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From: Jim <jim@micronetics.com>
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Subject: Re: TIM Files
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 10:32:12 +0100
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Hi Nelson,

It doesn't look like you are skipping the header of the tim.
It is four bytes past the start of the file.  If the tim is loaded at
0x80110000 try pasing 0x80110004 to GsGetTimInfo or do

    GsGetTimInfo(((u_long *)PICTURE)+1,&Image);

Regards

Jim

Nelson Santos wrote:
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> I wrote the following small program to extract some information about a
> certain TIM file I want to display:
> 
> //-----------------------------------------
> #include <libps.h>
> 
> #define PICTURE 0x80110000
> 
> void main(void)
> {
>    GsIMAGE Image;
>    GsGetTimInfo((u_long *)PICTURE,&Image);
>    printf("Pixel Mode: %u\n",Image.pmode);
>    printf("   Pixel X: %u\n",Image.px);
>    printf("   Pixel Y: %u\n",Image.py);
>    printf("   Pixel *: %x\n",Image.pixel);
>    printf("   CLUT CX: %u\n",Image.cx);
>    printf("   CLUT CY: %u\n",Image.cy);
>    printf("   CLUT CW: %u\n",Image.cw);
>    printf("   CLUT CH: %u\n",Image.ch);
>    printf("    CLUT *: %x\n",Image.clut);
> }
> //-----------------------------------------
> 
> This is the output produced:
> 
>    Pixel Mode: 16
>       Pixel X: 22540
>       Pixel Y: 2
>       Pixel *: 80110010
>       CLUT CX: 17
>       CLUT CY: 4294963200
>       CLUT CW: 8192
>       CLUT CH: 0
>        CLUT *: 2000
> 
> Aside from "Pixel Mode" and "Pixel *", the rest of these values make NO
> SENSE to me.  "Pixel Mode", according to the Library Reference Page 30,
> should be between 0 and 4.  I'm getting 16.  I'm assuming this means 16 bit
> and there is an error in the Library Reference.
> 
> HELP!  Please clarify the rest of these numbers for me!  Thanks!
> 
> Nelson.