RAW File Viewer

btaft · 08-03-05, 06:23 AM

What would be a decent program for opening and editing RAW files in SH3. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

BT

Canaris · 08-03-05, 11:25 AM

Maybe you can use your paintprogram. But you have to know the specs of that rawfile, because their is no header that contains imageinformation.

MfG
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btaft · 08-03-05, 02:49 PM

Bump,

Isn't there anyone that does graphic work for these mods know of a recommended program. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

BT

timetraveller · 08-03-05, 05:08 PM

Paint Shop Pro will open them. You must supply the width, height, and color (RGB) format information.

TT

btaft · 08-03-05, 07:29 PM

Thanks

oRGy · 08-04-05, 05:13 AM

Uh, one second Canaris. What is that image you posted?

Canaris · 08-04-05, 05:58 AM

That is 21600_10800.raw from SH3/data/Terrain/Maps/Maps2 folder.
btaft, Its opend with Paint Shop Pro.

MfG
Canaris

btaft · 08-04-05, 06:27 AM

Thanks again. Looks like I will be getting Paint Shop Pro. Does it have good editing tools?

oRGy · 08-04-05, 07:19 AM

Canaris;

It is my suspicion that that file is the heightmap information for the terrain engine. Can you confirm this? If true, this is a great find at it means that the game reads terrain info from a moddable file. This means we can do the following:

1) Create the Kiel Canal

2) Get rid of the Churchill Barriers in Scapa Flow, for the early war period at least, thus enabling a proper recreation of Priens incursion

3) Change the coastline of the Netherlands to what it was in the 1940's

They're the ones of the top of my head. I suspect you could even integrate those changes with SH3 commander so the churchill barriers would be up by late war, or the flooding of parts of the Netherlands when the Germans were retreating could be simulated.

btaft · 08-04-05, 07:59 AM

Quote:

It is my suspicion that that file is the heightmap information for the terrain engine. Can you confirm this? If true, this is a great find at it means that the game reads terrain info from a moddable file. This means we can do the following:

This is an interesting thought, though I suspect the height data is in a data file. My suspicion about this file was that it was purely a graphic file over which different shades were overlayed depending if it was land or water.

I was hoping to use it in order to place a couple of bathymetric contours based on the height data used. But if it is the other way around then looks like you will be able to do some interesting things.

Seeadler · 08-04-05, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by oRGy

Canaris;
It is my suspicion that that file is the heightmap information for the terrain engine.

Yes but only for certain zoom-levels on the F5 map!

Levels 40000,20000,10000 meters per pixel use 4320_2160.raw
Levels 4000,2000,1000,500 meters per pixel use 21600_10800.raw

Levels 200,100,50,20,10,5,2,1 meters per pixel use tiles from this hightmap which are stored in run-length encoded files. To edit them you need the algorithm the dev's use to RLE encode them.

For example, you can cut off England with PaitShopPro or Photoshop from the two RAW files. In the higher zoom levels on the map, England is gone but if you zoom in, the land is still there until you also edit the tile files.

But this is only for the F5 map, if you want edit the 3D geo data you must edit the tiles stored in TerrainData.BFD ( the 240 MB file ). To do this you need also the algorithm the dev's used to store the data.

08-03-05, 06:23 AM	#1
btaft Soundman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 147 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	RAW File Viewer What would be a decent program for opening and editing RAW files in SH3. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, BT

08-03-05, 11:25 AM	#2
Canaris Watch Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 26 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	Maybe you can use your paintprogram. But you have to know the specs of that rawfile, because their is no header that contains imageinformation. MfG Canaris[/img] __________________

08-04-05, 05:58 AM	#7
Canaris Watch Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 26 Downloads: 50 Uploads: 0	That is 21600_10800.raw from SH3/data/Terrain/Maps/Maps2 folder. btaft, Its opend with Paint Shop Pro. MfG Canaris __________________

08-03-05, 02:49 PM	#3
btaft Soundman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 147 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Bump, Isn't there anyone that does graphic work for these mods know of a recommended program. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, BT

08-03-05, 05:08 PM	#4
timetraveller Beach Leaf Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Atlantic Shipping Lanes Posts: 287 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Paint Shop Pro will open them. You must supply the width, height, and color (RGB) format information. TT

08-03-05, 07:29 PM	#5
btaft Soundman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 147 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Thanks

08-04-05, 05:13 AM	#6
oRGy Crusty Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 648 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Uh, one second Canaris. What is that image you posted?

08-04-05, 06:27 AM	#8
btaft Soundman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 147 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Thanks again. Looks like I will be getting Paint Shop Pro. Does it have good editing tools?

08-04-05, 07:19 AM	#9
oRGy Crusty Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 648 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Canaris; It is my suspicion that that file is the heightmap information for the terrain engine. Can you confirm this? If true, this is a great find at it means that the game reads terrain info from a moddable file. This means we can do the following: 1) Create the Kiel Canal 2) Get rid of the Churchill Barriers in Scapa Flow, for the early war period at least, thus enabling a proper recreation of Priens incursion 3) Change the coastline of the Netherlands to what it was in the 1940's They're the ones of the top of my head. I suspect you could even integrate those changes with SH3 commander so the churchill barriers would be up by late war, or the flooding of parts of the Netherlands when the Germans were retreating could be simulated.