Putting things into perspective

[jbanes]

EDIT: Can't get it to work though. Crashes with:

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Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NegativeArraySizeException         at ImageRunner4K.main(ImageRunner4K.java:48)

Can you attach the image you're using to a post? (Click on "Additional Options" below the text area to find the upload options.)

Edit: Never mind. I've reproduced it with IceJump4K. It looks like the size data is being stored improperly. I'll try to find a workaround.

Edit 2: Okay, good news/bad news. I can work around the problem with the ZIP format, but you didn't mark your class file as public.(Why not?)  I'm going to have to muck with the security manager to see if I can forcably grant access.

[jbanes]

I'm still working on the security issue (my memory is a bit rusty on working with Policies), but in the meantime, here's a version that handles badly formed ZIP files:

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import java.awt.*; import java.awt.image.*; import java.io.*; import java.lang.reflect.*; import java.net.*; import java.util.jar.*; import java.util.zip.*; import javax.imageio.*; public class ImageRunner4K {     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception     {         int[] buffer = new int[4096];         byte[] array = new byte[4096];         BufferedImage image;         ZipInputStream jarin;         ZipOutputStream jarout;         ZipEntry entry;         int data;         int index;         if(args.length < 1)         {             System.out.println("Usage: java ImageRunner4K <input>\n\nDo not pass the PNG extension.");             return;         }         image = ImageIO.read(new File(args[0]+".png"));         image.getRGB(0, 0, 64, 64, buffer, 0, 64);         for(int i=0; i<buffer.length; i++) array[i] |= (buffer[i] & 0xFF);         jarin = new ZipInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(array));         jarout = new ZipOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(args[0]+".jar"));         entry = jarin.getNextEntry();         while(jarin.available() > 0)         {             index = 0;             if(entry == null) break;             jarout.putNextEntry(new ZipEntry(entry.getName()));             while((data = jarin.read()) >= 0)             {                 jarout.write(data);                 index++;             }             jarout.closeEntry();             entry = jarin.getNextEntry();         }         jarout.close();         jarin.close();         URLClassLoader loader = new URLClassLoader(new URL[]{new File(args[0]+".jar").toURL()});         Manifest manifest = new Manifest(loader.findResource("META-INF/MANIFEST.MF").openStream());         Attributes attributes = manifest.getMainAttributes();         String className = attributes.getValue("Main-Class");         Class gameClass = loader.loadClass(className);         Method method = gameClass.getMethod("main", new Class[]{String[].class});         method.setAccessible(true);         method.invoke(null, new Object[]{new String[0]});     } }

[Alan_W]

wow this is amazing now i can look at the 4k games in a totally different way 

making a height map out of them would also be cool, as in 3d terrain

hint* please someone do that  *hint

How about a 3D 4k game that uses it's own jar as a heightmap.  Naw, it's just too silly.

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[Markus_Persson]

hahaha


That IS pretty silly.

[kappa]

lol thats a nice idea

[jbanes]

Ok, the security issue is fixed. I've patched the code in my post above (added "method.setAccessible(true);") and that grants access to the otherwise protected class.

[darkprophet]

How about a 3D 4k game that uses it's own jar as a heightmap.  Naw, it's just too silly.

Youd have to code for heightmap beutification, as well as the 4k limit, as well as performance, as well as multiplatform! Craaazy!

* darkprophet goes off to try!