Image Library

[sfx1999]

I found an interesting library that someone here may find useful. It is called Development Image Library, or DevIL for short. You can find it here:

http://openil.sourceforge.net/

It is liscesed under the GNU LGPL, so you can dynamically link with it. It comes with three libraries:

OpenIL (base; loads images)
OpenILU (filters for images)
OpenILUT (simplifies using the library with OpenGL and Allegro. Also can convert to HBITmaps for use with Windows programs)

This library supports most all formats you need (except the ones you hacked from FF7, that's a different story)

Another neat feature is the OpenGL screenshot function in OpenILUT.

[mirex]

There are some more, i found one on codeproject.com
CxImage - http://www.codeproject.com/bitmap/cximage.asp
and I think in that article there are links for some more bitmap libraries.

By the way I'm going to release a Biturn Bitmap Library, which can be linked into c++ programs (maybe even into some other languages) which will give you access to all bitmap formats that Biturn can load (even ff7 hacked ones;) ... sometimes soon. Its working but I have to finish some documentation and examples Anyone interested in beta-testing it ?

[sfx1999]

I would help you, but I use MinGW.

I am having trouble getting DevIL to work due to that.