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                    |      Palette Converter 1.2     |
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                    |     Copyright (C) UAC 1997     |
                    | Written by Torben Giesselmann. |
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      Version  1.2 of the Palette Converter will now convert  between
      any of the following palette formats:
      
      - Quake palette (.LMP)
      - Paint Shop Pro palette (.PAL)
      - Microsoft palette (.PAL)
      
      
           Imagine you'd like to import your textures into Quake  ...
      you'll  need the right palette, otherwise your textures' colors
      will  all  be wrong! Or if you'd like to use many new  textures
      using  another  palette (e.g. DOOM's) or you're planning  a  TC
      which  needs  other  colors ... you might  want  to  completely
      replace  Quake's  palette! If  you don't   know  where  to  get
      Quake's  palette file from ... it's contained in pak0.pak,  the
      path is gfx/palette.lmp. Get yourself a pak tool to extract it.
      
      
      Usage
      =====
      
      Syntax: PALCNVRT <-XY> <infile> <outfile>
      
      The  first parameter indicates the format of the infile and the
      outfile  (X  = infile, Y = outfile), where X any Y have  to  be
      substituted by one of the following:
      - 'Q': Quake's .LMP format
      - 'P': Paint Shop Pro's .PAL format
      - 'M': Microsoft's .PAL format

      Examples:
      
      Quake     --> PSP      :  PALCNVRT -qp palette.lmp pspquake.pal
      Quake     --> Microsoft:  PALCNVRT -qm palette.lmp msquake.pal
      PSP       --> Microsoft:  PALCNVRT -pm pspquake.pal msquake.pal
      Microsoft --> Quake    :  PALCNVRT -mq mypal.pal palette.lmp
      and so on ...
      
      
      Please Note!
      ============
      
           Let's  come to some things I observed ... if you own Adobe
      Photoshop 3.04 and would like to create your textures with that
      program  there's  no  need  to  use  PALCNVRT.  Simply   rename
      PALETTE.LMP to PALETTE.ACT and load the palette into Photoshop.
      Too simple.
           Now  here's a strange thing ... Adobe Photoshop 3.04 saves
      the   palette  of  an  image  using  Quake's  palette   somehow
      "reversed".  (Note: only happens when saving in Microsoft  .PAL
      format!)  Yep, you heard right ... color 0 = 255, 1 = 254  etc.
      Don't  ask  me  why  ... simply don't create  .PAL  files  with
      Photoshop  ...  or  you're  in  trouble!  Anyway  it   has   no
      difficulties  in  reading  Microsoft .PAL  files  created  with
      PALCNVRT.
           And this one goes out to Paint Shop Pro 3.12 users ...  it
      is  actually a severe bug: When saving a palette in Microsoft's
      .PAL  format you cannot load it again! Yes! Paint Shop Pro says
      it's  not a valid PAL file ... dunno if that was fixed  in  the
      next versions.
           The  PSP  .PAL files created with PALCNVRT can be read  by
      PSP  3.12 and probably by older and newer versions as well.  In
      Paint  Shop Pro, after having loaded an image, choose (C)olors,
      (L)oad Palette ... and pick the palette file you created as the
      new palette.
           Let's say you'd like to replace Quake's palette ... you'll
      create a palette suiting your needs with PSP and save it.  Then
      convert  it with PALCNVRT and use your pak tool to replace  the
      existing palette.lmp in pak0.pak with your  own palette.  'Nuff
      said.
      
      
      PALCNVRT is available from the following places:
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      The UAC Homepage: http://uac.telefragged.com
      ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/.11/idgames2/utils/graphics_edit/misc/palcnv12.zip
      (and all mirrors)      
      
      
           OK,  that's  it. Please gimme some feedback if you  should
      have  any  problems with PALCNVRT. Please read  the  disclaimer
      before  using  PALCNVRT.  And DON'T forget  to  visit  the  UAC
      Homepage if you're looking for good Quake mods!


      Yours,
      Torben Giesselmann                  tsg@braunschweig.netsurf.de
      
      
      
      Disclaimer
      ==========
      
      The  software is distributed as freeware. NO fee or payment may
      be charged for this program. You are not  allowed to change the
      program.
      
      You  may give PALCNVRT to anyone who might find it useful,  but
      please  make  sure  you provide this (unchanged)  documentation
      when copying it!
      
      Use PALCNVRT at your own risk.
      
      The  UAC  is  in  no way liable for direct, indirect,  special,
      incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the  use of
      this program!
      
      id  Software will neither support this add-on product, nor will
      they support Quake after it has been modified!
      
      Actura Software may not do anything with this program.
      
      
             Quake and Doom are trademarks of id Software, Inc.
                Paint Shop Pro is a trademark of JASC, Inc.
           Adobe Photoshop is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.