Re: [avr-chat] Storing B&W bitmap images into Flash : file format suggestion ?

[Galen Seitz]

Vincent Trouilliez wrote:
> Thanks Joerg and Jim !
>
> > If uncompressed B&W is the format, grab ImageMagick and install.  Then do:
> > convert filename.jpg myfile.xbm
> > The XBM image format (X bitmap format) is exactly a C source file:
>
> I tried xbm under Gimp but it produces an array of 16bit integers
> rather than bytes. I will try producing the xbm file using ImageMagik
> as you suggest, maybe it produces an array of bytes, worth a look !
>
> If not, well nevermind, you and others have given me plenty enough
> information and code samples to sort me out "manually" so to speak. 
>
>
> Thanks again everyone for all the help, I must confess I am a little 
> overwhelmed by so many useful replies, I am lucky ! :-D

Another option that I did not seen mentioned is the srecord tools.  It 
can convert a binary file to a C array.  These tools are quite useful 
for manipulating all sorts of hex and binary data files.

http://srecord.sourceforge.net/

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