Playstation Sprite editor docs

ASSEMbler · Jun 1, 2006

I don't know if this has been posted anywhere, but it's good reading.
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Sprite Editor User's Manual

Copyright and trademarks
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For using this manual
This manual dwells on using DTL-201A sprite editor version 1.7.
Composition
Part 1 Tutorial
Expounds how to actually operate the sprite editor.
Part 2 References
Sets out each of the functions supported by the sprite editor.
Appendix A Installation
Deals with a method for installing the sprite editor.
Appendix B File formats
Elucidates the file formats supported by the sprite editor.

Contents
Sprite editor user's manual
Copyright and trademarks i
For using this manual ii
Contents iii
Overview
1 Major features 2
2 Operating environment 3
3 File formats 4
Part 1 Tutorial
1. Editing images
1 How to draw images 10

1.1 Drawing curves 11
1.2 Erasing images 11
1.3 Drawing straight lines 12
1.4 Replacing color 12
1.5 Drawing rectangles 12
1.6 Coloring area 12
1.7 Moving images 13
1.8 Copying images 13
1.9 Copying part other than specified color 13
1.10 Vertical inversion 13
1.11 Horizontal inversion 14
1.12 Extension and reduction 14
1.13 Rotation 14
1.14 Making image scroll 14
1.15 Drawing ellipses 15
1.16 Initializing data 15
1.17 Changing pen size 15
1.18 Selecting TIM bank 15
1.19 Changing snaps 16
1.20 Compressing character 16
1.21 Releasing specified area selection 17
1.22 Specifying rendering color 18
1.23 Undoing 18
1.24 Output to video monitor 18
1.25 Grid indication 18

1.26 Saving only part of image 19
1.27 Power of displaying paint window 19
2 Editing color palette 20

2.1 Replacing colors on palette 20
2.2 Replacing palette 21
2.3 Copying color palette 21
2.4 Initializing data 21
2.5 Developing gradation 21
2.6 Setting semitransparency 22

2. Editing cell map
1 Developing cell data 25
Displaying reduced cell window 26
Copying cell data 27
Vertical inversion 27
Horizontal inversion 27
Initializing data 27
Displaying image area given by cell data 27
Updating palette for cataloged cell data 28
Replacing order of cell data 28
Cell compression 28
2 Developing map data 29

2.1 Displaying reduced map window 30
2.2 Copying map data 30
2.3 Initializing data 30
2.4 Displaying image area given by map data 30
2.5 Map output to video monitor 31

3 Setting attributes and semitransparency attributes 31
3.1 Setting attributes 31
3.2 Setting semitransparency 32
3. Editing animations
1 Developing sprite group data 37
Selecting sprite 38
Updating coordinates for cataloged sprite 39
Changing width or height of cataloged sprite 39
Initializing data 39
Changing palette of cataloged sprite 39
Displaying image area given by sprite data 40
Displaying sprite semitransparently 40
Rotating sprite 40
Extending/reducing sprite 40
Inverting sprite 41

1.11 Cataloging sprite along grid 41
1.12 Priority of sprite displa 41
2 Editing time table 41
2.1 Modifying offset coordinates for sprite group displayed 42
2.2 Changing background color for video monitor 42
Part 2 References
1. Screen configuration 1 Outline 46
2. Menu bar
1 File menu 48
1.1 Opening file 48
- Loading saved file (Ctrl+O)
1.2 Saving under name 50
- Saving current contents of opened file (Ctrl+S)
1.3 Opening definition file 52
- Loading project file (Alt+O)
1.4 Saving definition file 52
- Saving current status into project file (Alt+S)
1.5 Saving all files 53
- Saving all opened files (Alt+A)
1.6 Termination 53
- Terminating sprite editor (Alt+X)
2 Editing menu 54
2.1 Undo 54
- Canceling last tool operation (Ctrl+Z)
2.2 Fix 54
- Specifying status to be set up after next undoing (Ctrl+F) 2.3
Redo 54
- Setting up status before cancellation by "undo"
2.4 Cell compression 55
- Compressing map data by cell
2.5 Character compression 55
- Compressing image data by cell
3 Color count menu 56
3.1 256 colors 56
- Making 256 colors available
3.2 16 colors 56
- Making 16 colors available

4 Setting menu 57
4.1 Artist board screen mode 57
- Setting resolution for video monitor
4.2 Items transferred to artist board 57
- Setting contents displayed on video monitor
4.3 Sprite display X offset 57
- Moving image displayed on video monitor to left (Ctrl+U) 4.4
Sprite display Y offset 58
- Upward moving image displayed on video monitor (Ctrl+Y) 4.5
Cell size 58
- Setting size of sell cut out of image
4.6 Map size 58
- Setting whole cell or map size (Ctrl+M)
4.7 Map attribute 59
- Setting attributes and semitransparency information in cell
(Ctrl+C)
4.8 Displaying reduced cell 61
- Displaying reduced cell window (Ctrl+E)
4.9 Displaying reduced map 61
- Displaying reduced map window (Ctrl+W)
4.10 Setting animation 62
- Setting animation to be displayed
4.11 Setting snap 63
- Setting snap size for area specification
4.12 Setting grid color 64
- Setting grid color
4.13 Setting coordinates for TIM bank 64
- Setting coordinates for TIM bank
5 Display menu 67
5.1 Power 67
- Setting power for displaying paint window (Ctrl+R)
5.2 Bank 67
- Selecting bank (Ctrl+B)
5.3 Grid 69
- Displaying grid or no grid (Ctrl+G)
5.4 Reloading 69
- Re-rendering with video monitor out of order (Ctrl+P)
6 Window menu 69
6.1 Arranging icons 69
- Arranging iconic window
6.2 Whole TIM display 69
- Activating whole TIM display window
6.3 Displaying cell 70
- Activating cell display window

6.4 Displaying map 70
- Activating map display window
6.5 Displaying palette 70
- Activating palette display window
6.6 Displaying animation 70
- Activating animation display window
6.7 Display time table 70
- Activating time table display window
6.8 Painting 70
- Activating paint window
7 Tool menu 71
7.1 Longitudinal location 71
- Longitudinally displaying tool palette
7.2 Lateral location 71
- Laterally displaying tool palette
3. Tool bar
1 Opening tool 74
- Loading saved file
2 Saving tool 75
- Saving current contents of opened file
3 Grid tool 75
- Displaying grid or no grid
4 Power modification tool 76
- Setting power of displaying paint window
5 Bank selection tool 76
- Selecting bank
6 Attribute setting tool 77
- Setting attribute
7 Undoing tool 78
- Canceling last tool operation
8 Fixing tool 78
- Setting up status after next undoing
9 Redoing tool 79
- Setting up status before undoing
10 Screen display tool 79
- Setting contents to be displayed on video monitor
11 Right scroll tool 80
- Moving image displayed on video monitor to left
12 Downward scroll tool 80
- Upward moving image displayed on video monitor

4. Tool palette
1 Pen tool 82
- Drawing curves
2 Eraser tool 83
- Erasing image
3 Straight line drawing tool 84
- Drawing straight lines
4 Color change tool 84
- Changing colors
5 Rectangle drawing tool 85
- Drawing rectangles with rendering color
6 Coloring tool 86
- Coloring area defined by lines with rendering color
7 Moving tool 86
- Moving images
8 Copying tool 87
- Copying images
9 Mask copy tool 88
- Mask-copy images
10 Vertical inversion tool 88
- Vertical image inversion
11 Horizontal inversion tool 89
- Horizontal image inversion
12 Size modification tool 89
- Extending/reducing and copying image
13 Rotation tool 90
- Rotating image
14 Scroll tool 90
- Making image scroll
15 Ellipse drawing tool 91
- Drawing ellipses and circles
16 Total clearing tool 92
- Initializing data
17 Cell tool 92
- Cutting out cell data
18 Attribute tool 93
- Setting attributes
19 Animation tool 94
- Cutting out animation data
5. Window
1 Whole TIM display window 96
2 Cell display window 97
3 Map display window 98

4 Palette display window 99
5 Animation display window 101
6 Time table display window 105
7 Paint window 109
8 Window selection 110
6. Miscellaneous
1 List of short cut keys 112
2 Notes 114
Appendix A Installation
1. Installation
1 Installation 120
Appendix B File formats
1. Specifications of image data (TIM file)
1 Image data file 126
2 Whole file configuration 126
2.1 ID 127
2.2 FLAG 127
2.3 CLUT section 128
2.4 Pixel data section 129
2. Specifications of pixel image data (PXL file)
1 PXL format 132
2 Whole file configuration 132
2.1 ID 133
2.2 FLAG 133
2.3 Pixel data section 133
3. Specifications of palette data (CLT file)
1 CLT format 136
2 Whole file configuration 136
2.1 ID 137
2.2 FLAG 137
2.3 CLUT section 137
4. Specifications of cell data (CEL file) 1 CEL format 140

2 File formats 140
2.1 HEADER 140
2.2 CELL 141
2.3 ATTR 142
5. Specifications of map data (BGD file)
1 BGD format 144
2 File formats 144
2.1 HEADER 144
2.2 MAP 145
2.3 ATTR 146
6. Specifications of animation data (ANM file)
1 ANM format 148
2 File format 148
2.1 HEADER 148
2.2 SEQUENCE 149
2.3 SPRITEGp 149
2.4 CLUTGp 152
7. Animation time sequence file (RSQ file)
1 TSQ format 154
2 File format 154
2.1 HEADER 154
2.2 SEQUENCE 155
8. Sprite editor project file (SDF file)
1 SDF format 158
2 File format 158

2.1 TIM 158
2.2 CEL 159
2.3 MAP 159
2.4 ANM 159
2.5 DISPLAY 160
2.6 COLOR 160
2.7 ADDR 161

Index 163

OVERVIEW

1 Major Features
The DTL-S210A sprite editor is the image data ending tool dedicated to the PlayStation
unit. It provides the capability to interactively create data as sprite and BG picture components
on Windows.
Painting function
This function creates and edits pixel images. It is capable of concurrently editing four
banks.
The created image (TIM file) can also be used as texture for the 3D graphics tool.
Note: Data in the 256-color mode and data in the 16-color mode cannot be edited concurrently. Concurrently
editing two or more pieces of data requires that the same color mode be applied.
Map creation function
This function locates cells cut out of an image to create a map. The size of a cell to be cut out must be 8 x 8, 16 x
16, 24 x 24, 32 x 32 or 64 x 64 pixels. The maximum map size is 256 x 256 cells. Each of the cells located in a map
can be assigned an attribute value. Four maps can be edited concurrently.
Animation creation function
This function cuts a sprite out of an image to create a sprite group and an animation.
Graphics display function
Graphic artist board DTL-H201A allows graphic data having the same color and resolution as the PlayStation unit
to be checked by the video monitor.
Note: With graphic data displayed on the video monitor screen, the processing speed is lowered compared with
such data not displayed.
Remarks
â€¢ The Windows video driver for 256 colors should be used. Any drivers for other than
256 colors cannot be used.

* Up to 236 colors can be displayed concurrently on the Windows screen. Thus, all
colors at the palette display window bottom and the most right four colors on the
second bottom line cannot be edited. When data based on colors of this part has been
loaded, colors displayed on the Windows screen may be different from colors
displayed on the NTSC screen.
* When ABOARD.EXE is not used to set the I/O address of the graphic artist board
again, the region of 0x1 340 to 0x1 34f is used as the I/0 address.
2 Operating Environment
Hardware
IBM PC/AT compatible machine
The hardware satisfying the following requirements is needed.
* CPU operated under 486DX2 (66 MHz) or higher version
* More than 4 M-bytes of empty memory
* Video board of 1024 x 768 (recommended) or more that can display
(required) 256 colors
* Hard disk
Graphic artist board DTL-H201A
This board is fitted on a PC/AT ISA bus slot to connect a video monitor
applicable to NTSC.
Color display for PC/AT
Windows is operated and sprites are edited on a color display for PC/AT.
Video monitor applicable to NYSC
This video monitor allows the inspection of data currently created by the
sprite editor.
Mouse
The mouse is used to operate the sprite editor.

Note
The factory set graphic artist board uses the region of 0x1340 to 0x124F as the
I/O address. This means that the graphic artist board cannot be used along with a
board which uses the region of 0x340 to 0x34F as the I/O address. Change the
duplicate I/O address of another board, or use ABOARD.EXE supplied together with
3D graphics tool DTL-S220A to change the I/O address of the graphic artist board.
Software
MS-DOS of version 5.0/V or later version
Windows 3.1
Operated on Japanese Windows 3.1
3 File Formats
The sprite editor supports the following file formats.
TIM
This image format allows data to be transferred directly to the VRAM of the PlayStation unit. It is composed of
color palette data and pixel data.
PXL
This file stores only the pixel data section of a TIM file.
CLT
This file stores only the color palette data section of a TIM file.

CEL
This is a table of cells constituting a BG plane. The table can also store attributes. Each cell is composed of a combination of
image coordinates on the VRAM and a palette used.
BGD
This file stores information on the arrangement of cells defined in the CEL file.
ANM
This format is used to create animations from image data. It is composed of sprite definitions for each frame and of a time table.
TSQ
This file stores only the time table section in the ANM file.

PART1
TUTORIAL

CHAPTER 1
EDITING IMAGES
This chapter explains the functions used to
render images.

Drawing images involves the use of a whole TIM display window, a paint window, and a
palette display window (see Figure 1-1-1). A rendering color is determined by the color palette on
a palette display window, and a tool on a tool palette is used to edit images on a paint window. A
whole rendered image is displayed on the whole TIM display window,
Figure 1-1-1 During Image Editing
1 How to Draw Images
1. Press the F5 function key on the keyboard to open the whole TIM display window,
the paint window and the palette display window.
2. Set the number of colors used in the color count menu.

3. Select "TIM bank coordinate setting" in the setting menu to open the coordinate
setting dialogue box in the TIM bank. Then, specify coordinates of the image on the
VRAM, palette coordinates, and the number of colors set.
4. Select the bank in the display menu. Open the bank setting dialogue box and specify
a TIM bank to be used.
5. Select and create a rendering color on the palette display window.
6. Use a tool on the tool palette to edit images on the paint window.
7. After having edited images, select "saving under name" in the file menu to save the
image as a TIM file.
The sprite editor supports the following image editing functions.

Vertical inversion tool
Mask copy tool
Copying tool
Moving tool
Painting tool
Animation tool
Attribute setting tool
Cell tool
Total clearing tool

Figure 1-1-2 Tool Palette
1.1 Drawing Curves
1. Select the pen tool on the tool palette (Figure 1-1-2).
2. Select the rendering color on the palette display window.
3. Clicking (dragging) the left button on the paint window enables rendering in the
rendering color. Dragging with the Caps Lock key pressed enables a dashed line to be
drawn.
1.2 Erasing Images
1. Select the eraser tool on the tool palette.
2. Clicking (dragging) the left button on the paint window enables rendering in the
background color (color of palette zero).

1.3 Drawing Straight Lines
1. Select the straight line drawing tool on the tool palette.
2. Select a rendering color on the palette display window.
3. Dragging on the paint window with the left mouse button pressed enables
rendering in the rendering color.
1.4 Replacing Color
A color in a certain area of image data can be replaced with another color in the
same palette.
1. Select the color change tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify by left dragging an area whose color is to be changed on the paint
window. The default is the whole image in the bank.
3. Select a color to be replaced on the palette display window and click the right
button.
4. Select a new color on the palette display window and click the left button.
1.5 Drawing Rectangles
1. Select the rectangle drawing tool on the tool palette.
2. Left dragging on the paint window leads to the drawing of the rectangle where the
start and end points of the dragging are the edge points of the diagonal.
1.6 Coloring Area
1. Select the coloring tool on the tool palette.
2. Click by the left button the pixel to be colored on the paint window.

1.7 Moving Images
1. Select the moving tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be moved by left dragging on the paint window (whole TIM
display window).
3. Locate the rectangular frame at the destination position and click the left button.
1.8 Copying Images
1. Select the copying tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be copied by left dragging on the paint window (whole TIM
display window).
3. Locate the rectangular frame at the destination position and click the left button.
1.9 Copying Part other than Specified Color
1. Select the mask copy tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be copied by left dragging on the paint window (whole TIM
display window).
3. Locate the rectangular frame at the position to be copied. Then, click the left
button with the shift key pressed. The rendering color becomes while, with the
other parts copied. Clicking the left button without pressing the shift key causes
the background color to become white.
1.10 Vertical Inversion
1. Select the vertical inversion tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be inverted vertically by left dragging on the paint window.

1.11 Horizontal Inversion
1. Select the horizontal inversion tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be inverted horizontally by left dragging on the paint window.
1.12 Extension and Reduction
1. Select the size modification tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be extended or reduced by left dragging on the paint window.
3. Locate the cursor at the intended position, followed by left dragging for the desired
size.
1.13 Rotation
1. Select the rotation tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be rotated by left dragging on the paint window.
3. Click the arrow button on the scroll bar to rotate the rectangular frame to the desired
angle.
4. Pointing to a position in the paint window, click the left button.
1.14 Making Image Scroll
1. Select the scroll tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be made to scroll by left dragging on the paint window.
3. Click the arrow button on the scroll bar for scrolling to the desired position. With the
Caps Lock key pressed, the image out of the rectangular frame is not displayed on
the opposite side.

1.15 Drawing Ellipses
1. Select the ellipse drawing tool on the tool palette.
2. Select a rendering color on the palette display window.
3. On the paint window, carry out left dragging from the center of the ellipse toward
the outside.
1.16 Initializing Data
1. Select the total clearing tool on the tool palette.
2. Click the left button on the paint window (whole TIM display window).
1.17 Changing Pen Size
With the Num Lock key pressed, activate the paint window to press numeric keys 1, 2
and 3. The pen size is changed to 1 x 1, 2 x 2 and 3 x 3.
1.18 Selecting TIM Bank
The appropriate TIM bank can be selected by the following three methods.
1. Select display menu "bank" and open the bank setting dialogue box (see Figure 1-1-
3). Then, select the number of the desired TIM bank.
2. Use the bank selection tool on the tool bar to open the bank setting dialogue box.
Then, select the number of the desired TIM bank.
3. Press function keys F1 to F4 (banks 0 to 3) on the keyboard.

Figure 1-1-3 Bank Setting Dialogue Box
1.19 Changing Snaps
During area specification, the snap can be changed by the following method.
1. In the setting menu, select Ã…gsnap settingÃ…h.
2. Select the desired snap size in the pull-down menu.
1 x 1 Ctrl+1: Allows an area to be specified in units of one pixel. 4 x 4
Ctrl+2: Allows an area to be specified in units of four pixels. 8 x 8 Ctrl+3:
Allows an area to be specified in units of eight pixels. 16 x 16 Ctrl+4:
Allows an area to be specified in units of 16 pixels.
1.20 Compressing Character
The sprite editor supports a character compression function for erasing duplicate
characters on one piece of TIM (rectangular area of the specified size) and embedding
characters in sequence. The function can also be used to create the cell corresponding to a
compressed image, and map data constituting the original picture.

Figure 1-1-4 Character Compression Dialogue Box
1. Select Ã…gcharacter compressionÃ…h in the editing menu, and open the TIM
character compression dialogue (see Figure 1-1-4).
2. Select the TIM bank containing an image to be compressed from the pre-
compression TIM bank in the dialogue box.
3. Select the TIM bank that will store the compressed image from the post-
compression TIM bank in the dialogue box.
4. SElect the MAP bank that will store the map data corresponding to the
compressed image from the post-compression MAP bank in the dialogue box.
5. Select the character size. When inserting one blank character around the
compressed image, press the edge character suspension button.
6. Press the OK button. Compression may take about two minutes.
1.21 Releasing Specified Area Selection
The specified area selection can be released by clicking the right button.

1.22 Specifying Rendering Color
The rendering color can be specified by the following two methods.
* Click the left button at the desired color on the palette display window.
* Click the right button at the desired color pixel on the paint window.
1.23 Undoing

Sprite button Map
button Animation
button Non-button

Opening tool
Saving tool
Grid tool
Power modification tool

Redoing tool
Fixing tool
Undoing tool
Attribute setting tool Bank
selection tool
Downward scroll tool
Right scroll tool

Figure 1-1-5 Tool Bar
The sprite editor defaults to selecting a tool on the tool palette and saving the status
right after the first operation into the undo buffer. Thus, undoing after a series of operation
following tool selection sets up the status for tool selection. Pressing the FIX button on the
tool bar (see Figure 1-1-5) causes the current status to be saved in the undo buffer. Use the
FIX button if needed.
1.24 Output to Video Monitor
Selecting the sprite button on the tool bar enables image data currently edited (contents of
the whole TIM display window) to be output from graphics artist board DTL-H201A to the
video monitor. Further, the resolution of the video monitor can be modified in the pull-down
menu by selecting the "artist board screen mode" in the setting menu. If coordinates of images
and palettes in the TIM bank occupy an area on the VRAM needed for display at the specified
resolution, however, the resolution cannot be modified. IN such a case, set coordinates of the
TIM bank in the setting menu so that coordinates of images and palettes do not share the display
area and, then, specify the desired resolution.
1.25 Grid Indication
The grid can be displayed and grid display can be suppressed by clicking the grid tool
on the tool bar. Opening the grid color setting dialogue box with "grid color setting"
selected in the setting menu enables the display colors of the main grid and sun-grid to be
changed.

1.26 Saving only Part of Image

Figure 1-1-6 TIM Output Information Dialogue Box
When a TIM file is saved, the TIM output information dialogue box (see Figure 1-1-
6) is opened. Specifying coordinates and size in image data in the dialogue box enables
the TIM file for only the specified area to be saved.
1.27 Power of Displaying Paint Window
The following three methods can be used to change the power of displaying the paint
window.
* Select "power" in the display menu, open the display power setting dialogue box, and
set the display power.
* Select the power changing tool on the tool palette, open the display power setting
dialogue box, and set the display power.
* Press function key F9 (high extension rate) or F9 (low extension rate) along with the
shift key on the keyboard.
The area extended in the paint window is displayed as the rectangular frame on the
whole TIM display window. The area can be moved to the position specified by clicking
the right button on the whole TIM display window.

2 Editing Color Palette

Front background
color display area
Semitransparent
area button

Figure 1-1-7 Palette display window Semitransparency button
The color palette is edited on the palette display window (see Figure 1-1-7). The
red, green and blue scroll bars are used to set colors. In the sprite editor, the color of
number zero on the palette provides the background color. In the 256-color mode, the top
left color provides the background color. In the 16-color mode, the left edge color on the
palette provides the background color. The rendering color can be specified by clicking
the left button. In the 256-color mode, the whole palette display window provides one
palette. In the 16-color mode, the lateral row provides one palette.
2.1 Replacing Colors on Palette
In the palette, a color can be replaced by another color.
1. Select the color change tool on the tool palette.
2. Click the right button on the palette display window to select the rendering color to
be replaced.
3. With the shift (or Ctrl) key pressed, click the left button on the palette display
window to specify the other rendering color to be substituted. Specification with the
shift key pressed leads to the swapping of color information in the TIM image. The
image on the paint window is not changed. Specification with the Ctrl key pressed
does not lead to the swapping of color information in the TIM image. Thus, image
appearance on the paint window is changed.

2.2 Replacing Palette
In the 16-color mode, the palette can be replaced.
1. Select the color change tool on the tool palette.
2. Click the right button on the palette display window to select one color in the
palette to be replaced.
3. With the shift and Ctrl keys pressed, click the left button at one color in the palette
to be substituted.
2.3 Copying Color Palette
1. Select the copying tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify the area to be copied by left dragging on the palette display window.
3. Locate the rectangular frame at the destination position and click the left button.
2.4 Initializing Data
1. Select the total clearing tool on the tool palette.
2. Click the left button on the palette display window.
2.5 Developing Gradation
1. Click the left button on the palette display window to select the rendering color to
be subjected to gradation.
2. Press the gradation button on the palette display window.
3. Click the left button at the other color to be subjected to gradation on the palette
display window. If a line or column on the palette display window does not contain
the first selected rendering color and the other selected color, no gradation is
developed.

2.6 Setting Semitransparency
Setting the transparency control bit (STP bit in the CLUT entry for TIM data) at one
in the color palette involves the following operation.
1. Click the left button at the color whose STP bit is to be made one on the palette
display window for selection.
2. Turn on the semitransparency button on the palette display window.
Dragging the palette display window by the left button with the semitransparent area
button turned on sets the status of the semitransparency button at the color in the area.

CHAPTER 2
EDITING CELL MAP
This chapter explains a procedure for com-
bining cells to create map data on the back-
ground plane.

Figure 1-2-1 Data Flow during Cell Map Editing
The sprite editor creates palette information and coordinate information of images laid on
the map on the VRAM, as cell data. Coordinate information is cataloged as cell data by
specifying areas on four TIM banks. Palette information is cataloged as cell data by
specifying a palette. Cataloging coordinate and palette information requires that an area be
selected on the whole TIM display window, a desired color in the palette be selected on the
palette display window, and the area in the cell display window be clicked. Information on
how the created cell data is be arranged is generated as map data. Selecting the area to be
pasted onto the map in the cell display window and clicking the pasting position on the map
display window lead to the cataloging of the information (see Figure 1-2-1).

1 Developing Cell Data

Whole TIM display window
Cell display window

Map display windo

Figure 1-2-2 Location during Cell Map Editing

The following detailed explanation is based on sample data.
1. Press the F6 function key on the keyboard to open the whole TIM display
window, the cell display window and the map display window to be located
properly (see Figure 1-2-2).
2. Set the size of the cell to be cut out by "cell size" in the setting menu, at 32 x 32.
3. Select "map size" in the setting menu, open the map cell specification dialogue
box, and set X size in the cell file at 16 and Y size at 16.
4. Select "cell tool" on the tool palette.
5. Select "bank" in the display menu and, then, TIM bank 0 for the image to be
cataloged as the cell.
6. Use the opening tool on the tool bar to load C:Â¥PSXGRAPHÂ¥TUTORIAL
Â¥SPRITEÂ¥MAP.TIM.
7. Click by the left button the top left edge of the rectangular area to be cut out in
the whole TIM display window, or drag the area to be cut out by the left button.

8. Click the left button at the position where the cell cut out in the cell display window
is to be located (see Figure 1-2-3). (For the cataloged cell data, refer to the palette
covering the rendering color used when the left button is clicked.)

Figure 1-2-3 Cell Data Creation
Now, cell data has been created. Data at the left top on the cell display window is
laid on the map display window. This is because the initial map data value is based on
the first cell. The following describes the operation applicable to the cell data.
1.1 Displaying Reduced Cell Window
The default is such that the cell display window is displayed in a somewhat large
scale. Checking "reduced cell display" in the setting menu allows the cell to be
reduced and displayed.

Figure 1-2-4 Tool Palette

1.2 Copying Cell Data
1. Select the copying tool on the tool palette (see Figure 1-2-4).
2. Specify an area to be copied by left dragging on the cell display window.
3. Locate the rectangular frame at the destination position and click the left button.
1.3 Vertical Inversion
1. Select the vertical inversion tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be inverted vertically by left dragging on the cell display
window.
1.4 Horizontal Inversion
1. Select the horizontal inversion tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be inverted horizontally by left dragging on the cell display
window.
1.5 Initializing Data
1. Select the total clearing tool on the tool palette.
2. Click the left button on the cell display window. The initial cell data value refers to
the cell beginning with (0, 0) in TIM bank 0.
1.6 Displaying Image Area Given by Cell Data
The image area pointed to by the cataloged cell data can be indicated. The
following gives the procedure for this indication.
1. Select the cell tool on the tool palette.
2. Clicking the right button on the cell display window leads to the display of the
area corresponding to the cell on the whole TIM display window. Also, the
following information is displayed at the center of the status bar.
PALETTE: Palette number
TIMBANK: Bank number (x and y coordinates)

1.7 Updating Palette for Cataloged Cell Data
Palette information cataloged as cell data can be updated. This updating involves the
following operation.
1. Select the pen tool on the tool palette.
2. Select the cell whose palette is to be updated, by left dragging on the cell display
window.
3. Clicking the right button at a color in the desired palette on the palette display
window causes the palette information to be cataloged as cell data.
1.8 Replacing Order of Cell Data
On the cell display window, cell numbers are arranged from the top left to the right.
Because the cell numbers are cataloged as map data, the map is changed if cell data
location has been updated. By the following operation, however, the position on the cell
display window can be changed without updating the map.
1. Select the color change tool on the tool palette.
2. Click the left button at the cell to be replaced on the cell display window.
3. Click the left button at the cell to be substituted on the cell display window.
1.9 Cell Compression
A cell compression function is supported for erasing duplicate cells cataloged as cell
data and arranging the other cells from the start of cell data. The function allows cell
information for the corresponding map data to be updated so that the map data is not
destroyed.
1. Select "cell compression" in the editing menu. The compression may take about two
minutes.

2 Developing Map Data
This section explains a method of developing map data from created cell data. This
explanation is based on sample data.
1. Press the F6 function key on the keyboard to open the cell display window and the
map display window to be located properly.
2. Select "map size" in the setting menu, open the map cell size specification dialogue
box, and set the map file size at 128 x 128.
3. Select "bank" in the display menu and, then, map bank 0 to be used.
4. With TIM bank 0 selected, use the opening tool on the tool bar to load
C:Â¥PSXGRAPHÂ¥TUTORIALÂ¥SPRITEÂ¥MAP.TIM and
C:Â¥PSXGRAPHÂ¥TUTORIALÂ¥SPRITEÂ¥MAP.CEL.
5. Select "pen tool" on the tool palette.
6. Click the left button at the cell to be located as map data on the cell display
window, or drag the area by the left button.
7. Click the left button at the position where the cell is to be located, on the map
display window.

Figure 1-2-5 Map Data Creation

Now, map data has been created. The following explains the operation applicable to
such map data.
2.1 Displaying Reduced Map Window
The default is such that the map display window is displayed in a somewhat large
scale. Checking "reduced map display" in the setting menu enables the map window to
be displayed at a reduced scale.
2.2 Copying Map Data
1. Select the copying tool on the tool palette.
2. Specify an area to be copied by left dragging on the map display window.
3. Click the left button with the rectangular frame located at the destination position.
2.3 Initializing Data
1. Select the total clearing tool on the tool palette.
2. Click the left button on the map display window. The initial map data value refers to
the cell of cell data 0.
2.4 Displaying Image Area Given by Map Data
The cell data and image region pointed to by cataloged map data can be indicated.
This indication involves the following operation.
1. Select the cell tool on the tool palette.
2. Clicking the right button on the map display window allows the display of the area
corresponding to the cell on the whole TIM display window. Also, the cell cor-
responding to the cell display window is displayed, and the following information is
given at the center of the status bar.
CellNo.: Cell number (x and y coordinates on the cell display window)

2.5 Map Output to Video Monitor
Map data currently edited can be output to the video monitor by selecting the map
button on the tool bar. But this output requires that the transfer MAP BANK button have
been turned on in the bank setting dialogue box (see Figure 1-2-6) that can open the bank
selection tool on the tool bar. The bank numbers are displayed in ascending order away
form yourself.

Figure 1-2-6 Bank Setting Dialogue Box
3
Setting Attributes and
Semitransparency Attributes
The sprite editor can assign attributes to cell data and map data. Also, cell data can be
assigned semitransparency attributed.
3.1 Setting Attributes
1. Select "attribute setting tool" on the tool palette.

Figure 1-2-7 Attribute and Semitransparency Attribute Setting Dialogue Box
2. Select "map attribute" in the setting menu to open the attribute and semitrans-
parency setting dialogue box (see Figure 1-2-7).
3. Turn on the attribute setting button.
4. Turn on the "attributed supported" button for the desired data. Setting an attribute
value of more than 255 requires that the "16-bit attribute" button be turned on.
Entering an attribute value to be displayed in a decimal number requires that the
decimal number button be pressed. For a hexadecimal number, press the
hexadecimal number button.
5. Enter an attribute value.
6. On the window which displays the desired data (cell or map display), click the left
button at the cell where the entered attribute is to be set, or drag the area to be set by
the left button.
7. For termination, click the close button by the left button to close the dialogue box.
3.2 Setting Semitransparency
1. Select "attribute tool" on the tool palette.

2. Select "map attribute" in the setting menu to open the attribute and semitrans-
parency setting dialogue box.
3. Turn on the semitransparency setting button.
4. Turn on the button for the desired semitransparency rate.
5. Click the left button at the cell whose semitransparency rate is to be set on the cell
display window, or drag the area to be set by the left button.
6. For termination, click the close button by the left button to close the dialogue box.

CHAPTER 3
EDITING ANIMATIONS
This chapter explains a procedure for creating
sprite animation data.

Animation creation calls for opening the whole TIM display window, the animation
display window and the time table display window. A rectangular area is cut out of the
whole TIM display window for the animation window to create animation source data
and a time table that indicates display timing.
The sprite editor catalogs two or more sprites to the animation display window to
create a frame of an animation. This is referred to as a sprite group. A needed number of
sprite groups can be cataloged to the animation display window. Use the time table
display window to set the order and timing of displaying the sprite groups.
Time table display
window

Animation display
window

Figure 1-3-1 During Animation Editing

1 Developing Sprite Group Data
The following explanation is based on sample data.
1. Press the F7 function key on the keyboard to open the whole TIM display window
and the animation display window.
2. Select the opening tool on the tool bar to load the TIM bank [0, 1, 2, 3] with
C:Â¥PSXGRAPHÂ¥TUTORIALÂ¥SPRITEÂ¥MAT [0, 1, 2, 3].TIM.
3. Select "animation tool" on the tool palette.
4. Press the Align button on the animation display window.
5. Press the F 1 function key to select TIM bank 0. Then, click by the left button the
grid 8 x 8 position from the top left corner on the whole TIM display window to
select the rectangular area (sprite). (Now, a sprite of 64 x 64 pixels has been
selected.)
6. Click by the left button the grid 7 x 7 position on the sprite display window. On the
sprite group display window, information on the sprite cut out is displayed. The
sprite refers to the palette covering the rendering color during sprite cataloging.

Figure 1-3-2 Cataloging Sprite

7. Locate a needed number of sprites (see Figure 1-3-2). Sprite data is cataloged as it is
located on the sprite display window. The top left corner on the sprite display window
provides the origin of the coordinate system. During actual rendering, the offset
coordinates specified by a time table are added to the coordinate system.
8. After the needed sprites have been cataloged, isolate them for each frame. For this
isolation, click by the left button the boundary sprite on the sprite group display
window before pressing the Head button. A value at the left edge on the sprite group
display window indicates a sprite group number, which is to be specified during time
table creation. The section from the sprite assigned a sprite group number to the sprite
assigned the next number is considered to be a sprite group. The number of sprite
groups corresponds to the number of frames (see Figure 1-3-3).
9.
Sprite group display window

Sprite display window

Cross cursor key

Figure 1-3-3 Cataloging Sprite Group

Now, sprite group data has been created. The following describes the operation
applicable to the sprite group.
1.1 Selecting Sprite
The following two methods can be used to select a sprite.
* Click the left button on the sprite display window.
* Click the left button on the sprite group display window. The use of the left button
along with the shift and Ctrl keys enables the selection of more than one sprite.

1.2 Updating Coordinates for Cataloged Sprite
1. Select the sprite to be moved on the animation display window.
2. Clicking the cross cursor button causes the specified sprite to be moved. With the
x 8 button turned on, the sprite is moved in units of eight pixels.
1.3 Changing Width or Height of Cataloged Sprite
1. On the animation display window, select the sprite whose width or height is to be
changed.
2. Operate the X size scroll bar to set the desired width.
3. Operate the Y size scroll bar to set the desired height.
1.4 Initializing Data
1. Select the total clearing tool on the tool palette.
2. Click the left button on the sprite display window.
1.5 Changing Palette of Cataloged Sprite
Sprite group data carries information on the palette referred to by the sprite. The
stored palette covers the rendering color during sprite cataloging. Even after
cataloging, the palette to be referred to can be changed as follows.
1. Select the animation tool on the tool palette.
2. On the animation display window, select the sprite for which the palette is to be
changed.
3. On the palette display window, click a color in the desired palette by the right
button.

1.6 Displaying Image Area Given by Sprite Data
The image area pointed to by the cataloged sprite can be indicated. This indication
involves the following operation.
1. Select the animation tool on the tool palette.
2. Clicking by the right button the desired sprite on the sprite display window
displays the area corresponding to the sprite on the whole TIM display window.
1.7 Displaying Sprite Semitransparently
The semitransparency mode can be turned on and off, and the semitransparency rate
can be set for each sprite.
1. On the animation display window, select a sprite to be displayed semitrans-
parently.
2. On the animation display window, turn on the semitransparency button.
3. Out of the F/2+B/2, F+B, -F+B and F/4+B buttons, select the desired semitrans-
parency rate. Only on the video monitor, the sprite is displayed semitransparently.
On Windows, the sprite is not displayed semitransparently.
1.8 Rotating Sprite
1. Select the sprite to be rotated on the animation display window.
2. Operate the scroll bar to set the desired rotation angle. Upon rotation, only the
frame is displayed on the animation display window.
1.9 Extending/reducing Sprite
1. Select the sprite to be extended or reduced on the animation display window.
2. Operate the X Zoom scroll bar to set the rate of extension of reduction in the X
direction. Operate the Y Zoom scroll bar to set the rate of extension or reduction in
the Y direction

1.10 Inverting Sprite
1. Select the sprite to be inverted on the animation display window.
2. For horizontal inversion, turn on the H Flip button.
3. For vertical inversion, turn on the V Flip button.
1.11 Cataloging Sprite along Grid
With the Align button turned on, the sprites cataloged in the sprite display
window are located along the grid (in units of eight pixels).
1.12 Priority of Sprite Display
In the same sprite group, the sprites below the sprite group display window are
displayed nearer yourself than the sprites above the sprite group display window.
2 Editing Time Table
This section explains how to create the time table corresponding to created sprite
group data.
1. After the needed sprite group has been cataloged, open the time table display
window (see Figure 1-3-4) and click the [Ins] button by the left button to display the
sprite group.
2. Use the scroll bar for "group", "time" and "attribute" to set a sprite group number,
display time in units of 1/60 seconds and attributes.
3. Select the animation button on the tool bar.
4. Clicking the "Start" button by the left button displays an animation on the video
monitor. On Windows, no animation is displayed. Clicking the right mouse button
causes the animation to be terminated.

Figure 1-3-4 Cataloging Time Table
Now, the time table has been created. The following describes the operation
applicable to the time table.
2.1 Modifying Offset Coordinates for Sprite Group
Displayed
Display offset coordinates for the cataloged sprite group can be set. Display offset
coordinates are coordinates of the origin of the sprite group in the display area. Such
coordinates are displayed at the right edge of the list on the time table display window.
1. On the time table display window, select the sprite group to be modified.
2. Clicking the cross cursor button causes offset coordinates of the sprite group to be
modified. With the x 8 button turned on, such offset coordinates are modified in
units of eight pixels.
2.2 Changing Background Color for Video Monitor
Selecting the BG Color button on the time table display window enables changes in the
background color displayed by the color setting dialogue box.

PART 2
REFERENCES

CHAPTER 1
SCREEN
CONFIGURATION

1 Outline
The following gives the basic screen configuration of the sprite editor.
Tool palette

Figure 2-1-1
The screen is composed of the menu bar, the tool bar, the tool palette, the status bar, and
some windows.
The windows not used can be placed as icons at the bottom of the application window. But
they cannot be closed.

CHAPTER 2
MENU BAR
This chapter explains the functions of com-
mands which can be started up from the menu
bar for each menu.

1 File Menu
1.1 Opening File - Loading saved file.
1. Select "opening file".
2. Select the directory where the file is saved, and the file name.
3. Click the OK button by the left button.
Files

TIM file:
CELL file:
BGD file:
ANIM file:
CLT file:
PXL file:
CLS file:
TSQ file:
All file:

Displays a
list of TIM
files
(*.TIM).
Displays a
list of CEL
files
(*.CEL).
Displays a
list of BGD
files
(*.BGD).
Displays a
list of ANM
files
(*.ANM).
Displays a
list of CLT
files
(*.CLT).
Displays a
list of PXL
files
(*.PXL).
Displays a
list of CLS
files
(*.CLS).
Displays a
list of TSQ
files
(*.TSQ).
Displays a
list of all
files.

Remarks
â€¢ The selected file is not loaded into the currently active window, but into the window
corresponding to the file type (extension).

Selected file
Corresponding window

TIM file (*.TIM) Ã†
Whole TIM display window
Paint window
Palette display window
Cell display window
Map display window
Animation display window
Time table display window
Palette display window
Whole TIM display window
Paint window
Palette display window
Time table display window

CEL file (*.CEL) Ã†
BGD file (*.BGD) Ã†
ANM file (*.ANM) Ã†

CLT file (*.CLT) Ã†
PXL file (*.PXL) Ã†
CLS file (*.CLS) Ã†
TSQ file (*.TSQ) Ã†

* The TIM, BGD and PXL files are loaded into the currently selected bank. When using
two or more banks, make sure that the bank is for loading the file, before opening it.
* The CLT file is loaded into the palette with the current color set number.
* During editing in the 256-color mode, opening a TIM file in the 16-color mode leads
to the conversion of all data being edited into the 16-color mode. Data converted into
the 16-color mode cannot be returned to the 256-color mode.
* During file opening, coordinates of the current TIM bank are updated on the basis of
coordinates of images and palettes in the file.
* Opening the CLS file leads to the overwriting of the color set in the currently active
bank.
* When the TSQ file is opened, the dialogue box (see Figure 2-2-1) for loading the time
table is opened, with the loading position checked. Selecting OVER causes the current
time table to be replaced. Selecting INSERT leads to insertion into the current cursor
position on the time table display window.

Figure 2-2-1 Dialogue Box for Loading Time Table
* During the loading of the TIM, CEL and ANM files, coordinates of the TIM bank
replace coordinates stored in the file. Upon loading a file, check this replacement.
Short Cut: "Open tool" and "Ctrl+O" on tool bar

1.2 Saving under Name - Saving current contents of opened file
1. Select "saving under name".
2. Specify a directory for saving the file and enter a file name.
3. Click the "OK" button by the left button.
Remarks
* The data saved is not data in the currently active window, but data in the window
corresponding to the selected file (extension).

Selected file

Corresponding window

TIM file (*.TIM)
CEL file (*.CEL)
BGD file (*.BGD)
Ã†
Ã†
Ã†
Whole TIM display window
Paint window
Palette display window
Cell display window
Map display window
Animation display window
Time table display window
Palette display window
Whole TIM display window
Paint window
Palette display window
Time table display window

ANM file (*.ANM) Ã†

CLT file (*.CLT)
PXL file (*.PXL)
CLS file (*.CLS)
TSQ file (*.TSQ)
Ã†
Ã†
Ã†
Ã†

* Data in the currently selected bank is saved into the TIM, BGD and PXL files.
Through bank selection, save data in two or more banks. The palette with the currently
selected color set number is saved into the CLT file.
* During TIM file output, the TIM output information dialogue box (see Figure 2-2-2) is
opened, with the subsequent information checked.

Figure 2-2-2 TIM Output Information Dialogue Box
Item Description
x coordinate of image section
y coordinate of image section
x coordinate of palette section
y coordinate of palette section
Area specification (x coordinate)
Area specification (y coordinate)
Area specification (Width)
Area specification (Height)
Number of 16-color palettes
Ã† x coordinate on the VRAM of the top left edge point
in the image area
Ã† y coordinate on the VRAM of the top left edge point
in the image area
Ã† x coordinate on the VRAM of the top left edge point
in the palette area
Ã† y coordinate on the VRAM of the top left edge point
in the palette area
Ã† x coordinate of the top left edge point of the desired
file output area in current active TIM data
Ã† y coordinate of the top left edge point of the desired
file output area in current active TIM data
Ã† Width of the desired file output area in current active
TIM data
Ã† Height of the desired file output area in current
active TIM data
Ã† Number of 16-color palettes output (only in the 16-
color mode)

Short Cut: "Save tool" and "Ctrl+S" on the tool bar

1.3 Opening Definition File - Loading project file
The sprite editor supports a group of files edited and an SDF file that stores set
information. Loading the SDF file enables the setting at a tile of applicable TIM, PXL,
CLT, CEL, BGD and ANM, and the artist board screen mode, the number of colors, and
TIM bank coordinates. Selecting "definition file saving" in the file menu causes the
above information to be saved in the SDF file. The SDF file, which is a text file, can be
edited by the text editor. For the TIM, PXL, CLT, CEL, BGD and ANM files, only file
names are saved. Separately save files themselves.
1. Select "definition file opening".
2. Select the directory where the project file (SDF file) is saved, and a file name.
3. Click the "OK" button by the left button.
Remarks
â€¢ Should the project file contain an error, the description from the line where the error is
detected onward is not reflected.
Short Cut: [Alt+O]
1.4 Saving Definition File - Saving current status into project file
1. Select "definition file saving".
2. Specify the directory where the file is to be saved, and enter a file name.
3. Click the "OK" button by the left button.
Remarks
â€¢ For data in the TIM bank, the file names of PXL and CLT files are saved, only when the
TIM file has not been loaded.

â€¢ Even though the project file has been saved, the data files are not saved. Thus, they must
be saved separately.
Short Cut: [Alt+S]
1.5 Saving All Files - Saving all opened files
1. Select "all file saving".
Remarks
â€¢ Only the opened TIM, PXL, CLT, CEL, MAP and ANM files are saved. Data having no
file name is not saved.
Short Cut: [Alt+A]
1.6 Termination - Terminating sprite editor
1. Select "termination".
Shot Cut: [Alt+X]

2 Editing Menu
2.1 Undo - Canceling last tool operation 1.
Select "undo".
Example
Executing "undo" after having used "straight line drawing tool" to consecutively draw
five straight lines causes the five straight lines to disappear. Executing "undo" after
having used "straight line drawing tool" to three straight lines and then using "pen tool"
to draw a curve causes only the curve to disappear.
Remarks
â€¢ The default is such that the status immediately preceding the first operation after the
selection of a tool on the tool palette by the sprite editor is saved in the undo buffer. Thus,
executing undo after tool selection and operation sets up the status for the tool selection.
Pressing the FIX button on the tool bar causes the current status to be saved in the undo
buffer. It is recommended that the FIX button be used if needed.
Short Cut: "Undo tool" (Ctrl+Z) on the tool bar
2.2 Fix - Specifying status to be set up after next "undoing" 1.
Select "fix".
Remarks
â€¢ The contents of the undo buffer are updated according to the current status.
Short Cut: "Fix tool" (Ctrl+F) on the tool bar
2.3 Redo - Setting status before cancellation
1. Immediately after having executed "undo", select "redo".
2. The status before executing "undo" is set up.
Short Cut: "Redo tool" (Ctrl+A) on the tool bar

2.4 Cell Compression - Compressing map data by cell
1. Select "cell compression".
Remarks
* The duplicate cells cataloged in the cell display window are erased, with the
remaining cells arranged from the start of cell data. The cell number of map data is
also replaced and, thus, map data is not destroyed.
* Compression may take about two minutes.
2.5 Character compression - Compressing image data by cell

Figure 2-2-3 Character Compression Dialogue Box
1. Select "character compression".
2. Open the TIM character compression dialogue box (see Figure 2-2-3). Select the
pre-compression TIM bank, the post-compression TIM bank, the post-compression
MAP bank, character size, and line end character segmentation turn-off button.

Remarks
* The sprite editor can erase the duplicate characters on a TIM unit (rectangular area of
the specified size), and arrange the remaining characters downward. Also, it catalogs
compressed images in a TIM bank into another bank. Further, the cell corresponding to
a compressed image is cataloged into the cell display window, with original component
map data cataloged into the map display window.
* Post-compression TIM bank data, post-compression MAP bank data, and cell data are
overwritten.
* Selecting the line end character segmentation turn-off button provides compression
without using the area around the compressed TIM bank for four vertical and
horizontal characters.
* Compression may take about two minutes.
3 Color Count Menu
The set number of colors is reflected in all window banks. For using the cell
display window, the map display window or the animation display window for
operation, the set number of colors must not be changed. Changing the number of
colors during editing may destroy the past contents of operation.
3.1 256 Colors - Making 256 colors available
1. Select "256 colors".
3.2 16 Colors - Making 16 colors available
1. Select "16 colors".

4 Setting Menu

4.1 Artist Board Screen Mode - Setting resolution for video monitor
1. Select "artist board screen mode".
2. Select the desired resolution in the pull-down menu.
Remarks
â€¢ Should the area used by TIM data be part of the display area, that screen mode cannot be
used. The display area has the size indicated by the screen mode beginning with (0, 0)
on the V-RAM. For the interlace screen mode, however, the size in the y axis direction
is 480. For example, with (320, 0) specified in coordinates for a TIM bank, the available
screen modes are only 256 x 240, 320 x 240, 256 x 480, and 320 x 480. The other
resolution cannot be used as the area used by the TIM bank is part of the display area.
4.2 Items Transferred to Artist Board
- Setting contents displayed on video monitor
1. Select "items transferred to artist board".
2. Select the desired window contents in the pull-down menu.
Sprite: Displays the contents of the whole TIM display window.
Map: Displays the contents of the map display window.
Animation: Displays animations.
None: Displays none on the video monitor. (In this mode, data can be edited in
high speed.)
Short Cut: "Sprite button", "map button", "animation button", and "non-
button" as screen display tools
4.3 Sprite Display X Offset
- Moving image displayed on video monitor to left
If this menu has been selected, the TIM image to the right of the currently displayed
image is covered on the video monitor.
Remarks
â€¢ This menu is used when TIM data of 256 x 256 cannot be displayed on the video monitor.
Short Cut: "Right scroll tool" (Ctrl+U) on the tool bar

4.4 Sprite Display Y Offset
- Upward moving image displayed on video monitor
If this menu has been selected, the TIM image below the currently displayed image is
covered on the video monitor.
Remarks
â€¢ This menu is used when TIM data of 256 x 256 cannot be displayed on the video
monitor.
Short Cut: "Downward scroll tool" (Ctrl+Y) on the tool bar
4.5 Cell Size - Setting size of cell cut out of image
1. Select "cell size".
2. Select the desired size in the pull-down menu.
Remarks
â€¢ The cell size can be selected from 8 Â¥ 8, 16 Â¥ 16, 24 Â¥ 24, 32 Â¥ 32, and 64 Â¥ 64 pixels.
4.6 Map Size - Setting whole cell or map size

Figure 2-2-4 Map Cell Size Specification Dialogue Box

1. Select "map size". The map size specification dialogue box (see Figure 2-2-4) is displayed.
2. Enter the desired size and click the "OK" button by the left button. Remarks
* Up to 256 x 256 cells of map size can be set.
* Sizes of up to 64 x 64 cells can be set.
Short Cut: [Ctrl+M]
4.7 Map Attribute
- Setting attributes and semitransparency information in cell

Figure 2-2-5 Attribute and Semitransparency Setting Dialogue Box
* Setting attribute
1. Select "attribute tool" on the tool palette.

2. Select "map attribute". The attribute and semitransparency setting dialogue box
(see Figure 2-2-5) is displayed.
3. Turn on the attribute setting button.
4. Turn on "attribute supported" for the desired data. When setting an attribute value
of more than 255, turn on "16-bit attribute". When entering and displaying a
decimal attribute value, press the decimal number button. For a hexadecimal
number, press the hexadecimal number button.
5. Enter an attribute value.
6. Click the cell for which the attribute is to be set, by the left button, or drag the
setting area by the left button.
7. Click the close button by the left button during termination.
â€¢ Setting semitransparency information
1. Select "attribute tool" on the tool palette.
2. Select "map attribute". The attribute and semitransparency setting window is
displayed.
3. Turn on the semitransparency setting button.
4. Set the desired semitransparency rate.
5. On the cell display window, click the cell to be made semitransparent by the left
button, or drag the area to be made semitransparent by the left button.
6. During termination, click the close button by the left button.

Remarks
* With "16-bit attribute" turned on, any attribute values of 0 to 65535 can be set.
* Semitransparency settings are not displayed on the window. Thus, check such settings
on the video monitor.
Short Cut: [Ctrl+C]
4.8 Displaying Reduced Cell - Displaying reduced cell window
1. Select "reduced cell display".
Remarks
* Selecting "reduced cell display" under reduction sets the typical size.
Short Cut: [Ctrl+E]
4.9 Displaying Reduced Map - Displaying reduced map window
1. Select "reduced map display".
Remarks
* Selecting "reduced map display" under reduction sets the typical size.
Short Cut: [Ctrl+W]

4.10 Setting Animation - Setting animation to be displayed

Figure 2-2-6 Animation Setting Dialogue Box
â€¢ For some video boards, the sprite cut out may not be displayed on the animation display
window. In such a case, turn on the button on the animation setting window.
1. Select "animation setting". The animation setting dialogue box (see Figure 2-2-6)
is displayed.
2. Turn on the button on the animation setting dialogue box.
3. Click the "OK" button by the left button.
â€¢ When an animation is displayed on the video monitor and map data is displayed at the
background of the sprite, turn on the center button on the animation setting window.
However, the processing speed is lowered significantly, with the whole sprite not
displayed or some frames not covered.

1. Select "animation setting". The animation setting window is displayed.
2. Turn on the center button on the animation setting window.
3. Click the "OK" button by the left button.
â€¢ When displaying a sprite including one pixel at the bottom or right edge in a texture page,
turn on the button at the bottom of the animation setting window if the sprite is smaller
than the specified size by one pixel. With the button turned off, the sprite is displayed in
the specified size, but its center pixel is extended.
1. Select "animation setting". The animation setting dialogue box is displayed.
2. Turn on the button at the bottom of the animation setting window.
3. Click the "OK" button by the left button.
4.11 Setting Snap - Setting snap size for area specification
1. Select "snap setting".
2. Select the desired snap size in the pull-down menu.
1Â¥1 (Ctrl+1): The area can be specified by pixel.
4Â¥4 (Ctrl+2): The area can be specified by four pixels.
8Â¥8 (Ctrl+3): The area can be specified by eight pixels.
16Â¥16 (Ctrl+4): The area can be specified by 16 pixels.

4.12 Setting Grid Color - Setting grid color

Figure 2-2-7 Grid Color Setting Window
The colors of the main grid and sub-grid can be changed.
1. Select "grid color setting". The grid color setting dialogue box (see Figure 2-2-7)
is displayed.
2. Click "main grid change" or "sub-grid change" by the left button. The color setting
dialogue box is displayed.
3. Click the desired color and the "OK" button in the color setting window by the left
button.
4. Click the "OK" button in the grid color setting dialogue box by the left button.
4.13 Setting Coordinates for TIM Bank
- Setting coordinates for TIM bank

Figure 2-2-8 TIM Bank Coordinate Setting Dialogue Box

1. Select "TIM bank coordinate setting". The TIM bank coordinate setting dialogue
box (see Figure 2-2-8) is displayed.
2. Enter the desired value.
3. Click the "OK" button by the left button.
X and Y coordinates of an image: Coordinates where the image is located on the
VRAM
X and Y coordinates of a palette: Coordinates where the palette is located on the
VRAM
Color set: Number of color sets used (1 to 16)
Remarks
* Coordinates to be specified are coordinates of the top left edge point of the area to be
used.
* For an image, a VRAM area of 64 Â¥ 256 words is used for one bank in the 16-color
mode. In the 256-color mode, an area of 128 Â¥ 256 words is used.
* In the 16-color mode, one color set is composed of 16 16-color palettes. In the 256-color
mode, one color set is composed of one 256-color palette.
* In the 16-color mode, an area of 16 Â¥ 16 words is used for one color set. In the 256-color
mode, an area of 256 Â¥ 1 words is used.
* For more than one color set, the area is used as shown in Figure 2-2-9.

Figure 2-2-9 VRAM Area Used for Color Set

â€¢ Up to 16 color sets (including palettes in a TIM file) can be specified
* Any coordinates in the display area cannot be specified.
* A duplicate area cannot be specified.
* As coordinates of an image, only the top left edge point of the VRAM texture page can
be specified. (The x coordinate is a multiple of 64, while the y coordinate is 0 or 256.)
* As the x coordinate of a palette, only a multiple of 16 can be specified. In the 16-color
mode, only a multiple of 16 can be specified as the Y coordinate as well.
* In the PlayStation unit, the image used as a sprite, texture or BG is handled in units of
256 Â¥ 256 pixels. In the sprite editor as well, the image is handled in units of texture
pages each of which is composed of 256 Â¥ 256 pixels. In the sprite editor, a palette
covers 256 colors. (In the 16-color mode, 16 palettes are supported.) In the 16-color
mode, an area of 16 Â¥ 16 words is used as one color set. In the 256-color mode, an area
of 256 Â¥ 1 words is used as one color set. Cell and animation data involves image or
palette coordinates on the PlayStation VRAM. Coordinates to be used must be preset.
Under the constraint of a texture page for the PlayStation unit, image coordinates can
be set only in intervals of 64 words in the X axis direction and of 256 lines in the Y axis
direction. Further, palette coordinates can be set only in intervals of 16 words in the X
axis direction and of 16 lines in the Y axis direction in the 16-color mode. For more
than one color set, an area of 16 x N is used in the X axis direction, where N is the
number of color sets, and an area of 16 is used in the Y axis direction. In the 256-color
mode, an area of 256 is used in the X axis direction and an area of N in the Y axis
direction. For an image and palette, and for display, a duplicate area cannot be used.
* In the TIM bank coordinate setting dialogue box, only a TIM bank image can use two
or more color sets as a sprite for a cell and animation. Selecting one color in the
desired color set as the current rendering color and, then, cataloging a cell or sprite
cause the cell or sprite to look into the color set.
Short Cut: [Ctrl+T]

5 Display Menu

5.1 Power - Setting power for displaying paint window
Figure 2-2-10 Display Power Setting Dialogue Box
The rectangular area on the whole TIM display window is displayed as the
extended paint window. The power of extension can be set at 2 to 20.
1. Select "power". The display power setting dialogue box (see Figure 2-2-10) is displayed.
2. Specify the desired power, and click the "OK" button by the left mouse button. Remarks
â€¢ Turning on "whole TIM display x 2" double extends the whole TIM display window.
Short Cut: "Power changing tool" (Ctrl+R) on the tool bar

5.2 Bank - Selecting bank
Figure 2-2-11 Bank Setting Dialogue Box

CHAPTER 2. MENU BAR Ã…Â°
The sprite editor can concurrently invoke up to four TIM files and four BGD files for
operation. When invoking two or more files, select an appropriate bank for the files.
1. Select "bank". The bank setting dialogue box (see Figure 2-2-11) is displayed.
2. Turn on the button for the desired bank, and click the "OK" button by the left mouse
button.

TIM file bank selection
Selects bank 0. Selects
bank 1. Selects bank 2.
Selects bank 3.

BGD file bank selection
Selects bank 0. Selects
bank 1. Selects bank 2.
Selects bank 3.

Transfer MAP BANK Setting of contents displayed on video monitor
0 Displays the BGD file for bank 0.
1 Displays the BGD file for bank 1.
2 Displays the BGD file for bank 2.
3 Displays the BGD file for bank 3.
Remarks
â€¢ Selecting "map" in setting menu "items transferred to artist board" allows the display on
the video monitor of the contents of the bank where "transfer MAP BANK" is turned on.
Turning on two or more banks leads to the superposed display of contents stored in the
banks. For example, turning on banks 0 and 1 displays the contents of the BGD file for
bank 0 superposed on the BGD file for bank 1. (The BGD file for the bank with a smaller
bank number is displayed nearer yourself.)

â€¢ The requirement for invoking two or more files after bank selection is that they must be
assigned the same number of colors set.
Short Cut: "Bank selection tool" (Ctrl+B) on the tool bar

CHAPTER 2. MENU BAR Ã…Â°
5.3 Grid - Displaying grid or no grid
1. Select "grid".
2. The grid is displayed. With the grid displayed, the display is suppressed.
Short Cut: "Grid tool" (Ctrl+G) on the tool bar
5.4 Reloading - Re-rendering with video monitor out of order
1. Select "reload".
Short Cut: [Ctrl+P]
6 Window Menu
6.1 Arranging Icons - Arranging iconic windows
1. Select "arranging icons".
6.2 Whole TIM Display - Activating whole TIM display window
1. Select "whole TIM display".
2. With the window made to be iconic, it is opened and activated.

CHAPTER 3
TOOL BAR
This chapter explains the functions of the
buttons on the tool bar.

Redoing tool Fixing
tool Undoing tool
Attribute setting tool
Bank selection tool
Downward scroll tool
Right scroll tool

Figure 2-3-1 Tool Bar
Clicking the desired tool by the left mouse button provides the same effect as the
menu item selected.
1 Opening Tool - Loading saved file
1. Click "opening tool" by the left button.
2. Select the directory where the file is saved, and a file name.
3. Click the "OK" button by the left mouse button.
Related command: "Opening file" in the file menu

2 Saving Tool - Saving current contents of opened file
1. Click "saving tool" by the left mouse button.
2. Specify the directory where the file is to be saved, and enter a file name.
3. Click the "OK" button by the left mouse button.
Related command: "Saving under name" in the file menu
3 Grid Tool - Displaying grid or no grid
1. Click "grid tool" by the left mouse button.
2. The grid is displayed. The displayed grid is hidden.
Related command: "Grid" in the display menu

4
Power Modification Tool - Setting power
of displaying paint window
The extended rectangular area on the whole TIM display window is displayed. The power
of extension can be set at 3 to 20. Turning on the "whole TIM display x 2" doubles the whole
TIM display window.
1. Click "power modification tool" by the left mouse button. The display power
setting window is displayed.
2. Specify the desired power, and click the "OK" button by the left mouse button.
Related command: "Power" in the display menu
5 Bank selection tool - Selecting bank
1. Click "bank selection tool" by the left mouse button. The bank setting window is
displayed.
2. Turn on the button for the desired bank, and click the "OK" button by the left
mouse button. The bank is selected.
Related command: "Bank" in the display menu

6
Attribute Setting Tool - Setting attribute and
semitransparency information in cell
â€¢ Setting attribute
1. Select "attribute tool" on the tool palette.
2. Select "map attribute". The attribute and semitransparency setting window is
displayed.
3. Turn on the attribute setting button.
4. Turn on "attribute supported" for the desired data. Setting an attribute value
beyond 255 requires that "16-bit attribute" be turned on. When entering or
displaying a decimal attribute value, press the decimal number button. For a
hexadecimal number, press the hexadecimal number button.
5. Enter an attribute value.
6. Click the cell where the attribute is to be set, by the left mouse button, or drag the
setting are by the left button.
7. For termination, click the close button by the left mouse button.
â€¢ Setting semitransparency information
1. Select "attribute tool" on the tool palette.
2. Select "map attribute". The attribute and semitransparency setting window is
displayed.
3. Turn on the semitransparency setting button.
4. Specify the desired semitransparency rate.
5. Click the cell to be made semitransparent on the cell display window by the left
mouse button, or drag the appropriate area by the left button.
6. For termination, click the close button by the left mouse button.

7 Undoing Tool - Canceling last tool operation

1. Click "undoing tool" by the left mouse button.
Remarks
â€¢ The status immediately preceding the first operation by the tool on the currently
selected tool palette is set up.

â€¢ Only one state is saved in the undo buffer. The status immediately preceding the first
operation during new tool selection on the tool palette is saved.

Related command: "Undo" in the editing menu
8 Fixing Tool - Setting up status after next undoing

1. Click "fixing tool" by the left mouse button. The contents of the undo buffer are
updated.
Remarks
â€¢ The default is such that the sprite editor saves the status immediately preceding the
first operation after tool selection on the tool palette into the undo buffer. Thus,
executing undo after tool selection and operation sets up status during the tool
selection. Pressing the FIX button on the tool bar causes the current status to be
saved in the undo buffer. Use the FIX button if needed.

Related command: "Fix" in the editing menu

9 Redoing Tool - Setting up status before undoing
1. Immediately after having executed "undo", click "redoing tool" by the left mouse
button.
2. The status before executing "undo" is set up. Related
command: "Redo" in the editing menu
10
Screen Display Tool - Setting contents to be displayed
on video monitor
* Sprite button Displays the contents of the whole TIM display window on the
video monitor.
Related command: "Sprite" for "items transferred to artist board" in the setting
menu
* Map button Displays the contents of the map display window on the video
monitor.
Related command: "Map" for "items transferred to artist board" in the setting
menu
* Animation button Displays an animation on the
video monitor.
Related command: "Animation" for "items transferred to artist board" in the
setting menu

â€¢ Non-button
Displays none on the video monitor.
Related command: "None" for "items transferred to artist board" in the setting
menu
Right Scroll Tool - Moving image displayed
11
on video monitor to left
Related command: "Sprite display X offset" in the setting menu
Downward Scroll Tool - Upward moving
12
image displayed on video monitor
Related command: "Sprite display Y offset" in the setting menu

CHAPTER 4
TOOL PALETTE
This chapter explains the functions supported
by the buttons on the tool palette.

The tool palette is composed of a line-up of 19 buttons as shown below. One of them is
always selected. Some tool functions are changed and invalidated depending on the type of a
window subjected to operation.

Vertical inversion tool
Mask copy tool
Copying tool
Moving tool
Coloring tool
Animation tool
Attribute tool
Cell tool
Total clearing tool

Figure 2-4-1 Tool Palette
1 Pen tool - Drawing curves

Whole TIM display window
Specify the area in the paint window for extended display by clicking the mouse left button.
Paint window
Specify the pen size with the rendering color by clicking the left mouse button.
Dragging by the left mouse button leads to the drawing of a curve in the rendering
color according to mouse movement. Dragging with the Caps Lock button on the
keyboard turned on allows a dashed line to be drawn.
Clicking the right mouse button leads to the adoption of the pixel color pointed to by
the mouse cursor.

Cell display window
Clicking the left mouse button allows the selection of cells to be located on a map.
Dragging by the left mouse button allows the selection of the area of cells to be located on a map.
Map display window
Clicking the left mouse button allows the selected cells to be mapped.
Remarks
â€¢ Clicking the right button on the palette display window with a cell selected there causes
the cell to look into the palette clicked by the right mouse button.
2 Eraser Tool - Erasing image

Clicking the left mouse button allows the pen size to be dotted in the background
color.
Dragging by the left mouse button allows a curve to be drawn in the background
color according to mouse movement.

3
Straight Line Drawing Tool -
Drawing straight lines

Dragging by the left mouse button allows a straight line to be drawn in the
rendering color between the start and end points of the dragging.
4 Color Change Tool - Changing colors

Paint window
1. Replacing rendering color (A) in the specified area with rendering color (B)
(a) Specify the area whose color is to be changed by left dragging. The default is
that rendering color (A) of the whole image in the current TIM bank is
changed. Clicking the right mouse button in the paint window after area
specification enables the specification to be canceled.
(b) Click the right mouse button on the palette display window to specify
rendering color (A) to be changed.
(c) Click the left mouse button on the palette display window to specify new
rendering color (B).
2. Replacing rendering color (A) with rendering color (B)
(a) Specify rendering color (A) to be replaced. The following two methods can be
used to specify a color.
* Click the desired color by the left mouse button on the palette display
window.
* Click the desired pixel on the paint window by the right mouse button.
(b) With the shift (or Ctrl) key pressed, specify new rendering color (B).
Specifying (B) with the shift key pressed causes the palette index in the TIM
image as well to be swapped. Only a row of palettes on the palette display
window is changed, with the image on the paint window not modified. If (B)
has been specified with the Ctrl key pressed, the palette index in the TIM
image is not swapped. Thus, a row of palettes on the palette display window is
changed, as well as image appearance on the paint window is modified.

Remarks
â€¢ Only two colors in the same palette can be replaced with each other.
3. Replacing 16-color palette (A) with (B).
(a) Specify one color in palette (A) to be replaced.
(b) With the shift and Ctrl key pressed, specify one color in palette (B) to be substituted.
Cell display window
Changing the order of cell data
1. Click cell (A) to be changed by the left mouse button.
2. Click cell (B) to be changed by the left mouse button. Remarks
â€¢ In the corresponding map data as well, cell information is changed, with the appearance
of the map data not modified.
5 Rectangle Drawing Tool - Drawing
rectangle with rendering color

Paint window
Dragging by the left mouse button allows the drawing of the rectangle where the
start and end points of the dragging are the end points of the diagonal, with its inner
area painted by the rendering color.

6
Coloring Tool - Coloring area defined by
lines with rendering color

Clicking the pixel to be painted by the left mouse button changes the same color
pixel adjacent to it to the rendering color.
Remarks
â€¢ The pixel, out of the area defined by lines, having the same color as the specified pixel
is also painted.
7 Moving Tool - Moving images
Paint window
1. Specify an area to be moved by left dragging.
2. With the rectangular frame located at the position to which the image is to be moved, click the left mouse button.
Whole TIM display window
1. Specify an area to be moved by left dragging.
2. With the rectangular frame located at the position to which the image is to be moved, click the left mouse button.
Remarks
â€¢ Area specification can be canceled by clicking the right button. But the contents of the
area are not reset.

8 Copying Tool - Copying images

Paint window
1. Specify an area to be copied by left dragging.
2. With the rectangular frame located at the position to which the image is to be moved, click the left mouse
button.
Whole TIM display window
1. Specify an area to be copied by left dragging.
2. With the rectangular frame located at the position to which the image is to be moved, click the left mouse
button.
Palette display window
1. Specify an area to be copied by left dragging.
2. With the rectangular frame located at the position to which the image is to be moved, click the left mouse
button.
Cell display window
1. Click the left mouse button to select a cell to be copied, or specify an area to be copied by left dragging.
2. Click the left mouse button at the position to which the image is to be copied. Map display window
1. Click the left mouse button to select a cell to be copied, or specify an area to be copied by left dragging.
2. Click the left mouse button at the position to which the image is to be copied. Remarks
â€¢ Area specification can be canceled by clicking the right mouse button.

9 Mask Copy Tool - Mask-copying images

Paint window
1. Specify a color to be masked.
2. Specify an area to be mask-copied by left dragging.
3. With the shift key pressed, locate the rectangular frame at the position where the image is to be mask-copied and
click the left mouse button. Clicking the left mouse button without pressing the shift key causes the background
color for palette number 0 to be masked.
Remarks
â€¢ Area specification can be canceled by clicking the right mouse button.

1
0
Vertical Inversion Tool
- Vertical image inversion

Paint window
Dragging by the left mouse button allows the specification of an area to be inverted vertically.
Cell display window
Clicking the left mouse button enables the specification of a cell to be inverted
vertically.
Dragging by the left mouse button enables the specification of an area to be
inverted vertically.

11
Horizontal Inversion Tool -
Horizontal image inversion

Paint window
Dragging by the left mouse button allows the specification of an area to be inverted horizontally.
Cell display window
Clicking the left mouse button enables the specification of a cell to be inverted
horizontally.
Dragging by the left mouse button enables the specification of an area to be
inverted horizontally.

1
2
Size Modification Tool
- Extending/reducing and copying
image

Paint window
1. Specify an area to be extended/reduced by dragging by the left mouse button.
2. Locate the cursor at the position where the image is to be copied, and set the desired size by dragging by the left
mouse button.
Remarks
â€¢ Area specification can be canceled by clicking the right mouse button.

13 Rotation Tool - Rotating image
Paint window
1. Specify an area to be rotated by dragging by the left mouse button.
2. Use the arrow button on the scroll bar to rotate the rectangular frame. Upper direction arrow or right arrow:
Rotates the rectangular frame CCW. Lower direction arrow or left arrow: Rotates the rectangular frame
CW.
3. Click any position in the paint window by the left mouse button. Remarks
* The rotated image within the rectangular frame before the rotation is rendered. The
image out of the rectangular frame is not rendered.
* Area specification can be canceled by clicking the right mouse button.
14 Scroll Tool - Making image scroll

Paint window
1. Specify an area to be made to scroll by dragging by the left mouse button.

2. Use the arrow button on the scroll bar to make the image scroll to the desired
position.
Left arrow: Makes the image scroll to the left in the area.
Right arrow: Makes the image scroll to the right in the area.
Upper direction arrow: Makes the image scroll upward in the area.
Lower direction arrow: Makes the image scroll downward in the area.

Remarks
* Area specification can be canceled by clicking the right mouse button.
* The scrolling image out of the rectangular frame is displayed from the opposite side.
* With the Caps Lock key on the keyboard pressed, the scrolling image out of the rectangular frame is not displayed from the
opposite side.

1
5
Ellipse Drawing Tool
- Drawing ellipses and circles

Paint window
Drag the center of an ellipse or circle toward the outside by the left mouse button.

Remarks
â€¢ The flatness rate of an ellipse is displayed at the center of the status bar.

1 6 Total Clearing Tool - Initializing data

Clicking the left mouse button enables window contents to be initialized.
Whole TIM display window
Clicking the left mouse button enables window contents to be initialized.
Palette display window
Clicking the left mouse button enables window contents to be initialized.
Cell display window
Clicking the left mouse button enables window contents to be initialized.
Map display window
Clicking the left mouse button enables window contents to be initialized.
Animation display window
Clicking the left mouse button enables window contents to be initialized.
1 7Cell Tool - Cutting out cell data

Whole TIM display window
Dragging by the left mouse button allows the selection of a cell area to be cut out of
an image.

Cell display window
Clicking the left mouse button allows the selected image to be cataloged as a cell.
Clicking the right mouse button allows the indication of the area corresponding to the specified cell on the whole TIM display
window. The following information is displayed at the center of the status bar.
PALETTE: Palette number
TIMBANK: Bank number (x and y coordinates)
Map display window
Clicking the right mouse button allows the indication of the cell corresponding to the
specified cell on the cell display window, and of the area corresponding to the cell on the
whole TIM display window. The following information is displayed at the center of the
status bar.
CellNo.: Cell number
(x and y coordinates (X, Y) on the cell display window)
1 8 Attribute Tool - Setting attributes
Cell display window
Clicking the left mouse button allows the setting in the specified cell of the value
specified by the attribute and semitransparency setting dialogue box.
Dragging by the left mouse button allows the setting in the specified area of the value
specified by the attribute and semitransparency setting dialogue box.

Map display window
Clicking the left mouse button allows the setting in the specified cell of the value
specified by the attribute and semitransparency setting dialogue box.
Dragging by the left mouse button allows the setting in the specified area of the
value specified by the attribute and semitransparency setting dialogue box.
19 Animation Tool - Cutting out animation data
Whole TIM display window
Dragging by the left mouse button allows the specification of an area of an image cataloged as animation data.
Palette display window
Clicking the right mouse button causes the sprite selected on the animation display window to look into the
specified palette.
Animation display window
Clicking the left mouse button allows the specified area to be cataloged as animation
data.
Clicking the right mouse button allows the indication of the area corresponding to
the specified sprite on the whole TIM display window.

CHAPTER 5
WINDOW
This chapter explains details of the win-
dows as components of the sprite editor
screen.

1 Whole TIM Display Window

Figure 2-5-1 Whole TOM DisplaY Window
The whole image for one bank is displayed. The extended rectangular area in the
window is displayed in the paint window. Clicking the left mouse button enables the
rectangular area to be moved to the desired position. The rectangular area can be double
extended and displayed by selecting "power" in the display menu, opening the display power
setting dialogue box, and turning of the "whole TIM display x 2" button. Selecting "cell
tool" or "animation tool" on the tool palette allows the grid to be displayed in intervals of
eight pixels, with images cut out along the grid.

2 Cell Display Window

Figure 2-5-2 Cell Display Window
The cell cut out of an image in the whole TIM display window is displayed. If the
window has been opened first or if "total clearing tool" on the tool palette has been used, the
top left cell data in the TIM file for TIM bank 0 is initialized. Selecting "reduced cell
display" in the "setting" menu causes cell data to be reduced and displayed in the cell display
window. With the mouse cursor located on the cell display window, coordinates are
displayed on the status bar. Clicking the right mouse button causes the following
information on the cell to be displayed on the status bar.
PALETTE: Palette number
TIMBANK: TIM bank number (x and y coordinates)
Clicking the cell by the right mouse button with the cell tool on the tool palette selected allows the indication of the area
corresponding to the cell on the whole TIM display window.
With the window activated, the following short cut keys can be used.
[-][Ã˜][Â¨][Ã†]: Makes the cell display window scroll.

3 Map Display Window

Figure 2-5-3 Map Display Window
The map where cells are located is displayed. If the window has been opened first or if
"total clearing tool" on the tool palette has been used, the cell for cell data of number 0 is
initialized. Selecting "reduced map display" in the "setting" menu causes map data to be
reduced and displayed in the map display window. With the cursor located on the map display
window, coordinates are displayed on the status bar. Clicking the right mouse button displays
the following information on the cell on the status bar.
CellNo.: Cell number (x and y coordinates (X, Y) on the cell display window)
Clicking the right mouse button at a cell with the cell tool on the tool palette selected
displays the area corresponding to the cell on the whole TIM display window, and the
corresponding cell on the cell display window.
With the window activated, the following short cut keys can be used.
[-][Ã˜][Â¨][Ã†]: Makes the map display window scroll.

4 Palette Display Window

Foreground color
display area
Semitransparent area
button
Semitransparency button
Figure 2-5-4 Palette Display Window
Color palettes are edited. In the 256-color mode, one palette is displayed in the whole
window. In the 16-color mode, one row displays one palette, with the whole window
displaying 16 palettes.
* Red, green and blue bars
These bars can change the red, green and blue components of the rendering color
currently selected.
* Foreground color display area
Displays the currently selected rendering color.
* Semitransparency button
Turning on this button makes the current rendering color semitransparent.

â€¢ Semitransparent area button
With this button turned on, semitransparency information on palettes in the area
selected on the palette display window is made to be the same as current information
provided by the semitransparency button.
* Gradation button
With this button turned on, gradation is created between the selected color and the
current rendering color.
Remarks
The bottom color on the palette display window and the right-edge four colors on
the second bottom row cannot be used. For data which uses those colors, correct color
information cannot be displayed on the Windows screen.
* Position of background color
256-color mode: The top left color on the palette is adopted as the background color. 16-color mode: The leftmost
color on the palette is adopted as the background color.
* Semitransparent and transparent colors
The semitransparency button on the palette display window turned on and off
corresponds to STP bit values of the TIM data CLUT entry of 1 and 0, respectively.
Semitransparency: off, all RGB: 00 Ã† Transparent
Semitransparency; off, any of RGB: other than 00 Ã† Opaque
Semitransparency: on Ã† Semitransparent
* If the current rendering color and the selected color are not located at the same line or
row on the palette display window, no gradation is created.

5 Animation Display Window
Sprite group display window
Figure 2-5-5 Animation Display Window
Sprite groups are cataloged and edited. When editing the cataloged sprite, select and
specify a value on the sprite group display window. With the shift or Ctrl key pressed,
more than one sprite can be selected. Up to 3072 sprites and up to 256 sprite groups can
be created. With the window activated, the following short cut keys can be used.
[8] [2] [4] [6]: Makes the animation display window scroll. (This is applicable only to
the numeric keys with NumLock set.)
* Sprite display window
The sprite cut out of an image is located.
* Sprite group display window
Numeric values on the located sprite are displayed. The following are the contents of
numeric values displayed:

SprGpNo (X, Y) W / H <BankNoaleteNo>

SprGpNo:
X, Y:
W, H:
BankNo:
PaletteNo:

Sprite
group
number
Sprite
coordinates
(The top
left edge
on the
sprite
display
window is
(0, 0).)
Width and
height of
sprite
TIM bank
where the
sprite has
been cut
out
Sprite
palette
number

* Cut button Erases the selected sprite to be stored in the
buffer.
* Copy button Copies the selected sprite into
the buffer.
* Paste button Moves the sprite stored in the buffer to the current cursor
position.
* Head button
Creates a new sprite group. Select the desired sprite and click the "Head" button by
the left mouse button. The sprites following the clicked position are created as a new
group.
* Rotation angle
Rotates the selected sprite CW. With the scroll bar pointed to, set the desired angle.
* X Zoom
Extends/reduces the selected sprite in the X axis direction. With the scroll bar pointed
to, set the desired power.

* Y Zoom
Extends/reduces the selected sprite in the Y axis direction. With the scroll bar pointed
to, set the desired power.
* X size
Sets the number of pixels in the selected sprite along the X axis. With the scroll bar
pointed to, set the desired size.
* Y size
Sets the number of pixels in the selected sprite along the Y axis. With the scroll bar
pointed to, set the desired size.
* Cross cursor button
Moves the selected sprite by pixel vertically and horizontally.
* x8 button
Moves the cross cursor button in units of eight pixels.
* H Flip button
Horizontally inverts the selected sprite.
* V Flip button
Vertically inverts the selected sprite.
* Box button
Displays the selected sprite frame.

â€¢ Semitransparency button
Semitransparently displays the selected sprite (except for on Windows).
* Frame button
Displays no image and only the frame of the selected sprite. With only the frame
displayed, the processing speed is enhanced compared with the display of an image.
* Align button
Locates sprites cataloged on the sprite display window along the grid (in intervals of
eight pixels).
* F/2+B/2 button
Sets the semitransparency rates of a sprite and BG at 0.50xF+0.50xB (where F is the
brightness of the sprite and B is the brightness of BG). Only with the semitransparency
button turned on, this button can be selected.
* F+B button
Sets the semitransparency rates of a sprite and BG at 1 .00xF+1 .00xB. Only with the
semitransparency button turned on, this button can be selected.
* -F+B button
Sets the semitransparency rates of a sprite and BG at -1 .00xF+1 .00xB. Only with
the semitransparency button turned on, this button can be selected.

â€¢ F/4+B button
Sets the semitransparency rates of a sprite and BG at 0.25xF+1 .00xB. Only with the
semitransparency button turned on, this button can be selected.
6 Time Table Display Window

Figure 2-5-6 Time Table Display Window

A time table for animations is edited. When editing the cataloged time table, select and
specify a numeric value. With the shift or Ctrl key pressed, more than one numeric value can be
selected. With the window activated, the following short cut keys are available.
[8] [2] [4] [6]: Makes the animation display window scroll. (This applies only to the
numeric keys with NumLock set.)
* The following are the contents of numeric values displayed in the
window:
SprGpNo Time (OffsetX, OffsetY)
SprGpNo: Sprite group number
Time: Display time
OffsetX, OffsetY: Amount of the movement of the origin (top left edge point) for the
animation sprite display window from the origin on the display
area
* Ins button Catalogs a new sprite group into the
cursor line.
* Cut button Erases the selected sprite group to be stored into
the buffer.
* Copy button Copies the selected sprite group into
the buffer.
* Paste button Copies the sprite group stored in
the buffer.
* Undo button Cancels time table modification by the "Cut" or
"Paste" button.

* Mouse button
Moves a sprite along according to mouse movement to display animations.
* Start button
Starts animation operation. Clicking the right mouse button terminates animation
operation.
* BG Color button

Figure 2-5-7 Color Setting Dialogue Box
Opens the color setting dialogue box (see Figure 2-5-7) to set the BG color of the
video monitor.
* Group Sets a sprite group
number.

â€¢ Time
Sets the time for displaying a sprite group in units of 1/60 seconds.
* Attribute
Allows an attribute value to be set at that timing. The attribute value ranges from 0 to
15.
* Cross cursor button
Moves the coordinate axes for the selected sprite group by pixel.
* x8 button
Moves the cross cursor button in units of eight pixels.

7 Paint Window

A tool on the tool palette is used to edit images. The sub-grid (power of five or more) is
displayed by pixel, and the main grid is displayed by eight pixels. With the window
activated, the following short cut keys are available.
[-][Ã˜][Â¨][Ã†]: Makes the paint window scroll.
[1][2][3]: Sets the pen size of the rendering tool at 1, 2 and 3 pixels. (This is
applicable only to numeric keys with NumLock set.)

8 Window Selection
The following short cut keys are supported for active window selection.

[F5]:
[F6]:
[F7]:
[Shift+F1]:
[Shift+F2]:
[Shift+F3]:
[Shift+F4]:
[Shift+F5]:
[Shift+F6]:
[Shift+F7]:

Sets four
iconic
windows
for paint
display
window
opening,
cell display,
map
display,
animation
display and
time table
display.
(Paint
mode) Sets
three iconic
windows
for cell
display,
map
display
window
opening,
paint,
animation
display and
time table
display.
(Map
mode)
Sets three
iconic
windows
for
animation
display,
time table
display
window
opening,
paint, cell
display and
map
display.
(Animation
mode)
Activates
the whole
TIM
display
window.
Activates
the paint
window.
Activates
the cell
display
window.
Activates
the map
display
window.
Activates
the palette
display
window.
Activates
the
animation
display
window.
Activates
the time
table
display
window.

CHAPTER 6
MISCELLANEOUS
This chapter explains notes on operation
and short cut by the keyboard.

1 List of Short Cut Keys

Sets the TIM bank at address 0.
Sets the TIM bank at address 1.
Sets the TIM bank at address 2.
Sets the TIM bank at address 3.
Sets four iconic windows for paint display window opening, cell display,
map display, animation display and time table display.
Sets three iconic windows for cell display, map display window opening,
paint, animation display and time table display.
Sets three iconic windows for animation display, time table display
window opening, paint, cell display and map display.
Selects the display power for whole TIM display window.
Increases the display power for the paint window.
Activates the whole TIM display window.
Activates the paint window. Activates the
cell display window. Activates the map
display window. Activates the palette
display window. Activates the animation
display window.
Activates the time table display window.
Lowers the display power for the paint window.
Increases the color set number

[PageDown]: Lowers the color set number.

Sets the snap at 1 x 1.
Sets the snap at 4 x 4.
Sets the snap at 8 x 8.
Sets the snap at 16 x 16.
Redo
Opens the "bank setting" dialogue box.
Opens the "attribute setting" dialogue box.
Selects the display power for the cell display window.
Fix
Selects grid display or grid display suppression.
Opens the "grid color setting" dialogue box.
Displays the contents of the whole TIM display window on the video
monitor.
Displays the contents of the map display window on the video monitor.
Displays an animation on the video monitor.
Opens the "map cell size setting" window.
Displays none on the video monitor.
Opens the "file opening" dialogue box.
Re-renders the video monitor.

Opens the display power dialogue box.
Opens the "saving under name" dialogue box.
Opens the "TIM bank coordinate setting" dialogue box.
Moves the image displayed on the video monitor to the left.
Selects the display power for the map display window.
Downward moves the image displayed on the video monitor.
Undo
Opens the "file opening" dialogue box for opening SDF.
Opens the "saving under name" dialogue box for saving SDF.
Terminates the sprite editor.
* Sets the pen size at one pixel only when the paint window is active.
* Sets the pen size at two pixels only when the paint window is active.
* Functions as the lower direction arrow cross cursor key, only when
the animation and time table display windows are active.
* Sets the pen size at three pixels only when the paint window is active.
* Functions as the left arrow cross cursor key, only when the animation
and time table display windows are active.
* Functions as the right arrow cross cursor key, only when the animation
and time table display windows are active.
* Functions as the upper direction arrow cross cursor key, only when the
animation and time table display windows are active.
* Makes the active paint, cell display or map display window scroll.
* Makes the active paint, cell display or map display window scroll.
* Makes the active paint, cell display or map display window scroll.
* Makes the active paint, cell display or map display window scroll.

Note: The key with an asterisk is a numeric key with NumLock set.

2 Notes
Palettes for cell and animation
In the TIM bank coordinate setting dialogue, some TIM bank images can use two or more color sets as sprites for
cells and animations. Selecting one color in the desired color set as the current rendering color in the palette display
window before cataloging a cell and sprite causes the cell and sprite to look into the color set. The cataloged color set to
be looked into can be changed as follows:
* Cell
After having selected an area to be changed by the pen tool on the cell window by dragging, click one color in the
desired color set on the palette display window by the right mouse button.
* Animation
After having selected a sprite to be changed by the animation tool from a list of sprite groups, click one color in the
desired color set on the palette display window by the right mouse button.
Display color
The Windows system reserves 20 colors (for displaying the window frame, etc.).
Thus, only 236 colors can be displayed at a time. In the 256-color mode as well, the last
20 colors on the palette cannot be displayed correctly. Because one window can use only
one palette, cells and sprites cut out of two or more TIM bank images during cell, map
or animation display look into the currently active palette. Whether colors are correct
can be checked on the TV display. In the 16-color mode, display on the paint window
looks into the currently active 16-color palette.

Semitransparency display
The PlayStation unit incurs the following restrictions on semitransparency display.

Table 2-5-1 Relationships between Semitransparency Display and STP Bit
The STP bit is set by turning on and off the semitransparency button on the palette display window. The sprite
semitransparency attribute is set at off by selecting the "not supported" button in the attribute and semitransparency
setting dialogue box, and at on by selecting any of the other buttons. Animation data is set by turning on and off the
semitransparency button in the animation display window.
Use of image data
When polygon rendering is used instead of sprite rendering, the PlayStation unit
incurs the following restrictions. During polygon rendering, the line below and to the
right of the specified polygon is not drawn. For example, displaying a texture of 16 x 16
requires that a texture of 17 x 17 be pasted on a polygon of 17 x 17. For the texture
including the line below or to the right of the texture page, however, the texture larger by
one line cannot be specified. This means that a texture of 16 x 16 is pasted onto a
polygon of 17 x 17. Thus, the polygon extended by pixel is rendered. For rendering
involving reliability of one pixel, therefore, the texture including the right edge and the
bottom cannot be used. Further, rotation incurs the same restrictions for the texture
including the top and the left edge.

APPENDIX A

CHAPTER 1
INSTALLATION

1 Installation
Install the sprite editor in the hard disk of a personal computer. The sprite editor program and
sample data for the tutorial are stored in the (attached) sprite editor setup disk.
1. Insert the setup disk into a disk drive (drive A in the following example).
2. Start up Windows.
3. Select "specification of file name and execution" in the icon menu for the program
manager.
4. Enter A:SETUP into the command line box, and click the OK button.
5. Upon the startup of the installation program, the following dialogue box is
displayed.

Figure A-1-1 Installation Inspection
6. Select an item to be installed from the list in the top of the dialogue box, and press
the downward arrow button. After all the contents to be installed have been
cataloged into the list at the bottom of the dialogue box, click the OK button. The
following are the contents which can be installed:

CHAPTER 1. INSTALLATION Ã…Â°
Sprite Editor: Executable file for the sprite editor
Tutorial: Sample data for the tutorial
Documents: Instruction manual and format description
The following dialogue box is displayed.

Figure A-1-2 Path Setting
7. Specify the destination directory, and click the OK button.
Now, the sprite editor has been installed. Catalog groups and icons if needed.

APPENDIX B

1 Image Data File
The TIM file covers standard images handled by the PlayStation unit, and can be transferred
directly to its VRAM. It can be used commonly as sprite patterns and 3D texture mapping
materials.
The following are the image data modes (color counts) handled by the PlayStation unit.
A. 4bit CLUT
B. 8bit CLUT
C. 16bit Direct color
D. 24bit Direct color
The VRAM supported by the PlayStation unit is based on 16 bits. Thus, only 16- and 24-bit
data can be transferred directly to the frame buffer for display. Use as sprite pattern or polygon
texture mapping data allows the selection of any of 4-bit, 8-bit and 16-bit modes.
2 Whole File Configuration

Data is of a 32-bit binary format. Because of LittleEndian, bytes are arranged in
ascending order. (See Figure B-1-2.)

Figure B-1-2 Byte Order in File
2.1 ID
The file ID is composed of one word, having the following bit configuration.

bit0-7 =ID: 0x10 bit8-15=VERSION :
0x00
Figure B-1 -3 Structure of TIM File Header
2.2 Flag
FLAG is 32-bit length data carrying information on data structure. The following
gives the bit configuration.

bit0-2=PMODE Pixel mode (Bit length)
0: 4bit CLUT
1: 8bit CLUT
2: 16bit Direct
3: 24bit Direct
Others: Reserved
bit3 =CF Whether CLUT exists
0: There is no CLUT section
1: There is a CLUT section
Figure B-1-4 FLAG Bit Configuration

2.3 CLUT Section
Image data put in the 4-bit/8-bit color mode uses CLUT. If the value of the CF flag in
the header is '1', the TIM file has CLUT (color palette). The CLUT section begins with
byte count information (bnum), followed by inner-VRAM positional information, image
size and the main data body.

bnum
DX
DY
H
W
CLUTi

Data
length
of
CLUT
section
(in
bytes)
(includi
ng four
bytes of
bnum)
x
coordin
ate in
the
VRAM
y

c
o
o
r
d
i
n
a
t
e

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n

t
h
e

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d
a
t
a

s
i
z
e
Horizon
tal data
size
CLUT
entry
(16 bits
per
entry)

Figure B-1-5 Structure of CLUT Section
In the 4-bit mode, one CLUT set is composed of 16 CLUT entries. In the 8-bit mode,
one CLUT set is composed of 256 CLUT entries. As CLUT is located on the VRAM, the
PlayStation unit handles a CLUT section in the TIM file as a rectangular VRAM image.
This means that one CLUT entry is equivalent to one pixel. Thus, one CLUT set is dealt
with as rectangular image data with a height of 1 and a width of 16 in the 4-bit mode, and
with a height of 1 and a width of 256 in the 8-bit mode.
One TIM file can contain two or more CLUT sets. The area where two or more
CLUT sets are located is handled as a piece of image data and written in the CLUT
section.
One CLUT entry expressing one color has the following configuration.
Figure B-1-6 CLUT Entry

STP Transparency control bit
R Red component (5 bits)
G Green component (5 bits)
B Blue component (5 bits)
The transparency control bit is applicable to sprite and texture data. If all of R, G, B
and STP are zero, the color is considered to be transparent. If not, the color is considered
to be opaque.

For semitransparency processing, the color is regarded as being semitransparent
when the STP value is 1. If not, the color is regarded as being opaque. (Only under all
zeros, the color is considered to be transparent.)

Table A-1-1 Role of STP Bit
2.4 Pixel Data Section
The pixel data section is the main body of image data. Because the VRAM
supported by the PlayStation system is based on the 16-bit configuration, image data is
composed of units of 16 bits.

bnum Data length of pixel data CLUT section
(in bytes) (including four bytes of bnum)
DX x coordinate in the VRAM
DY y coordinate in the VRAM
H Vertical data size
W Horizontal data size
DATAi VRAM data (16 bits)
Figure B-1-7 Configuration of Pixel Data Section
The configuration of a piece of VRAM data (16 bits) depends on the mode. The
following gives the configuration in each mode.

(4-bit mode)

pix0-3 Pixel value (CLUT No.)
Pixels 0, 1, 2 and 3 are arranged from the
left in that order.
(8-bit mode)

pix0-1 Pixel value (CLUT No.)
Pixels 0 and 1 are arranged from the left in
that order.
(16-bit mode)

STP Transparency control bit
R Red component (5 bits)
G Green component (5 bits)
B Blue component (5 bits)
(24-bit mode)

Figure B-1-8 VRAM Data (Pixel Data)
As the VRAM coordinate system is based on 16 bits/pixel, note coordinate/size
values in TIM data. In the 4-bit mode, a value of 1/4 in the X axis direction is H and, in
the 8-bit mode, a value of 1/2 is H. Thus, in the 4-bit mode, the image size must be a
multiple of 4, while, in the 8-bit mode, the image size must be even.

CHAPTER 2
SPECIFICATIONS OF
PIXEL IMAGE DATA
(PXL FILE)

1 PXL Format
The PXL file saves 8-bit or 4-bit pixel images of index color edited by the PlayStation
sprite editor.
2 Whole File Configuration
The PXL file has the file header at the start, and is composed of a few blocks.

Figure B-2-1 Whole PXL File Configuration
Data is of the 32-bit binary format. Because of LittleEndian, bytes are arranged in
ascending order. (See Figure B-2-2.)

Figure B-2-2 Byte Order in File

CHAPTER 2. SPECIFICATIONS OF PIXEL IMAGE DATA (PXL FILE) Ã…Â°
2.1 ID
The file ID is composed of one word, having the following bit configuration.

Figure B-2-3 Structure of PXL File Header
2.2 FLAG
FLAG is 32-bit length data, carrying information of data structure. It has the fol-
lowing bit configuration.

bit0 =PMODE Pixel mode (Bit length) 0:4bit
CLUT 1:8bit CLUT
Figure B-2-4 FLAG Bit Configuration
2.3 Pixel Data Section
The pixel data section is the main body of image data.

Data length of pixel data CLUT section (in bytes)
(including 48 bytes of bnum)
x coordinate in the VRAM
y coordinate in the VRAM
Vertical data size
Horizontal data size
VRAM data (16 bits)

Figure B-2-5 Configuration of Pixel Data Section
The configuration of a piece of VRAM data (16 bits) depends on the mode. The
following gives the configuration in each mode.

(4-bit mode)

pix0-3 Pixel value (CLUT No.)
Pixels 0, 1, 2 and 3 are arranged from the
left in that order.
(8-bit mode)

pix0-1 Pixel value (CLUT No.)
Pixels 0 and 1 are arranged from the left in
that order.
(16-bit mode)

STP Transparency control bit
R Red component (5 bits)
G Green component (5 bits)
B Blue component (5 bits)
Figure B-2-6 VRAM Data (Pixel Data)
The coordinate system for the VRAM is based on 16 bits per pixel. Thus, note
coordinate/size values in TIM data. In the X axis direction, a value of 2/4 is H in the 4-
bit mode, and a value of 1/2 is H in the 8-bit mode. This means that, in the 4-bit mode,
the image size must be a multiple of 4 and, in the 8-bit mode, the image size must be
even.

CHAPTER 3
SPECIFICATIONS OF
PALETTE DATA
(CLT FILE)

1 CLT Format
The CLT file saves 8-bit or 4-bit palette data edited by the PlayStation sprite editor.
2 Whole File Configuration
The CLT file has the file header at the start, being composed of a few blocks.

Figure B-3-1 Whole CLT File Configuration
Data is of the 32-bit binary format. Because of LittleEndian, bytes are arranged in
ascending order. (See Figure B-3-2.)

Figure B-3-2 Byte Order in File

CHAPTER 3. SPECIFICATIONS OF PALETTE DATA (CLT FILE) Ã…Â°
2.1 ID
The file ID is composed of one word, having the following bit configuration.

bit0-7 =ID: 0x12 bit8-15=VERSION : 0x00
Figure B-3-3 Structure of TIM File Header
2.2 FLAG
FLAG is 32-bit length data, carrying information on data structure. It has the
following bit configuration.

bit0-1 =PMODE 0x2
Figure B-3-4 FLAG Bit Configuration
2.3 CLUT Section
The CLUT section begins with data on its byte count (bnum), followed by inner-
VRAM positional information, index size and the main data body.

bnum
DX
DY H
W
CLUTi

Data
length
of the
CLUT
section
x
coordin
ate in
the
VRAM
y
c
o
o
r
d
i
n
a
t
e
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n
t
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e
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R
A
M

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c
a
l
d
a
t
a

s
i
z
e
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tal data
size
VRAM
data
(16 bits
per
entry)

Figure B-3-5 Structure of CLUT Section

One CLUT set is composed of 16 CLUT entries in the 4-bit mode and of 256 CLUT
entries in the 8-bit mode. (However, one file is composed of 16 sets of CLT data output
from the sprite editor in the 4-bit mode.)
As CLUT is located on the VRAM, the PlayStation system handles the CLUT section
in a TIM file as a rectangular VRAM image. This means that one CLUT entry is
equivalent to one pixel in the VRAM. Thus, one CLUT set is handled as rectangular
image data having a height of 1 and a width of 16 in the 4-bit mode and a height of 1 and
a width of 256 in the 8-bit mode. (CLUT data output from the sprite editor is a
rectangular image with a height of 16 and a width of 16 in the 4-bit mode.)
One TIM file can contain two or more CLUT sets. The area composed of two or more
CLUT sets is considered to be a piece of image data and written in the CLUT section.
A CLUT entry, which expresses one color, has the following configuration.

STP Transparency control bit
R Red component (5 bits)
G Green component (5 bits)
Figure B-3-6 CLUT Entry
The transparency control bit is applicable to sprite and texture data. If all of R, G, B
and STP are zero, the color is regarded as being transparent. If not, the color is
considered to be opaque.
For semitransparency processing, if the STP value is 1, the color is considered to be
semitransparent. If not, the color is regarded as being opaque. (Only in all zeros, the color
is considered to be transparent.)

Table A-3-1 Role of STP Bit

CHAPTER 4
SPECIFICATIONS
OF CELL DATA
(CEL FILE)

1 CEL Format
The CEL file provides a table of VRAM pointers to cells constituting the BG plane.
2 File Format
The CEL file has the header file at the start, being composed of three blocks.

Figure B-4-1 Whole CELL Data Configuration
2.1 HEADER
The file header has the following configuration.

FLAG
ID
VERSION
NCELL
CELL_W

CELL_H
Described later
0x22
0x04
Cell data count (in cells)
Horizontal size of cell display window
(in cells) (Sprite editor) Vertical size of
cell display window (in cells) (Sprite
editor)

Figure B-4-2 HEADER

CHAPTER 4. SPECIFICATIONS OF CELL DATA (CEL FILE) Ã…Â°
FLAG has the following bit configuration.

ATT Whether the file contains the ATTR block 0:
ATTR not contained
1: ATTR contained
ATL ATTR data length
0: 8bit
1: 16bit
Figure B-4 FLAG
2.2 CELL
Cell data provides a table of VRAM pointers to cells constituting BG. Four bytes form
one cell.

u Horizontal offset address from the base
address of texture page (8 bits)
v Vertical offset address from the base
address of texture page (8 bits)
CBA Described later
FLAG Described later
TSB Described later
Figure B-4-4 CELL Data Section
CBA has the following bit configuration.

CLX X coordinate of start of CLUT/16 (6 bits)
CLY Y coordinate of start of CLUT (9 bits)
ABE 0: Semitransparency processing turned off 1: Semitransparency
processing turned on
Figure B-4-5 CBA

TSB has the following bit configuration.

TPN
ABR
00: 01:
10:
11:
TPF
00:
01:
10:
BNO
CSN
Texture page number Semitransparency rate
0.50xF + 0.50xB
1.00xF + 1.00xB -
1.00xF + 1.00xB
0.25xF + 1.00xB
Depth of texture pattern pixel
4bit
8bit
16bit
TIM bank number (Sprite editor)
Color set number (Sprite editor)

Figure B-4-6 TSB
FLAG has the following bit configuration.

VLP Information on vertical inversion
HLP Information on horizontal inversion
Figure B-4-7 FLAG
2.3 ATTR
Attribute data is information added to cells, being arranged in the same order as the cells.
8-bit attribute

16-bit attribute

Figure B-4-8 ATTR

CHAPTER 5
SPECIFICATIONS OF MAP
DATA (BGD FILE)

1 BGD Format
The BGD file provides data constituting the BG plane used in the 2D system. BG
refers to any row of rectangular pixel data. The BGD file is used along with the TIM
and CEL files having the same name. Actual pixel images are carried by the TIM file.
2 File Format
The BGD file has the header file at the start, being composed of three blocks.
However, the ATTR section can be omitted.

Figure B-5-1 Whole BG Data Configuration
2.1 HEADER
The file head has the following configuration.

FLAG:
ID:
VERSION:
MAPW:
MAPH:
CELL_W:
CELL_H:
Described later
0x23 0x00
Horizontal size of BG map data (in pixels
Vertical size of BG map data (in pixels)
Horizontal size of cell data (in pixels)
Vertical size of cell data (in pixels)

Figure B-5-2 HEADER

CHAPTER 5. SPECIFICATIONS OF MAP DATA (BGD FILE) Ã…Â°
FLAG has the following bit configuration.

ATT Whether the file contains the ATTR block ATTR not contained
ATTR contained
ATL ATTR data length
8bit
16bit
Figure B-5-3 FLAG
2.2 MAP
If one BG section is assumed to be composed of a set of MAPH x MAPW cells, the
map describes the order of cell arrangement.

Figure B-5-4 Cell Arrangement in Map (8 x 8)
Map data is a set of cell numbers arranged in the above number order. A cell
number indicates the position of the cell in a cell file described later.

Figure B-5-5 MAP

2.3 ATTR
Attribute data is information added to MAP, being arranged in the same order as
MAP.
(8-bit mode)

(16-bit mode)

Figure B-5-6 ATTR

CHAPTER 6
SPECIFICATION OF
ANIMATION DATA
(ANM FILE)

1 ANM Format
The ANM file stores information for image data animations. It is used along with a TIM file,
which carries actual pixel images.
2 File Format
The ANM file has the header file at the start, being composed of four blocks.
Figure B-6-2 HEADER

FLAG has the following bit configuration.

CLT CLUT count for color animations
TPF Depth of texture pattern pixel
00: 4bit
01: 8bit
Figure B-6-3 FLAG
2.2 SEQUENCE
Sequence data provides a set of coordinates of the hot spots in the frames, display
time and sprite group numbers.

SprGpNo
TIME
ATTR
X
Y

Number of
sprite
group to
be
displayed
Display
time
Attribute
X coordin
ate of hot
spot
Y coordin
ate of hot
spot

Figure B-6-4 SEQUENCE
2.3 SPRITEGp
Sprite group data is a set of sprite groups, describing where a sprite is to be
displayed in a frame.

NSprite Number of sprites in a sprite group
u Horizontal offset from base address of texture page
v Vertical offset from base address of texture page
Of s X Horizontal offset from hot spot in a frame
Ofs Y Vertical offset from hot spot in a frame
CBA Described later
FLAG Described later
W Sprite width (Omitted if FLAG's THW is not zero)
H Sprite height (Omitted if FLAG's THW is not zero)
ROT Rotation angle (360 degrees = 4096)
FLAG2 Described later
X,Y Rate of extension or reduction (Power of 1.0 = 4096). (A
negative sign indicates inversion.)

Figure B-6-5 SPRITEGp

FLAG has the following bit configuration.

Texture page number
Semitransparency rate
0.50xF + 0.50xB
1.00xF + 1.00xB -
1.00xF + 1.00xB
0.25xF + 1 .00xB
Depth of texture pattern pixel
4bit
8bit
16bit
Neither extension nor reduction supported
Extension and reduction supported
Rotation not supported
Rotation supported
Rectangular sprite area size divided by 8. If not divided,
the size is specified for H and W described previously.

Figure B-6-6 FLAG
CBA has the following bit configuration.

CLX X coordinate of CLUT start/16 (6 bits)
CLY Y coordinate of CLUT start (9 bits)
ABE 0: Semitransparency processing turned off
1: Semitransparency processing turned on
Figure B-6-7 CBA
FLAG2 has the following bit configuration.

BNO TIM bank number (Sprite editor)
CSN Color set (Sprite editor)
Figure B-6-8 FLAG2

2.4 CLUTGp
CLUTGp is a set of CLUT groups for color animations. (CLT of HEADER FLAG is
used to specify the number of CLUT groups.)

bnum Data length of CLUT section
DX x coordinate in the VRAM
DY y coordinate in the VRAM
Ã‡g Vertical data size
W Horizontal data size
CLUTi CLUT entry (16 bits per entry)
Figure B-6-9 CLUTGp

1 TSQ Format
The TSQ file stores time sequence data for sprite animations edited by the PlayStation
sprite editor.
2 File Format

2.2 SEQUENCE
Sequence data is a set of coordinates of the hot spots in the frames, display time, and
sprite group numbers.

SprGpNo
TIME
ATTR
X
Y

Number of
sprite
group to
be
displayed
Display
time
Attribute
X coordin
ate of hot
spot
Y coordin
ate of hot
spot

Figure B-7-3 SEQUENCE

1 SDF Format
The SDF file stores file groups and setting information edited by the PlayStation sprite
editor. The file enables all files to be loaded at a time.
2 File Format
The SDF file is composed of the following seven blocks.

Figure B-8-1 Whole SDF File Configuration
The block is composed of lines assigned key word values.
2.1 TIM
The key word of the TIM block is "TIM" plus a bank number.
The value provides a file name. As the file name, only the TIM file or a
combination of PXL and CLT files is accepted.

Example
TIM0 file0.tim
TIM1 file1.pxl file1.clt
TIM2 TI M3
Note
The key word of a bank not used must not be omitted, but assigned an item having no
value.
2.2 CEL
The key word of the CEL block is CEL0, and the value is a file name.
Example
CEL0 file2.cel
2.3 MAP
The key word of the MAP block is "MAP" plus a bank number, and the value
provides a file name.
Example
MAP0 file3.bgd
MAP1 file4.bgd
MAP2
MAP3
Note
The key word of a bank not used must not be omitted, but assigned an item having no
value.
2.4 ANM
The key word of the ANM block is ANM0, and the value provides a file name.

Example
ANM0 file5.anm
2.5 DISPLAY
A DISPLAY block specifies an artist board screen mode.

The key word is DISPLAY. VALUE depends on the screen mode.
Example
D ISPLAY1
2.6 COLOR

A COLOR block specifies a color mode. The key word is DISPLAY. The value
depends on the color mode.
Example
COLOR0

2.7 ADDR
An ADDR block specifies coordinates of images set by a TIM bank, palette
coordinates, and the number of color sets.
The following gives the specification format.
ADDR? :X Y CX CY N
ADDR?: KEYWORD ("ADDR" plus bank number)
X: X coordinate of TIM image
Y: Y coordinate of TIM image
CX: X coordinate of palette
CY: Y coordinate of palette
N: Number of color sets
Example
ADDR0 768 0 0 480 16
ADDR1 768 256 0 496 16
ADDR2 512 0 256 480 16
ADDR3 512 256 256 496 16

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