Editing Graphic Image Map (GIM)
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The palette block is used for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indexed_color indexed color] formats (index4 index8 index16 index32), to create a GIM with a palette is needed to use as input an image that already contains a color palette (such BMP or DDS) | The palette block is used for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indexed_color indexed color] formats (index4 index8 index16 index32), to create a GIM with a palette is needed to use as input an image that already contains a color palette (such BMP or DDS) | ||
The concept of "palette" is a bit confusing because here is used for two different things, the block 0x05 is codenamed palette as a general concept, the file structure is the same than the block 0x04 (image), both ends with the ''' | The concept of "palette" is a bit confusing because here is used for two different things, the block 0x05 is codenamed palette as a general concept, the file structure is the same than the block 0x04 (image), both ends with the '''fileinfo''' (optional), then it comes an '''index''' to indicate how many palettes there are and its offsets (usually only one palette), and then starts an area where are stored the pixel colors... this area to store pixel colors is the real palette in design slang but to avoid this name confussion we can call it the '''colormap''' | ||
*The differences in between block 0x04 (image) and block 0x05 (palette) are minor, only differs in how are used | *The differences in between block 0x04 (image) and block 0x05 (palette) are minor, only differs in how are used | ||