DXTBmp only has the basic commandline option of "filename". So it can be used by the Windows "open" and "open with" options.
However the devpack examples show how easy it is to write simple commandline programs that can do pretty much anything with image files. See also the "Targa to Extended Bmp" cli program on my beta page. This was done with about 30 lines of C and uses just one mwgfx function. It could easily be expanded to take 2 bmp import files (main and alpha), create a Targa and output a selected format.
There are just so many possibilities that it is far easier for individual developers to create the code that does just what they want rather than me try to do a general "all purpose" program.
Thanks Martin. I've never played with Targa files before so I just have a bit of hesitancy in jumping into them but I'll just bite the bullet and see where I can go with them today. Graphics programming is all very new to me but extremely fun. I'm amazed at the results I can get with just a few lines of code and routines such as yours and others I've found online. My next challenge is truly understanding the underlying complexity of image structures and API functions you're calling to get the results you do.
