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From: mperdue@iquest.net (Mario Perdue)
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Subject: Re: sprites (another silly questions
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 13:51:53 GMT
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On Fri, 13 Jun 1997 08:16:47 -0400, Clint Kelly <clint@erols.com>
wrote:

>Can I make my sprites with Corel Draw?

I'm not familiar with the features of Corel Draw, but if it can create
a bitmap image (bmp, tga, gif, etc.) then the answer is yes. I use
Corel Photo Paint myself.

>Do I just zoom in really close, and then make sure that I just draw an 
>8x8, or 16x16 image, and then use one of the conversion programs to turn 
>it into a TIM file?

The maximum size of a sprite is limited to 256x256 pixels. Once you
have created the image, use TIMUTIL to create a TIM file for use with
the PlayStation. If you are using smaller sprites, several of them may
be drawn in the same 256x256 pixel area.

Mario