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Title: Converting Powericons to Glowicons
Post by: Gulliver on August 23, 2009, 03:39:20 AM

Does anyone know how to easily convert Powericons (PNG, OS4 style) to Glowicons (OS3.5/3.9)?

I have a folder full of icons i need to convert and i need help!

Title: Re: Converting Powericons to Glowicons
Post by: Karlos on August 23, 2009, 03:45:29 AM

Though there may be tools to do that, I would expect limited visual success. PNG and OS4 icons are 32-bit RGB with alpha channel allowing variable transparency, whereas 3.5/3.9 icons are palette based, with colour index 0 being transparent. Not a good target format.

Title: Re: Converting Powericons to Glowicons
Post by: Gulliver on August 23, 2009, 02:47:24 PM

Of course i am expecting quality of icons to be reduced dramatically, but then how can i make that happen? which tools should i use? I was expecting to reduce them to 64 colors for my AGA amiga!

Title: Re: Converting Powericons to Glowicons
Post by: Framiga on August 23, 2009, 03:14:03 PM

if they are single state PNG icons

rename the .info to .png and load it in an image manipulation app and save it as iff 64 colors.

Load them with IconEdit and save it

If they are dual state (actually they are 2 png images merged together) don't know (IIRC there is a tool for OS4)

Title: Re: Converting Powericons to Glowicons
Post by: Karlos on August 23, 2009, 03:15:42 PM

I'm not sure.

If your icons are PNG files, perhaps image2icon (http://aminet.net/package/util/wb/image2icon) might work?

Title: Re: Converting Powericons to Glowicons
Post by: Framiga on August 23, 2009, 03:22:48 PM

http://os4depot.net/index.php?function=showfile&file=graphics/convert/pngicon2amiga.lha

this one is for AOS4

Title: Re: Converting Powericons to Glowicons
Post by: Framiga on August 23, 2009, 03:26:21 PM

Quote from: Karlos;520650

I'm not sure.

If your icons are PNG files, perhaps image2icon (http://aminet.net/package/util/wb/image2icon) might work?

indeed! it should work (without scaling)

Title: Re: Converting Powericons to Glowicons
Post by: Gulliver on August 23, 2009, 07:38:27 PM

Thanks, i will try image2icon as i dont have amigaos4 machine. It is a pitty pngicon2amiga only works on OS4!