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[sabre-150]

I have downloaded Macro Schedular and are new to this type of software, I develop scenery for a particular Flight Simulator and one of the areas that I help develop and design is the Scenery for this Simulator.

Here is what I would like to complete in making a script and hope that I have explained well enough to understand.

I have over 1000 bitmap images that are 800 x 800 pixels in size, with the first file being named like in this example below:

Layer_D1.bmp

I would like to split the above bitmap image into 4 smaller bitmap images so would end up with 4 x 400 x 400 pixels in size and would name these with the following names:

Layer_D1a.bmp
Layer_D1b.bmp
Layer_D1c.bmp
Layer_D1d.bmp

Then repeat this process many times, I'm not sure how best to approach this idea.

Will look forward to if anyone is able to help.

Thank you.

[JRL]

I'd start by using GetFileList> to create a list of BMP file names. Then I'd create a dialog that displayed each BMP one after another. While each BMP is displayed on the dialog use ScreenCapture> 4 times in the four sectors of the displayed BMP to capture 400 x 400 pixels areas and write the results to a new location with the required name.

Sounds easy enough if all the BMPs are sized correctly. I'm not sure about the specifics of a SceenCapture> generated BMP file. If you have specific requirements, you may want to ask Marcus what type of BMP will be created before you spend the time on this.

[sabre-150]

JRL,

Thank you for your reply, the bitmap images are 24 bit, I will try with what you have suggested to try and make a start.

[Me_again]

If you are doing this kind of image manipulation it's worthwhile to get familiar with ImageMagick, a very versatile, free, suite of tools which can be very conveniently automated with MacroScheduler. I assumed the images were numbered sequentially so this would be my code to do what you request:

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//change to the imagemagick install directory
Change Directory>C:\IMAG
//set up a repeat loop
Let>k=0
Repeat>k
Let>k=k+1
//crop the image 4 times
RunProgram>convert.exe c:\temp\Layer_D%k%.bmp -crop 400x400+0+0 c:\temp\Layer_D%k%a.bmp
RunProgram>convert.exe c:\temp\Layer_D%k%.bmp -crop 400x400+0+400 c:\temp\Layer_D%k%b.bmp
RunProgram>convert.exe c:\temp\Layer_D%k%.bmp -crop 400x400+400+0 c:\temp\Layer_D%k%c.bmp
RunProgram>convert.exe c:\temp\Layer_D%k%.bmp -crop 400x400+400+400 c:\temp\Layer_D%k%d.bmp
//end the looping when all images are processed (change 2 to the correct number
Until>k,2

If the filenames aren't sequential then you will have to use GetFileList> as JRL suggests.

[sabre-150]

I have the Editor window open, then click on the + button next to File Handiling, if I then drag the GetFileList to the main editor window nothing happens, or if I right click on the mouse then 3 options become available, Insert Command, Add to Favorites and Command Help.

Is it a simple mistake that I have made, I'm sure I will have many questions but first is there an area that I should read first.

[Marcus Tettmar]

Just left click on it once. A dialog will come up helping you to construct the command and insert it into the editor.

Or, just type into the editor.

[JRL]

Try clicking Help > Contents > Getting Started

[Marcus Tettmar]

I think I'd go with Me_again's approach - automate ImageMagick.

[sabre-150]

Me_again,

Below is a step by step guide to exactly what steps I'm taking.

Open Layer_D1.bmp bitmap
Select - Image then Attributes
Change Width from 800 to 400
Press Tab Key
Change Height from 800 to 400
Click OK
Select - File then Save As
Save file name as - Layer_D1a

Open Layer_D1.bmp bitmap
Select - Image then Flip and Rotate and select Flip horizontal
Click OK
Select - Image then Attributes
Change Width from 800 to 400
Press Tab Key
Change Height from 800 to 400
Click OK
Select - Image then Flip and Rotate and select Flip horizontal
Select - File then Save As
Save file name as - Layer_D1b

Open Layer_D1.bmp bitmap
Select - Image then Flip and Rotate and select Flip Vertical
Click OK
Select - Image then Attributes
Change Width from 800 to 400
Press Tab Key
Change Height from 800 to 400
Click OK
Select - Image then Flip and Rotate and select Flip Vertical
Select - File then Save As
Save file name as - Layer_D1c

Open Layer_D1.bmp bitmap
Select - Image then Flip and Rotate and select Flip Vertical
Click OK
Select - Image then Flip and Rotate and select Flip horizontal
Click OK
Select - Image then Attributes
Change Width from 800 to 400
Press Tab Key
Change Height from 800 to 400
Click OK
Select - Image then Flip and Rotate and select Flip Vertical
Select - Image then Flip and Rotate and select Flip horizontal
Click OK
Select - File then Save As
Save file name as - Layer_D1d

[Me_again]

What program are you doing that in?

[sabre-150]

mspaint

[Marcus Tettmar]

>> Open Layer_D1.bmp bitmap

In what? Photoshop, Fireworks, Paintshop Pro, Paint, Apperture, Lightroom, ..... ? Either way - you know the app better than we do.

Read:
http://www.mjtnet.com/blog/2006/01/17/h ... on-script/

[sabre-150]

I'm just using Microsoft Paint that's located in \Windows\system32 directory

[Me_again]

mspaint

OK, that's doing the same thing as the code that I posted. But you can also automate mspaint as Marcus suggests, it would not be difficult.

[sabre-150]

Not having much success at the moment, must be something simple that I'm doing wrong, would it be possible for someone to create and post a simple script with what I'm trying to do as above at least this will be a starting point and hopefully will start to get an understanding of it all.