FRM2BMP file - Fallout 2

Tool created by Borg Locutus. Mirrored here for archival purposes.

Fallout 2 FRM <-> BMP Converter documentation (revised on Apr 9,1999)
What's New:
FRM2BMP can read an external palette file (*.PAL in MASTER.DAT) whengenerating .BMPs. If you believe some FRMs use different palettes,use -p option to specify the palette file.
Example Usage:
Please following the steps:
1.Generate BMP and FRM header info files:
C:\>FRM2BMP art_inven_vminigun.frm
2.Use your favorite painter program to modify art_inven_vminigun.bmp Be sure to not change palette and dimensions of the image.
3.Convert BMP back to FRM:
C:\>BMP2FRM art_inven_vminigun.bmp
4.Done ------------------------------------------------------------------NOTES:
1. You cannot convert any BMP to FRM. You can only convert BMPs generated by FRM2BMP or at least having the same dimensions. The reason is:
I. Palette. Palette info is not stored in FRM; FO2 uses a global palette. II. Header info. FRM2BMP now saves FRM header info (74-byte) to INF files, which are vital to successfully converting BMP back to FRM:
abc.BMP + abc.INF = abc.FRM 2. BMP2FRM cannot process FRMs of multiple frames (i.e. FRMs in CRITTER.DAT)------------------------------------------------------------------------by Borg Locutus
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