File converter

MrZaarr · Post by **MrZaarr** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:54 pm

Does anyone know if ther is a program than can convert a large amount of files? from ehg --> png for the pics in the game.

Post by **Minstrel** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:42 pm

Not on the PC, unless someone else knows of one. I can do it for you though if you send the file to me

I have a script that can do it; I've done facepacks for D88 with it and it takes about 10 seconds to rename 500+ files

MrZaarr · Post by **MrZaarr** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:01 am

Minstrel wrote:Not on the PC, unless someone else knows of one. I can do it for you though if you send the file to me I have a script that can do it; I've done facepacks for D88 with it and it takes about 10 seconds to rename 500+ files

Ok...that script sound good. I just have to se so I have all the pics I want.

Post by **archibalduk** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:07 pm

If you use an MS-DOS prompt and navigate to the folder containing your files, enter the following in the command line:

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ren *.ehg *.png

MrZaarr · Post by **MrZaarr** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:13 pm

archibalduk wrote:If you use an MS-DOS prompt and navigate to the folder containing your files, enter the following in the command line:
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ren *.ehg *.png

Thanx Dude!

markiemark66 · Post by **markiemark66** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:55 pm

I know a day late and a dollar short.

To convert file name extensions I use Lupas Rename.
To actually convert from one graphics type to another I use Irfanview.

Maybe I should have joined the forums a long time ago.

Post by **archibalduk** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:18 pm

I think I may have tried Irfanview a long time back. Is that the free software that lets you convert to a staggering number of different graphics formats?

markiemark66 · Post by **markiemark66** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:42 pm

Yes archibalduk it is. It does a lot of things. I used the batch conversion to go from .png to .jpg on some of the cards I downloaded from this awesome site.

I have been using it as my default viewer for years. Lately the install program comes with an option to install a toolbar of some sort. Which I do not recommend. You can get an older version here:
http://www.oldversion.com/

and the main site is:
irfanview.com

Post by **getzlaf15** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:48 pm

Hoe does changing the file extension help? What kind of benefits do i get by changing them to what they are now to a new extension?

Post by **archibalduk** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:46 pm

Different graphics formats have different ways of compressing the image and compress to different extents. For example, JPEG can be used to save space because it compresses the file - but the more you compress, the worse the quality. PNG and TIFF, on the other hand, are uncompressed (which means a larger file size) and have a flawless image.

Thus, in EHM you will want to consider how much disk space you have available for facepacks. If you have little space use JPG, or if you have plenty of space then use PNG.

Post by **getzlaf15** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:49 pm

Ahhh, thanks for clearing that up Arch.