Hi guys,
I feel like the unique dial design of the Stratos 3 watches is exhausted, the big masters can’t bring in a new design either.
Many of my acquaintances say that they chose the GTR watch because it has a nicer dial.
Bullshit.
Lately, I’ve been embroiled in a terribly hard job: popular GTR47 watch faces redisign for Stratos 3.
Okay, there’s a converter known to all of us for this, which is awesome, since we can learn a lot from the converted source code.
However, in most cases, nothing is where it should be, especially the dinamic text areas are misaddressed. These can be reworked, although it is a big job.
The other problem is the 3-bit 8c display.
For me, it is a requirement that a watch face be enjoyable in 3 bit color depth as well.
I use free software to design all the dial surfaces. (Paint dot net, Notepad ++)
There is a poor-looking but more useful web option for converting graphics to 3-bit:
http://mncaudill.github.io/3bitdither/
This, in turn, cannot handle pixel transparency, which is important because Stratos 3 does not know transparency in lo-fi mode.
I have to fix everything for the lo-fi mode pixel by pixel.
How do you solve 3-bit graphics?
Thanks in advance,
mato