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   mmilo
   Member

   Hi all.

   Let's say that I have an alphabet for use in cocos, with some effects (for example glowing / dropshadowing) done in Photoshop.

   Since CCBitmapFontAtlas uses the angelcode format, I can't find a way to import my letters using it. Since the letters have effects applied to them, I can't use the .TTF and BMFont to make a conversion.

   The solution I've found is to slice up the letters into individual images, and use ZWOPTEX to load a spritesheet.

   Do I lose any performance doing this?
   Has anyone else run into the same problem?

   Thanks!

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. 

   cadillac
   Member

   Why not use Hiero?
   Supports effects as well.

   http://www.n4te.com/hiero/hiero.jnlp

   Instructions here:
   http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/wiki/doku.php/prog_guide:labels

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. 

   mmilo
   Member

   Thanks for the tip, I saw that as well.

   Unfortunately the design that I have isn't something that's replicable using the hiero editor, it's a 'custom' design done in Photoshop.

   PS. Gintama kills me.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   crmagicxxx
   Member

   What I did in similar case, was creating bitmap in Hiero but left enough space around characters so I can apply effects in PhotoShop. You can't make whatever you like this way (like large smooth shadows) but it's the simplest solution I got with acceptable results

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   pabloruiz55
   Member

   What i do is, use the .ttf in hiero or bmfont. export the png with enough spacing between letters and then open the png file and appply shadows/ glow,etc to the png. If you set the padding/ spacing correctly you won't have problems.

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. 

   mmilo
   Member

   That's a good idea. Thanks guys!

   Posted 1 year ago #

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