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- DOOM Graphic Utility Program - Version 2.0 - By Chris Tierney - April 1994
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- SUMMARY: DMIMAGES [THERE ARE NO SWITCHES]
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- DESCRIPTION:
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- DMIMAGE2 will make batch extraction of graphics from the DOOM WAD
- file a bit easier. The program reads a user specified .DIR file
- which contains only the names of the images you want extracted.
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- This program uses DMGRAPH.EXE by Bill Neisius to do the actual
- extraction from the WAD file. The program will extract to .GIF
- or .PPM file formats. I downloaded the DMGRAPH.EXE files through
- America Online. One of the files called WAD.DIR contains over
- 1500 graphic image names. This is the default .DIR file.
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- DMIMAGE2 is a compiled QBASIC program I whipped together to make
- batch extraction of images possiable.
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- Before you begin, unzip DMIMAGE2.ZIP into your DOOM directory.
- To extract specific, images just edit the WAD.DIR file with any text
- editor such as DOS's EDIT to contain only the names of the images
- you want to extract! You can save the edited file under any
- filename you wish as long as it has the .DIR extension. Next run
- DMIMAGE2 from the command prompt and follow each of the prompts.
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- The first prompt asks you weather you will be Extracting or
- Inserting. Next you will be prompted for either a source or
- destination directory depending upon your answer to the previous
- question. The default is the current directory. You are then
- asked for the name and or location of your .DIR file. This default
- is WAD.DIR in the current directory. The next prompt will allow
- either .GIF or .PPM file format to be selected. The final prompt
- asks if a black backround for the image is desired. Default is no.
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- *** WARNING *** Inserted images must have the default cyan backround.
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- If you plan to modify a few images and then insert them back into
- the WAD, do not select a black backround!
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- After all the Q&A's the program will begin and it will report it's
- progress to the screen. This process can be interupted at any time
- by hitting any key. You can then resume or exit the program.
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- To extract all of the images requires about 4.6MB of hard disk!!!!
- On a 486DX-33V with 16Mb Ram, it took about 13 minutes to extract
- all 1584 images from the WAD and about 11 to insert them back.
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- The overall purpose of this program is to extract all of the images
- which make up a character or animated image in one quick step.
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- The DMIMAGE2.ZIP file should contain five files:
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- 1) DMIMAGE2.EXE - The executable program file.
- 2) DMGRAPH.EXE - The image extraction program by Bill Neisius.
- 3) WAD.DIR - The complete list of image names.
- 4) BOSS.DIR - The complete list of BARON image names.
- 5) DMIMAGE2.DOC - This file.
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- ALL IN THE NAME OF D-O-O-M!!!!!
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- COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS:
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- I can be E-Mailed on American Online
- My on-line name is THERMWOOD (Don't ask!!)
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- If you know of or have created any programs that work with DOOM,
- I would love to try them out!
- Just drop me an E-Mail.
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