Damage Control
A specialized tool for optimizing images for use on non-truecolor graphics platforms (8 bit, 16 bit, etc.).
It helps avoid such nasty things as banding artifacts and helps predict and reduce visual impact of display on reduced bit-depths. These optimizations are often required for graphics used in embedded UI systems, handheld video games, mobile phones, settop boxes, etc.
Damage Control has a couple of unique features, not offered by other industry standard graphics suites:
- supports exotic bit-depths, such as 4444, 565, 555 and even 2222
- dithers alpha channels into 16 bit-safe graphics
- generates and applies 8 bit RGBA palettes
- create indexed color PNG files with full weighted alpha support
- uses a highly innovative 3D-Spatial Diffusion algorithm for semi-transparent dithering
- simple batch-operation using drag-and-drop
If you're in need of any of the above features, Damage Control will prove to be a huge time-saver for you.
Here's how Damage Control works:
1. Drag a file into the Damage Control workspace2. Choose the desired optimization mode (e.g. 565)
3. Inspect the quality (by toggling optimizations on and off and zooming in on details)
4. Save the optimized image as a PNG* (resulting file will be either 32 bit or 8 bit)
* Why PNG?
PNG is currently the most efficient open graphics standard which supports full alpha channels in all bit depths.
Never resave optimized images as JPEG! JPEG is a lossy file format which will smear the carefully created dither patterns in your images.
Damage Control is not freeware. Registration is €39.
The trial mode is free and unlimited (it will only remind you to register with a 'nagscreen').
Please try Damage Control out for free. If it suits your needs we expect you to register it online. Registrations are handled through ShareIt, who will send you your serial number once registration is completed.
- Runs on Windows XP or Windows Vista (512Mb ram and 800+ MHz cpu recommended)
- Accepts JPG, BMP, PNG, PSD files as input
- Saves as PNG (32bit, 8bit)
- Free unlimited trial mode, registration fee €39
