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dxConvertPixels

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This function converts pixels from one format to another.

Syntax

string dxConvertPixels ( string pixels, string newFormat, [ int quality = 80 ] )
Required Arguments
  • pixels: MISSING_PARAM_DESC
  • newFormat: MISSING_PARAM_DESC
Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use.

  • quality (default: 80): MISSING_PARAM_DESC

Returns

  • string: value

Returns a copy of the pixels in the new format, or false if invalid arguments were passed to the function.

Code Examples

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The code opens an image, read its pixels, convert the pixels to PNG, and then save it. (You can usethisimage to test.)

addEventHandler('onClientResourceStart', resourceRoot, function()
  local img = fileOpen('img.jpg')
  local pixels = fileRead(img, fileGetSize(img))
  local pngPixels = dxConvertPixels(pixels, 'png')
  local newImg = fileCreate('img.png')
  fileWrite(newImg, pngPixels)
  fileClose(newImg)
  fileClose(img)
end)

See Also

Drawing Functions
Drawing Elements
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