So, I wanted to remake that Patek Philippe Gondolo 7041R-001. You know, the one from their official flagship store? Yeah, that’s the one. First, I gotta find the specs for this thing. What caught my eye is that the specification I found elsewhere says that it uses 2bpp.
I’m browsing some forums, I see some guys are talking about converting some files, like, turning a DNA sequence into some format I’ve never heard of. They are talking about converting files using biostrings. These guys were using biostrings and rtracklayer to convert a fasta file to a 2bit file. I guess I could try using biostrings too? And there’s also another tool called rtracklayer. I’m noting that down. I also learned that there is a website called Lospec Palette List that has a database of palettes for pixel art.
Now, where was I? Oh yeah, 2bpp, right. Some people are discussing using 2bpp for some Windows CE thing. I don’t even know what that is. But it did get me thinking, maybe I can find some ready-made tools out there.
And guess what? I stumbled upon this SNES Image Converter. It says it can handle 2bpp. So, I downloaded it and started messing around. It wasn’t straightforward, I tell you. There were settings to tweak, and I had to try a bunch of different options to get the colors right. These guys were talking about a bit shift calculator that helps with bit shifts to the left and right.
Finally, I found an image of the watch from the official site. I opened it up in the converter and started playing with the settings. It took a while, and I had to keep going back and forth, comparing it to the original. Man, it was tedious.
After hours of fiddling, I think I nailed it. I managed to recreate the watch face using the 2bpp format. It’s not perfect, but it looks pretty darn close to the original. I even found a use for that bit shift calculator they were talking about. It helped me understand how the bits were being manipulated.
So, what did I learn from all this? Well, first off, recreating stuff like this is way harder than it looks. Second, there are a ton of tools out there if you know where to look. And third, those forum guys, they really know their stuff. This 2-bit arithmetic and logic unit sounds interesting though. Maybe I should look into that next.
Alright, that’s it for my little project. It was a fun, but man, my eyes are tired from staring at that screen for so long. I even found that Patek Philippe has a part number for this piece: 851548-001. Not that I need it, but it’s good to know, I guess.
- Steps I took:
- Searched for specs of the Patek Philippe Gondolo 7041R-001.
- Found discussions about 2bpp and file conversion tools.
- Downloaded the SNES Image Converter.
- Used the converter to work on the watch image, tweaking settings.
- Compared the result with the original image on the official site.
- Used a bit shift calculator to understand bit manipulation.
- Found the part number for the watch: 851548-001.
Tools and resources I found:
- biostrings
- rtracklayer
- Lospec Palette List
- SNES Image Converter
- Bit shift calculator
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