An Overview of Cel Programming

Creating and Importing Cel Components

Working With a CCB

Creating Cel Source Data

Creating a Preamble

Extracting Cel Source Data from an Existing Image

Using a Cel to Reveal Bitmap Contents

Creating and Loading a PLUT

Projecting a Linked Group of Cels

Changing a Cel through Its CCB

Working with the Cel Engine Control Word

Primary Data Structures

Function Calls

Fundamentals of 3DO graphics

Initialization and shutdown in a 3DO program

Displaying Images and Cels

Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

The Cel Engine

The Data Unpacker (DUP)

The Pixel Decoder (PDC)

The Pixel Processor

The Projector

SPORT Transfers to the Frame Buffer

The Path of VH Values

Fundamentals of Cel Manipulation

Moving and Distorting a Cel

Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

CELs

DrawCels(): Draws a list of cels (one or more) to the buffer of a bitmap.

DrawScreenCels(): Draws a list of cels (one or more) to the bitmaps of a screen.

FastMapCel(): Maps this cel onto any four corners.

FastMapCelf16(): Maps this cel onto any four corners.

FastMapCelInit(): Initializes a CCB for FastMapCel use.

MapCel(): Maps this cel onto any four corners.

SetCEControl(): Sets the cel engine control word.

SetCEWatchDog(): Sets the length of time in which the cel engine can do one draw.

MakeCCBRelative(): Creates a CCB relative address.

SetCurrentFontCCB(): Sets the font's CCB.