any programs that lets you make backgrounds on mac?
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any programs that lets you make backgrounds on mac?
Are there any tools that let you make and edit backgrounds on mac?
Re: any programs that lets you make backgrounds on mac?
If you use GIMP (or any other pixel art editor) for Mac and Python 3 for Mac, you can use savtool.py from NES BG Editor to convert a PNG to a pattern table and nametable format that the NES can read.
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Re: any programs that lets you make backgrounds on mac?
Thankfully you can obtain GIMP (as well as a number of editors that can save as PNG) for free.
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Re: any programs that lets you make backgrounds on mac?
Hi,
On my side, I'm using the following editor on Mac: : https://github.com/tsalvo/nes-chr-editor. If you want, I can provide a napp (I've conpiled it).
It's enough to open an existing ROM tiles (I don't know if all mapper are supported). It's not a level editor, just a way to edit the CHR.
Regards,
Ben
On my side, I'm using the following editor on Mac: : https://github.com/tsalvo/nes-chr-editor. If you want, I can provide a napp (I've conpiled it).
It's enough to open an existing ROM tiles (I don't know if all mapper are supported). It's not a level editor, just a way to edit the CHR.
Regards,
Ben
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Re: any programs that lets you make backgrounds on mac?
Yeah thats what I'm using, I didn't realize it would work for backgrounds.dienben2020 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:43 am Hi,
On my side, I'm using the following editor on Mac: : https://github.com/tsalvo/nes-chr-editor. If you want.
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Re: any programs that lets you make backgrounds on mac?
Hi,
Depending on your mapper, the first Kb is the background. That the way I'm using it for now. You could create your CHR from png and then use, on mac, python script to generate the CHR.
Regards,
Benoit
Depending on your mapper, the first Kb is the background. That the way I'm using it for now. You could create your CHR from png and then use, on mac, python script to generate the CHR.
Regards,
Benoit
Re: any programs that lets you make backgrounds on mac?
I used to use NES Screen Tool with WINE, but that stopped working with MacOS Catalina. So I ended up making my own!
https://famicom.party/neslightbox
Please give it a try and let me know what it's missing.
https://famicom.party/neslightbox
Please give it a try and let me know what it's missing.
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Re: any programs that lets you make backgrounds on mac?
You can use Tiled/Aesprite they are crossplatform tools for Graphics.