Software Dilonardo Game Edit - Dilonardo Multimedia Productions

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Dilonardo Game Edit

Advanced game/software resources editor utility, that also includes Dilonardo Music and Audio Tools.

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Description

Easy game resources collector and editor, that allows third parties to work on a game, without having to recompile the game project. This is only intended for small 2D games or applications, just for fun, there is currently no compatibility with DirectX.

Dilonardo Game Edit has a real-time animated multimedia contents and scalable architecture, it supports all Windows operating systems starting from Windows 98. The entire source code is written in Microsoft Visual C++ version 6, using MFC and GDI+, no external DLL (such as Codejock or other) is needed. Moreover, multiple resources files can be used simultaneously for a project.

I am currently working on a DLL that will include every functions needed to load and use the Game Edit resource files.

To modify the contents of grids, just click on a cell with the right mouse button. Use the middle mouse button to quickly move in grids.
In views that can be moved by mouse, holding the SHIFT or ALT key, produces different kind of movement.

Features

Multiple Document Interface application
Advanced and optimized graphical user interface
Handles:
- Bitmaps
- Animations
- Maps
- Texts and Parameters
- Music and Sounds
- Trajectories and Shapes
- Binary Files
- Colors
- User Interface
- Game Worlds
Supports large volumes
Polyphonic OGG and WAV Audio
Image files formats supported: png, jpg, gif, tif, png, bmp, ...
Advanced find and replace text that works also with values
Trajectories:
- Advanced sprite trajectory edition through resample, smooth, quantify and noise algorithms
- Trajectory play speed interpolation
- Trajectory preview using background and moving object bitmaps
- Trajectory conversion to MS Windows HRGN regions
- Work also to define bounds for collision detection
Colors store also the alpha channel
Comments allowed for every item
Cross-referenced bitmaps and texts
Real-time previews
Operations on items: Insert, Delete, Move and Group
Support for files drag'n'drop
Displays useful information about items
Animations play modes: forward and backward, once and loop
Where possible, multiple selections show multiple items at the same time
Bitmaps memory spare with the "Crop to Alpha Channel" command
Image files to AVI conversion tool included
All the graphical objects store a display offset to allow adjustments to position
Document properties
Game internal speed can be set using the document's properties dialog box
The resulting resource file is saved using a small encryption
The User Interface pane allows real-time testing and preview of menus and dialogs
The Game World design pane allows 2D games and isometric 3D projection preview
An audio tool allows you to convert a monophonic sound to a standardized Midi synthesizer file : that means that you can map what you sing to an instrument of a synthesizer

Screen Shots

NB: Screen shots and colors may differ from actual version.

Multiple Document Interface Application

Per-View Advanced Menus

Bitmaps View

Animations View

Maps View

Texts and Parameters View

Music and Sounds View

Trajectories and Shapes View

Binary Files View

Colors View

User Interfaces View

Game Worlds View

Audio Settings

File Open & Save

Convert Images Files to AVI File Tool

Advanced Find and Replace Text/Value

Fundamental frequency analysis document (pitch/note)

Task progress for long processes

Gradient color editor

Frequency analysis results viewer and corrector

Conversion to general midi document (for sequencers/synthesizers)

Contributors

Software tester
Sébastien Baelde, Geneva, Switzerland

Audio software tester
Enrico Pontinelli, Geneva, Switzerland

System Requirements

Processor
Running at 1000 MHZ or better strongly recommended

Memory
256 MB RAM

Hard Disk
At least 300 MB of free space

Display
True color (32 bits) recommended

Sound card and speakers
Required for listening to sounds

Download

Dilonardo Game Edit 3.9
Released October 2007

Download

ZIP - 9.72 MB

Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP,
Vista, 7 or higher

Still a BETA release

Includes Dilonardo Music and Audio Tools

This setup file includes everything needed to install, uninstall and run the software. The sample project is also included.

Changes between release version 3.8 and 3.9

The software is now compatible with Windows Vista
The software Dilonardo Music and Audio Tools has now been merged into it (phase 1 of 3)
You can convert a monophonic sound to a standardized Midi synthesizer file : that means that you can map what you sing to an instrument of a synthesizer
Enhanced overall layout
Added mouse wheel support to User Interfaces parameters
Changed User Interfaces help texts to multiline

Archives

Dilonardo Game Edit 3.8
Released October 2006

Download

ZIP - 9.27 MB

Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP
or higher

Still a BETA release

This setup file includes everything needed to install, uninstall and run the software. The sample project is also included.

Changes between release version 3.7 and 3.8

The Game Worlds pane is now fully functional. Added support for referenced worlds and worlds items. Added "Sort by Offsets Y" type for real-time Z ordering of Game World's elements. Fixed updates, play speeds and offsets bugs.
The feature "Maintain Relationships" is now fully accessible and functional, it allows changes to be synchronized between panes. NB: The move, sort and delete operations are slower when this mode is activated. This mode is activated by default.
Grid's cells automatically grow when you type something bigger inside
Improved the speed of the User Interfaces pane and dialogs
Added sort feature to grids
Maintaining the SHIFT key while moving the cursor position in grids extents the items selection
Removed continuous refresh from the Bitmaps pane for faster response
Fixed crash occuring when deleting items

Dilonardo Game Edit 3.7
Released July 2006

Download

ZIP - 9.26 MB

Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP
or higher

Still a BETA release

This setup file includes everything needed to install, uninstall and run the software. The sample project is also included.

Changes between release version 3.6 and 3.7

Added a new "Game Worlds" pane that allows 2D games and isometric 3D projection, functional but work still in progress...
Enhanced the "User Interface" pane, added types "Floating Number, Text and Color", work still in progress...
Added preview icons to the bitmaps' view
Added an asterisk * to the document's title if it has been modified, to avoid loosing changes
Updated the example document
Fixed some bugs

Dilonardo Game Edit 3.6
Released March 2006

Download

ZIP - 7.83 MB

Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP
or higher

Still a BETA release

This setup file includes everything needed to install, uninstall and run the software. The sample project is also included.

Changes between release version 3.5 and 3.6

Enhanced the new "User Interface" pane, now functional, but work still in progress...
Windows XP and over: fixed wrong filename for the manifest file (Windows XP look)

Dilonardo Game Edit 3.5
Released February 2006

Download

ZIP - 7.83 MB

Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP
or higher

Still a BETA release

The file save has been enabled.

This setup file includes everything needed to install, uninstall and run the software. The sample project is also included.

Changes between release version 3.4 and 3.5

Enabled the document file save feature
Added zooming feature to maps' view
Added a new "User Interfaces" pane, work in progress...
Done missing features in the trajectories' view and fixed resample/smooth/noise/quantify algorithms to support closed trajectories, added trajectory play speed data
Improved scroll bars
Fixed bugs in grids and added support for mouse wheel (smooth scroll)
Improved the graphical user interface layout, improved bitmaps list, fixed a bug in text edit controls
Improved document's properties
New documents file extension ".drc"

Dilonardo Game Edit 3.4
Released October 2005

Download

ZIP - 7.83 MB

Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP
or higher

Still a BETA release

The file save is still disabled for this version.

This setup file includes everything needed to install, uninstall and run the software. The sample project is also included.

Changes between release version 3.3 and 3.4

Fixed bugs in grids and optimized performances, including support for large volumes of data
Greatly improved the speed and stability of the maps' view
Fixed bugs in the trajectories' view and added a real-time speed jog button
During a drag'n'drop operation, files are sorted by name to ensure correct sequencing
Improved the graphical user interface layout
In bitmaps' view, added a feature "build animation from selection"
In Music and Sounds' view, one step inserts instead of two
Updated the example document
Better estimation of FPS (Frames Per Second) using an average

Dilonardo Game Edit 3.3
Released August 2005

Download

ZIP - 7.73 MB

Changes between release version 3.2 and 3.3

Built a setup file for safer, easier and clearer installation of the software, perfect uninstallation through Windows "Add/Remove Programs" control panel
Improved the stability and fixed known bugs
Improved the graphical user interface layout

Dilonardo Game Edit 3.2
Released May 2005

Download

ZIP - 0.3 MB

Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP
or higher

BETA release

The file save has been disabled for this version.

GDIPlus.DLL might be needed on Windows 98, NT and 2000. Download GDIPlus here, if you get an error message when launching the software.

This setup file includes everything needed to install, uninstall and run the software. The sample project is also included.

Example Data File 3.2
Released May 2005

Download

ZIP - 2.09 MB
Sample project to be opened within Dilonardo Game Edit 3.2. This file has been automatically included and updated in the next releases.

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