BBC Graphics Viewer
BBC Graphics Viewer is a utility for viewing and converting graphics files originally created on BBC Micro or Master Computers.
Two of the most common ways of storing images on the BBC were as a dump of the graphics memory, or in a run-length encoded format loaded by a program called LdPic.
However, due to the way that the BBC's graphics memory was mapped to the screen (in blocks of eight bytes) it is not straight-forward to view either of these formats on a PC with other tools.
This utility is able to display BBC graphics files saved in LdPic or memory dump format in Modes 0, 1, 2, 4 and 5. It can also save any of the images it displays in standard BMP format.
BBC Graphics Viewer is supported on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7.
BBC Graphics Viewer is freely available for your use under the terms of the GPL.
or Download the Source Code
(Visual C++ Express 2008, Zip Archive).
Latest News
BBC Graphics Viewer 2.0
Today I've released an update to BBC Graphics Viewer. This new version adds support for LdPic format compressed images, as well as the existing memory dump image support. The new download also includes a 64-bit executable along with an updated 32-bit one.
Find out more and download the new version from the BBC Graphics Viewer page.
BBC Graphics Viewer
I am pleased to announce the release of a new tool - a utility for viewing and converting images originally created on a BBC computer. Get BBC Graphics Viewer.
Changelog
Version 2.0 adds the ability to load pictures in the LdPic format (along with a fair amount of internal refactoring to support this). It also includes 64-bit build for the first time, as well as 32-bit.
Version 1.1 fixed a few bugs, as well as bringing full Vista & Windows 7 support, the ability to save the images as standard bitmap files, and support for images which are longer than the BBC's screen, such as those created by Wapping Editor.