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.npf image format
##Overview NPF images are much more lightweight at the expense of
This image format uses indexed color.
##Format documentation
####Header
Start | Length | Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 4 | Magic | "UGAR" |
4 | 4 | uint32 LE | Section count - always 2 |
8 | 4 | uint32 LE | Section 1 (palette data) length |
12 | 4 | uint32 LE | Section 2 (image data) length |
####Palette Data
Colors are stored in rgb555 format, so that each color only uses two bytes of data.
The first byte of this section is actually ignored, as palette index 0 is reserved for transparent pixels. Because of this, there are only 15 color palette slots available.
####Image Data
Each pixel of the image is represented by a one-byte unsigned integer that refers to the index of the color in the palette section. The indices start at 0, like an array.
Images are read using a scanline method. The data starts with the pixel at the top-left, then progresses linearly left-to-right, top-to-bottom until the pixel in the bottom-right corner.
##Things to investigate
- Can we use these from ugomenus as well?
- Is it possible to use a shorter palette length if not all 256 color slots are used?