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Subject: Re: REVOLUTION - trouble with pictures. Help please.
Author: Ruslan Zasukhin
Posted: 2006/07/31 12:42:47
 
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On 7/31/06 8:31 PM, "Trevor DeVore" <lists (at) mangomultimedia D.O.T com> wrote:

>>> FYI - "imageData" is the visual representation of the image on
>>> screen. The "text" of an image is the actual image format data (png,
>>> jpeg, etc.). You probably want to store the image format data as
>>> opposed to the imageData.
>>
>> We do not store format of picture. We just store JPG or TIFF itself
>> and all
>> other ADKs. Because it is possible recognize type of picture by its
>> data.
>
> OK, if you are trying to store JPG data (or PNG, etc.) then you need
> to get the text of the image. The imageData is NOT the raw image
> data. It stores eachs pixels data as it is displayed on screen.
> Each pixel being represented by 4 bytes (Alpha Red Green Blue).

Then it sounds just like a screen bitmap,
i.e. DIB for window
and PICT for MAC

Actually all other IDEs do the same: RB, Director, ..

> put the text of img "pic" into dataPic

I still do not see

* why you think we need this text

* if data are in bitmap, then how it can be jpg or png


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