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ChrisBrash:
I've got a 60 gig iPod and I've got Rockbox working fine (for the most part). I've put WPS files on there, games, fonts, etc... The problem I'm having is with the backgrounds. I'm supposed to make a 16-bit bitmap image at 320x240. I've got a few images I'd like to use that I've resized and cropped to fit, but I can't find a program to convert the jpg files (originally taken on my digital camera) to 16-bit bitmaps. I'm using 64-bit Vista and the version of Paint that comes with it only saves as 24-bit bitmaps. Anyone know what I can use? No, I'm not buying some expensive program (Photoshop, etc...) just to add backgrounds on my iPod. Anyone know something I can use? I've tried searching Download.com and Sourceforge already.

soap:
A - 24 bit ones should work.
B - irfanview for Windows is small and might do it.
C - GIMP is larger and free and works on Windows and will do it.

ChrisBrash:
Thanks! The manual said it had to be 16-bit but you're right, it does work with 24 bit also. Thanks!

MajiKool Dragonâ„¢:
32 bit works on my sansa ;D

so i'm guessing those work too.

spike66:
I have a question regarding this, as far as I know, but I'm aware I well might be wrong, Rockbox converts 24 bit bitmaps to 16 bit... so, is it better to use 16 bit files instead of 24 bit (i.e WPS's bitmaps)? in terms of processing requirements, memory usage (since obviously 16 bit files are smaller than the 24 bit), etc

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