DJ Dunk

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Anyone know of any programs that enable to create your own movies/graphics for the Kenwood Z-838W headunit ? Or any good download sites ?

Thanks

chiark

I'm writing software to do just that (well, actually for the PSW9524). You can download from a site on the net (forgotten the URL, see the manual) or download a tool from Kenwood USA - but this doesn't work with the 9524. might do with the 838 as that's a US unit too...

Download from here : http://www.kenwoodusa.com/register/oel_software.jsp

Let us know how you get on

nick.

DJ Dunk

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Oooh, cool Thanks Nick. My headunit is on its way soon, but the stanadrd graphics on it look pretty pants so I thought I'd get some personalised ones prepared

Don't suppose you want to include compatibility for the '3 colour 4 tone' poor relations in your software ?

chiark

Yep, I think I've found the flag that sets between 2 bitplanes and 4 bitplanes, so that isn't a problem

The only thing I've got left to work out is a seemingly random number in a two byte field. Can't see a relationship between that and other things - it could be loop start offset, but it might not be. Everything else (size, number of frames, animation/multi-frame still image/colour depth/frame pause) is OK but those last two mystery bytes are bugging me.

I'll look at it again sometime...

Nick.

DJ Dunk

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Just a thought Nick, those 2 bytes, 1DIN(176x32) or 2DIN(256x64) ?

Probly not, but keen to see it finshed

chiark

Nope, that's merely stored in the size of the bitmap. It seems to be something to do with animation... Will have a look again and work it out. I don't think it'll hurt to zero them out as lots of things are zero and work.