GIMP Version: 2.10.20
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: 10
GIMP Experience: New User
URL or Image link: https://eater.net/downloads/finch.bin

List any relevant plug-ins or scripts:
from PIL import Image

image = Image.open("finch.png")
pixels = image.load()

out_file = open("finch.bin", "wb")

for y in range(256):
for x in range(128):
try:
out_file.write(chr(pixels[x, y]))
except IndexError:
out_file.write(chr(0))

List any ERROR messages you received:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named PIL

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'Image' is not defined

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'image' is not defined

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I have this script that should make a bit map file of an image, but it was made for Photoshop.

How do I do the same thing but with GIMP?


If any of you are familliar with an EEPROM...
I want to make a bit map that the pixels can be read horizontally (lowers address values A0-A6).
The lines would be vertical and would be addressed by the higher values (A7-A13)

I would really want a suitable 200x150 image to be converted to above format.
The image I linked is an example image but its 100x75.
I have a video link if you see the guy do the stuff in Adobe to know what exactly I am talking about

Why would you post a bin file? Why not just screenshot the bin when you have it open on your end, and then convert it to jpg or png?

Sorry.
Here is the png not bin. I grabbed the wrong link.

Image/Mode/Indexed/Black & White 1-bit?

Hm.

How do i get the raw pixel data? And write it to a new file? (BIN)
I think thats what I am trying to ask.

I want to load the picture into an EEPROM...no file information should be saved.

The png file needs to be in indexed mode and maybe only 64 colours Use Image -> Mode -> Indexed and set the number of colours



This using linux. I have no idea how PIL is installed in Windows

However, with file and script in a folder, edit the script to suit file names / image size. Run the script and it outputs the .bin file.



best of luck

Thanks. I figured out that I just need to install Python to run the script.

For some reason I thought Photoshop came with the ability to do what Ben Eater did. Kinda stupid.

In case OP ever comes back.

Looking on the eater.net/ site the conversion to Indexed mode uses a color palette "64-color.act" Not a format that Gimp uses. Not difficult to manually re-write to .gpl format. (attached) Unzip then 64-color.gpl goes in C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\palettes

Conversion Image -> Mode -> Indexed Set the palette. Set one of the dither modes. Export as a png. Example: