help with .tga

Vic Marrow · Post by **Vic Marrow** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:17 pm

Alot of the textures in radiant are in .tga format. I want to alter some of them I have a cheap program that came with my printer called Corel photo house 5. I can't get .tga into the photo house 5. So I was wondering what software program I should get. I hear a lot of people talk about Photoshop 7. I saw this software and they want like $600.00 bucks for it! To much money for me. Can any one recomend a cheap software program that I can get .tga into and alter and not have to spend so much money?

Major Pain · Post by **Major Pain** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:23 pm

Do you want to modify your .tga screens or convert them into JPG. For the last part, you can downloas IRFAN View. Simple, but effective.

Sonsai · Post by **Sonsai** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:28 pm

But I think he wants to modify them too... can you do that in IFran view?

Major Pain · Post by **Major Pain** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 2:33 pm

No...Then I suggest Photoshop 7 (they're not that expensive Vic) or just use Paint

Vic Marrow · Post by **Vic Marrow** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:53 pm

It would be nice to convert the .tga into .jpg Will IRFAN do this? if so where can I get it ? Because I can do a lot of stuff to .jpg in the Corel photo house 5 like paint , resize etc. But it won't let me open .tga Oh and how much have you seen Photoshop 7 for? I live in Michigan and that seems to be going price at Best But and Comp USA. Thanks for your help guys!!!!

rOger · Post by **rOger** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:35 pm

Is there not a windows version of GIMP you could download.

Major Pain · Post by **Major Pain** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:44 pm

With Irfan you can convert in notime..

Jack Ruby · Post by **Jack Ruby** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 11:40 pm

How about Paintshop Pro ? Its a pretty accomplished program that will do all you need to do, open and save your tga's and you'll be able to paint on them all you want, I would imagine its not much more than $100.

You can download the 30 day trial version here http://www.jasc.com/download_4.asp?

Or theres a smaller version of Photoshop called Photoshop Elements, I know this is much cheaper than the full version though I have no clue if it handles tga's

Download trials of the Adobe progs here http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/main.jhtml

I guess if you work quickly you can save out hundreds of new textures before it runs out, then start your photoshop trial, then the elements trial, I guess if you get all the image editor trials you could have 6 months of freebies, if you plan which day you start your trials on

Vic Marrow · Post by **Vic Marrow** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 3:00 am

Wow you guys really helped me out!! Those are some nice links you posted Jack thanks!!