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DOOM Graphic Utility Program - Version 2.0 - By Chris Tierney - April 1994
SUMMARY: DMIMAGES [THERE ARE NO SWITCHES]
DESCRIPTION:
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.
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.
DMIMAGE2 is a compiled QBASIC program I whipped together to make
batch extraction of images possiable.
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.
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.
*** WARNING *** Inserted images must have the default cyan backround.
If you plan to modify a few images and then insert them back into
the WAD, do not select a black backround!
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.
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.
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.
The DMIMAGE2.ZIP file should contain five files:
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.
ALL IN THE NAME OF D-O-O-M!!!!!
COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS:
I can be E-Mailed on American Online
My on-line name is THERMWOOD (Don't ask!!)
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.