VMU Developement   .lcd File Format     Here is the format of the .lcd file created by Dream Animator. This info is just educated guesses but it is how DC Animator uses the file. NOTE: All multi-byte numbers are stored in little-endian byte-order.   e-mail dc animator section maintainer e-mail vmu section maintainer

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Header (16 bytes)

Bytes Description Value 4 signature identifing as .lcd file 'LCDi' 2 version number 1 (for Dream Animator 0.5) 2 horizontal resolution 48 (decimal) 2 veritcal resolution 32 (decimal) 2 bit depth 1 1 reserved? 0 1 repeat count 0-254, 255 is forever (decimal) 2 frame count number of animation frames

Frame Info (4 bytes X frame count[from Header] bytes)

Bytes Description Value 1 reserved? 0 1 delay time to delay (in 1/12ths of a second for DC Animator) 1 reserved? 0 1 reserved? 0

Frame Data (1536[48x32] bytes X frame count[from Header] bytes)

Bytes Description Value 1 each pixel 0x08(hex) is on, 0 is off

Copyright (40 bytes)

Bytes Description Value 40 copyright 'Dream Animator ver.0.50 (C)1999 F.Sahara' (for Dream Animator 0.5)