[Puzzle][Ended] Quick Fix VII: A Mode X Mess

No, the search on THIS forum can only help you in understanding how he makes his puzzles (hint: it's never the same). The rules to solve the puzzle? You have to figure those on your own.

As of the last update at least, correct completion and understanding of the very first step should immediately show you that you are on the right track. It often helps to relax and take a look at things from a different perspective.

Please don't mention the specifics here.

Yo ho heave ho!

That's because this stuff is new for me, I could be thinking outside the box.

Yeah, another small correction. Should get easier.

But the message wasn't red :D

http://i.imgur.com/ARfkXEa.png - this how I have it decoded.

I'm looking at my code, and the bit operations seem fine... Bleh, SG encoded the operators :/

                var pixel1 = (((int)plane3byte & Convert.ToInt32("11000000", 2)) >> 0) |  
                             (((int)plane2byte & Convert.ToInt32("11000000", 2)) >> 2) |  
                             (((int)plane1byte & Convert.ToInt32("11000000", 2)) >> 4) |  
                             (((int)plane0byte & Convert.ToInt32("11000000", 2)) >> 6);  

                var pixel2 = (((int)plane3byte & Convert.ToInt32("00110000", 2)) << 2) |  
                             (((int)plane2byte & Convert.ToInt32("00110000", 2)) >> 0) |  
                             (((int)plane1byte & Convert.ToInt32("00110000", 2)) >> 2) |  
                             (((int)plane0byte & Convert.ToInt32("00110000", 2)) >> 4);  

                var pixel3 = (((int)plane3byte & Convert.ToInt32("00001100", 2)) << 4) |  
                             (((int)plane2byte & Convert.ToInt32("00001100", 2)) << 2) |  
                             (((int)plane1byte & Convert.ToInt32("00001100", 2)) >> 0) |  
                             (((int)plane0byte & Convert.ToInt32("00001100", 2)) >> 2);  

                var pixel4 = (((int)plane3byte & Convert.ToInt32("00000011", 2)) << 6) |  
                             (((int)plane2byte & Convert.ToInt32("00000011", 2)) << 4) |  
                             (((int)plane1byte & Convert.ToInt32("00000011", 2)) << 2) |  
                             (((int)plane0byte & Convert.ToInt32("00000011", 2)) >> 0);  

                var pixel1brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(  
                                                    ((pixel1 & Convert.ToInt32("11100000", 2)) >> 5) * 32,  
                                                    ((pixel1 & Convert.ToInt32("00011100", 2)) >> 2) * 32,  
                                                     (pixel1 & Convert.ToInt32("00000011", 2))       * 64  
                                                ));  
                var pixel2brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(  
                                                    ((pixel2 & Convert.ToInt32("11100000", 2)) >> 5) * 32,  
                                                    ((pixel2 & Convert.ToInt32("00011100", 2)) >> 2) * 32,  
                                                     (pixel2 & Convert.ToInt32("00000011", 2))       * 64  
                                                ));  
                var pixel3brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(  
                                                    ((pixel3 & Convert.ToInt32("11100000", 2)) >> 5) * 32,  
                                                    ((pixel3 & Convert.ToInt32("00011100", 2)) >> 2) * 32,  
                                                     (pixel3 & Convert.ToInt32("00000011", 2))       * 64  
                                                ));  
                var pixel4brush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(  
                                                    ((pixel4 & Convert.ToInt32("11100000", 2)) >> 5) * 32,  
                                                    ((pixel4 & Convert.ToInt32("00011100", 2)) >> 2) * 32,  
                                                     (pixel4 & Convert.ToInt32("00000011", 2))       * 64  
                                                ));  

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