[Bf-python] comments on writing an exporter

[Jordi Rovira i Bonet]

Peter Amstutz wrote:

> Isn't it possible to embed an image in a .blend file? Then you don't
>
>necessarily have a valid filename associated with an image, in which case
>you need to access the image data directly.  Personally I just want the
>image in a standard, compressed format (png or jpeg) so I can embed it
>into my own file format, but ideally there should be a whole interface to
>accessing pixels and drawing on the texture.
>  
>
What you can do with images embedded in blend files is to "Unpack All" 
from the main blender menu. This will write the files in a compressed 
format and assign the file names to the image datablocks. I agree 
however, that a way of dealing with textures that don't come from images 
should be considered...

>I'll probably check out the latest CVS blender and see what exppython
>looks like...
>
Configure it with the "-enable-exppython" option, or you'll get the 
ancient imlementation.

(bandoler)