ShinGamix 1 Report post Posted September 22, 2012 How in all of creation do I get a png map pic converted into a .tmx file to use in my tiled program? Is anyone smart enough to solve this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moonpearl 32 Report post Posted September 22, 2012 How in all of creation do I get a png map pic converted into a .tmx file to use in my tiled program? Is anyone smart enough to solve this? That's not quite possible - unless you have a picture for each separate layer, which seems unlikely. I'm not exactly familiar with the TMX format, but as I understand it, it has nothing to do with a picture, it's more of a table stating which image should be put in each cell - while a PNG file is a mere picture with colored pixels. If you can recognize patterns and identify which cells use identical tiles using your human brain, a picture is just a stream of arbitrary colors to a computer. Theoretically, you could disassemble a rastered picture using a script that compares blocks of 32x32 (or any other size) pixels with each other to assess which cells use the same tile - however, there's a problem with layers, because pixels from top layers replace those from lower ones... which means that pixelwise comparison will fail to recognize that grass with a tree standing on it is still just grass. The computer has no way to assess which pixels originally belong to the ground and which belong to separate objects. And if there happens to be a fog of some sort on your map, it gets even worse because it will scramble all tiles, making it impossible to match any of them with each other. 1 ShinGamix reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinGamix 1 Report post Posted September 22, 2012 So tiled program is worthless for RPG Maker then..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moonpearl 32 Report post Posted September 22, 2012 So tiled program is worthless for RPG Maker then..? Pretty much, yes. Even more so since the TMX format is distinct from the RXDATA format in which RPG Maker stores maps. What you're asking for is pretty much the same as asking whether it's possible to convert a music stream to a score without musical knowledge, in order to give it to someone who can only read guitar tabs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinGamix 1 Report post Posted October 15, 2012 Damn this really sucks! I am going to keep looking though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madanchi 18 Report post Posted October 15, 2012 What program are you using? Then I'll begin work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShinGamix 1 Report post Posted October 15, 2012 Tiled is the program that uses .tmx files but there is no known way to convert them to a PS or gimp usable image or reverse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
