27 Jan
2014
27 Jan
'14
11:50 a.m.
On Jan 27, 2014, at 6:12 AM, Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
wrote:
Well, I think my generic approach to something like
this would be to use Imagemagick (or similar) on the 'modern' machine for the
downscale and color tweaks, spitting out a suitable image which could then be sent via
RS232 to the vintage hardware, and with some code running on the vintage hardware to
accept this image and display it.
I'll do at least part of the initial work in Adobe PhotoShop CC. Once the images are
ready to transfer to the C64, they can go via SD card.
Someone that can't post to the list for some reason sent me a link to a program that
looks to be just what I need, it converts a JPEG into a stand alone program that the C64
can display. I'll give that a try when I get the chance.
How well that approach maps to the C64 environment,
I'm not sure. I *think* C64 BASIC is supposed to be reasonably flexible. I've no
idea about the RS232 side (I think the C64 serial interface is "something else",
isn't it, although perhaps compatible with a bit of magic?)
Normal C64's lack a serial port. I built one for mine a few years ago.
Zane
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