BLP Lab v0.5.0

[mXs]

how do i convert a file to .blp with this? i try but in We, when the map are charging a "error" message appears.

 

[Frotty]

how do i convert a file to .blp with this? i try but in We, when the map are charging a "error" message appears.

What did you try? Did you select BLP1 or BLP2 ? wc3 requires BLP1

 

[mXs]

What did you try? Did you select BLP1 or BLP2 ? wc3 requires BLP1

I've Tried both. But it didn't work. How do i Must do that?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Must have correct mipmap count. The tool has broken mipmap logic. Set mipmaps to 16 to be safe. Basically it generates mipmaped BLP files (needed for model textures) and for those files to be valid all mipmap levels have to be valid. It will often be off by 1 with mipmap count so to be safe set it to 16.

 

[mXs]

I can do that, but for blp2 only. The program does not save in blp1 format if it has not a "power of 2" dimension. I've tried to make that with other programs but it doesn't work too. How do i make all of that?

 

[Dr Super Good]

I can do that, but for blp2 only. The program does not save in blp1 format if it has not a "power of 2" dimension.

As far as I can tell WC3 supports non power of 2 textures. However it might only support them if your graphic card and driver support them, which is every graphic card for the last ~15 years. In any case this is a bug with BLP lab since it should not be preventing you from saving them as BLP1. WC3 will not load BLP2 as that is for World of Warcraft only.

You could always try Imperial BLP. The tool is quite error prone, lacking features and the version provided is buggy, however the BLP logic is better. For example one could open up any resolution RGB png file and save it as a BLP file which will work in game. It will automatically resize the image as appropriate, since WC3 will only use mipmap levels that are at most 512 pixels in either dimension.

For optimum performance and results it is recommended that your image dimensions are a power of 2. Modern GPU hardware will support non power of 2 images however there may be performance penalties and visual quality may be degraded due to mipmap dimensions having to round down.

 

[Totally not an Alien]

Really usefull for converting images

 

[SiyC]

So useful

 

[NearbyHermit]

No matter what I did, I couldn't close it. I had to restart the pc. Other than that, it works as intended.

 

[Barade]

Save As window does not appear on Windows 10.
Batch window appeared outside the screen and could not be used.

 

[Frotty]

Save As window does not appear on Windows 10.
Batch window appeared outside the screen and could not be used.

It seems to use the center of all available screen space, e.g. in the middle of a 2-monitor setup.
Other factors might be at play as well.
I was able to move and use them though.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Save As window does not appear on Windows 10.
Batch window appeared outside the screen and could not be used.

Maybe Window + Tab would help? This shows all windows in a tile format. You can then move them onto new desktops which might reposition them onto the screen.

 

[Barade]

I could only move the Batch window to the center and use it. The Save As window did not appear when centering/stacking the windows

edit: Nevermind, now it works again. Maybe it had something to do with other open windows ....

 

[V]

5/5 Epic Tool!

 

[Victel]

Do I export textures as blp or dds for the game to read? Also, once the texture is imported into the asset manager, how do I tell it to apply to my model?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Do I export textures as blp or dds for the game to read? Also, once the texture is imported into the asset manager, how do I tell it to apply to my model?

DDS. Use something like GIMP to export such files. Both DXT1 and DXT5 mode can be used.

BLP is supported for backwards compatibility, however it might not be optimal anymore.

 

[MageMarauder]

Used for batch converting files to the proper format for icons. Thanks 5/5

 

[Sverkerman]

Great program! Well done!

 

[HerlySQR]

That worked to me, thx.

 

[Jaccouille]

Excellent tool, wish I could use it in command line though.

 

[_Guhun_]

Excellent tool, wish I could use it in command line though.

Good news, you can!

 

[Assassin]

Thanks, this is very simple and good.

 

[HolyWolf]

Is it possible to use it in command line? How?

If no, will there be any plan to support this feature?
or, is the source code open?

I really want to use it in command line.
thx.

EDIT: found the solution at #71 by _Guhun_ , I'll check it out.

 

[HolyWolf]

Good news, you can!

It's not working, i ran it like:

blplabcl.exe 1.png 1.blp -type0 -q100

But nothing happened, no blp was generated, no log in command line, no nothing .....
My OS: windows 10

Any thought?

 

[_Guhun_]

It's not working, i ran it like:

blplabcl.exe 1.png 1.blp -type0 -q100

But nothing happened, no blp was generated, no log in command line, no nothing .....
My OS: windows 10

Any thought?

Not sure, it just works for me. Is 'swdn_blp.dll' in the same folder? Or perhaps you need to specify the number of bitmaps?

 

[HolyWolf]

Not sure, it just works for me. Is 'swdn_blp.dll' in the same folder? Or perhaps you need to specify the number of bitmaps?

yes, i downloaded the three files (exe/dll/txt) and put them in the same folder.

i also tried setting the capability to windows 7, but no luck.

 

[Descendant of the Sun]

Thank you very much for providing this tool

 

[SunLord]

I was used it for convert PNG to TGA, very good !

 

[Tomas Ninja]

5/5. It's just needed.

yes, if you want work with icons, skins or something else, it´s needed.

 

[Barbafire]

Found one icon that I want to use, but It doesn't have a passive. Using it, thanks.

 

[Darnish89]

So old and still so awesome tool!

 

[thatkyle]

5/5 very useful