Sunday, July 26, 2009

Image to ZX Spec 1.0.5 Released

UPDATE: Version 1.2.1 supersedes this revision of Image to ZX Spec you can get this here



Image to ZX Spec 1.0.5 "Omega" is now available - try it online (requires Java 6, you will be shown a security prompt) or download it (more links bottom of this post beneath changes).

You can find out more about what Image to ZX Spec can do here and here


Bill and Ted agree being Omega dithered is most excellent (click image)


Changes
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Version 1.0.5
  • Added Bayer Ordered Dither (2x1)
  • Added Omega Ordered Dither (2x2)
  • Minor code changes including better error messages.
  • Remembering directory locations in the file dialogs
  • OpenGL hardware acceleration switch (disabled by default, source
    code only adjustment required to enable it due to instability and
    currently only rendering display improvements).
  • Small UI changes

Downloads:

YouTube video tutorial

Webstart Image to ZX Spec (i.e. "online" usage - requires Java 6)

Download Image to ZX Spec 1.0.5

Download the Image to ZX Spec 1.0.5 (GPL 2) source code

1 comment:

Fork and Beard said...

I was about to write an app which converted an image into a ZX Spectrum style image.

Then I found this. Better than anything I would have created to the power ten.

Thank you. It's a beautiful thing.