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# MSPConvert
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## What is MSPConvert?
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MSPConvert is a really simple python script to convert old formats of Microsoft Paint to a format that GIMP can handle natively (XBM).
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Because both version 1 and version 2 MSP files are black and white only, each pixel is represented directly by a bit. Converting version 1 is very simple: just copy the data over.
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Version 2 implemented some simple run-length encoding, so a few extra steps are needed.
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## Usage
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To convert a file called EXAMPLE.MSP to EXAMPLE_converted.xbm, just run:
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`./mspconvert.py EXAMPLE`
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It should detect the version automatically, and then write the output file.
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Then fire up GIMP, open the xbm file, and you can then export it as any other modern format (PNG, JPG, BMP etc.)
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## License
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The code is under Mozilla Public License v2. Feel free to modify and share as you wish -- just make sure your changes are released under the same license!
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