Preamble
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Video: How to convert images to Arduino Arrays for use on LCD displays! – Tutorial
- Find image that you want to use
- Open in Photoshop
- Select image pixels (i.e.16×16)
- Copy and
- Create new image of the same size (i.e. 16×16)
- paste into a new image
- Mode -> Index colour -> Web colour
- Save as BMP
- Open LCD Image Convertor
- Select image file
- Options -> Conversion
- Colour
- Image -> Block size (24 bpp)
- Preview
- Copy
- Paste into Array in Arduino IDE
If you have alternate opposing line directions in your display
- Change scan direction to backwards
- Show Preview
- Copy the relevant lines (i.e.even lines) individually
- Paste into the array, replacing the corresponding line