BLP Converter.

[Dave-evad]

I have had hundreds of people ask me how to do blp conversions. I guess it's time i shared the program i have used so much to do my model editing.

PICTURED GUIDE: http://www.mmowned.com/forums/model-...converter.html

BLPConverter (C) 2006 Patrick Cyr
Palettization code (C) Charles Bloom (http://www.cbloom.com)
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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 2 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, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA


In accordance with this license I will provide source code to anyone who wants it: I can be contacted by email at [email protected].
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*** About ***

BLPConverter.exe converts BLP files (Blizzard's proprietary texture file type) into standard PNG files and back again. This is NOT a UI mod: it is a standalone program.

This program is very similar to WOWImage (http://www.curse-gaming.com/mod.php?addid=1977) in capability. The main difference lies in the interface: WOWImage has a drag-and-drop, cross-platform interface, while BLPConverter uses a Windows command line interface which allows it to be incorporated in batch files/scripts. Also, BLPConverter has a few conversion options available to customize its behavior in ambiguous cases.

An important issue to keep in mind is that for a given texture WoW may only be able to properly display BLPs of a given format. Your best bet is always to retain the original format when modifying BLPs.

Right o. Good luck with whatever you have to do. One last word of the wise, Remember that when you convert a .png to .blp for use in WoW remeber that textures MUST be squared or rectangled off, Meaning your .PNG's have to be
512x512 256x256 128x128 56x56
This will ensure they work in WoW

Also i have included a .bat script i wrote when your dealing with lots of blp/png conversion. To make the script work change "\Path\to\blpconverter.exe" to your actual path.

DOWNLOAD LINKS
http://rapidshare.de/files/33615673/blp.rar
MD5: 64A543F8AC8988ABDCD36DA39D54420E

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CCKB7M80


Cheers,
Dave

[Fault]

OMFG TY TY TY, i spent 5 hours looking for one ty. Now i can finish my stupid #Nogg-aholics quest.

[Hounro]

What is this thing doing? i dont really get it

[Goggelpuff]

When i open BLP converter it justs comes up 1 second, then it shuts down. +rep

[Dave-evad]

I know this is a little blunt. But if you dont know how to run a BATCH converter, then maybe you shouldnt be tinkering with blp's. this is a BATCH converter which is run using command prompt, com or cmd. Such programs require a command to be sent to the program to be of any use.

"C:\Documents and Settings\davo\Desktop\blp\BLPConverter.exe" %1

In that line of code note that there are two seperate things there

1) "C:\Documents and Settings\davo\Desktop\blp\BLPConverter.exe"
2) %1

In a batch script %1 refers to the first file name entered along side the cmd.
SO if you want to get this to run.
move the mass batch renamer.bat in the directory inside a folder of png's or blp's and change the

"C:\Documents and Settings\davo\Desktop\blp\BLPConverter.exe"

line to the location of your blpconverter.exe this bat file will then process every file in that folder which converts it into either a png or back to a blp.

Hope this shines light for some people having trouble
Cheers,
Dave

[Krazzee]

lol i've been off for a bit, awesome program, you get a sticky!

[idusy-org]

Thought this was posted? Or is krazzee selfish?

[Krazzee]

this wasn't stickied before, how am I selfish?

[idusy-org]

this wasn't stickied before, how am I selfish?

It was in your domain son.

Ah, this is older then those cheerios I ate last night... makes sence now.

[Krazzee]

mmmm.... cheerios

i forgot, lol +rep dave

[Nolixz]

Omg ty ! + rep!