Pal2PacE: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 02:27, 20 July 2021

Basic information

Author:: Bohemia Interactive
Compatibility:: Armed Assault
Download:: included in TexView 2 release

Description

Description:: Pal2PacE is a command line tool for texture conversion. The conversion engine is identical to TexView 2. See Armed Assault: Texture Naming Rules for more information about the conversion process.

Usage

Line call:

pal2pace [saveoptions] source [<destination>]

Options:

Size of the texture output

-size=<n>

Examples:

Pal2PacE x:\Test\*.tga

Licenses

Licensing:: Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement
See also:: TexView 2, ImageToPAA

Additional information

Supported formats

Input:

JPG
TGA (24 bit / 32 bit with alpha channel )
PNG (with or without alpha channel)
PAA
PAC

Important note: All input textures must have resolution 2^x / 2^y (e.g. 16 / 16, 32 / 32, 64 / 64, 256 /256). The largest texture size commonly supported by graphics cards and RV engine is 2048x2048, in future graphics textures 4096x4096 or even larger could be possible and it is already supported in Pal2PacE.

Output:

PAA/PAC
TGA (32 bit with alpha channel)
PNG (with alpha channel)

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-{{Tool|=
+{{Tool
 |AUTHOR= [[:Category:Projects|Bohemia Interactive]]
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 |VERSION=
-|COMPATIBILITY= [[:Category:Armed Assault|Armed Assault (ArmA)]]
+|COMPATIBILITY=
+[[:Category:ArmA: Armed Assault|{{arma1}}]]
-|DOWNLOAD= ''not available at this time''
+|DOWNLOAD=
+included in [[TexView 2]] release
-|DESCRIPTION= Pal2PacE is a command line tool for texture conversion. The conversion engine is itentical to [[TexView 2]]. See [[Armed Assault: Texture Naming Rules]] for more information about the conversion process.
+|DESCRIPTION= Pal2PacE is a command line tool for texture conversion. The conversion engine is identical to [[TexView 2]]. See [[Armed Assault: Texture Naming Rules]] for more information about the conversion process.
 |NOTES=
+|COMMAND=
+    pal2pace [saveoptions] source [<destination>]
+|OPTIONS=
+Size of the texture output
+* -size=<n>
+|EXAMPLE=
+Pal2PacE x:\Test\*.tga
 |LICENSING= [[End User License Agreement for BI's Tools|Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement]]
-|SEEALSO= [[TexView 2]]
+|SEEALSO= [[TexView 2]], [[ImageToPAA]]
 }}
-[[Category:Armed Assault: Editing]][[Category:Tools]]
+=== Additional information ===
+==== Supported formats ====
+Input:
+* JPG
+* TGA (24 bit / 32 bit with alpha channel )
+* PNG (with or without alpha channel)
+* PAA
+* PAC
+'''Important note''': All input textures must have resolution 2^x / 2^y (e.g. 16 / 16, 32 / 32, 64 / 64, 256 /256). The largest texture size commonly supported by graphics cards and RV engine is 2048x2048, in future graphics textures 4096x4096 or even larger could be possible and it is already supported in Pal2PacE.
+Output:
+* PAA/PAC
+* TGA (32 bit with alpha channel)
+* PNG (with alpha channel)
+{{GameCategory|arma1|Official Tools}}