bmp-2-15bpp
 will be the input filename with the
  
.BMP
 extension removed (e.g., an input file named
  
TEX.BIN.BMP
 will produce
  
TEX.BIN
).
Code: 
  
bmp-2-15bpp <BITMAP_FILE> <WIDTH> <HEIGHT>

Example Usage

Convert a 320x224 15bpp graphic file named
  
TEX.BIN
 to bitmap.
Code: 
  
15bpp-2-bmp TEX.BIN 320 224
Convert a 320x224 bitmap named
  
TEX.BIN.BMP
 to 15bpp graphic format.
Code: 
  
bmp-2-15bpp TEX.BIN.BMP 320 224

Tutorial

Malenko... published a fantastic tutorial on the usage of this tool on the SegaXtreme... forums. Click the preview screenshot below to access it.