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Author Topic: Linux ASTC encoder  (Read 7792 times)

rascalito

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Linux ASTC encoder
« on: July 16, 2022, 11:14:05 AM »

Hello!

I'm trying to make it easier to display bitmaps (i.e. without having to fetch width, height, data name, etc.. here and there).
I made a php script with Ubuntu (PHP8).
Basically I dump a bunch of files in a folder, run the script, and get all the corresponding .h and .cpp files with an option to copy
them directly in the bitmaps folder of my application. And I can call the bitmaps by name.
I'm using Linux' astc encoder (called astcenc), and here is the problem. There are quite a few parameters, a bit obscure to me.
Here is the result. It looks like the keyboard is splitted in two parts, there is a kind of interlace, etc. I'm sure there are people
here who know what happens and could help me.
There are myriads of parameters, and I can't try them one by one.
Does anybody know what parameters are used in EVE asset builder? The output name (the normal image below) is *RGBA_ASTC_8x8_KHR.
Any relation between KHR and LDR / HDR of the linux encoder?

Thanks for any hint!

R


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Kaetemi

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Re: Linux ASTC encoder
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2022, 07:22:38 PM »

The ASTC blocks for EVE are arranged in a pattern of larger blocks. I'd recommend encoding an image with a number on each square block, and seeing where they end up. That's the easiest way to understand the pattern. :)
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rascalito

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Re: Linux ASTC encoder
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2022, 06:09:55 AM »

Hello!

Thanks for your reply.
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The ASTC blocks for EVE are arranged in a pattern of larger blocks.

Does it mean that it's not true ASTC?

Is there any documentation explaining how it's encoded from the regular ASTC encoding?

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I'd recommend encoding an image with a number on each square block,

What do you mean? I'm using ASTC8x8 with option thorough.

Do you mean that I should subdivide into 8x8 blocks and write a number in each of these blocks?
8x8 is not very big for writing a number.
Or divide in some larger blocks? In this case which size?

Thanks,

R
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Re: Linux ASTC encoder
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2022, 01:06:14 PM »

Hello,

The method we advise using utilises Eve Asset Builder’s (EAB) command line mode and should save you a lot of time.

After installing EAB, you can run the image converter from the installation folder, for example:

“eab_tools  img_cvt  -i C:/Users/Pictures/appleicon.png -f 20 -o C:/Users/Pictures/temp -e thorough -x "C:/Users/Public/Documents/EVE Asset Builder 2.6.0_3.0.0/tools/astcenc.exe" -g”

The input file is “appleicon” and output folder is “C:/Users/Pictures/temp”.

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rascalito

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Re: Linux ASTC encoder
« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2022, 08:30:32 AM »

Hello!

What I would like to know is how to convert with Linux. Apparently you are also using a program named astcenc.
There is a program with a similar name on Linux. I have noticed that the linux version has a 16-byte header,
and the asset builder's raw format doesn't. What I would need to know s whether the asset builder is a regular
astcenc  like the one that can be found on GitHub, or whether it's a BridgeTek proprietary format.
For instance Linux' astc encoder does not have a -f option and -g either.

Thanks for any hint.

R

Hello,

The method we advise using utilises Eve Asset Builder’s (EAB) command line mode and should save you a lot of time.

After installing EAB, you can run the image converter from the installation folder, for example:

“eab_tools  img_cvt  -i C:/Users/Pictures/appleicon.png -f 20 -o C:/Users/Pictures/temp -e thorough -x "C:/Users/Public/Documents/EVE Asset Builder 2.6.0_3.0.0/tools/astcenc.exe" -g”

The input file is “appleicon” and output folder is “C:/Users/Pictures/temp”.

Best regards, BRT Community
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Re: Linux ASTC encoder
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2022, 02:32:26 PM »

Hello,

1)   The astcenc in EVE Asset Builder (EAB) is a common one which can be found on Github.  It is a copy of ARM ASTC encoder.
2)   EAB did extra work on the output of astcenc , including but not limited to the stripe off of the 16-byte header.
3)   The option “-f” or “-g” are not ASTC specific so you can ignore them.
4)   The enclosed file is a python code which converts one PNG to ASTC raw file for EVE.  Refer to the function “convert()” and note the case of “num_cell == 1”.  The function tile2() shuttles the ASTC tiles for EVE purpose.

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