.Map :: MoHAA Mapping

....well if you havent noticed only 32bit images seem to show up on skins... i made a skin using nemisis (that really happy guy that likes oreos alot) tutorial maybe i got tired of reading about going and getting some oreos and skippeda few lines... oh well i try again not even my loading screen works if its not 32bit

Well, I think, 24-bit is fine, too. But if you don't need an alpha-channel, save your pics as jpg (e.g.: mypic.jpg) and don't forget to - nevertheless - call it tga in your shader (e.g.: mypic.tga)

Hope this helps a bit!?

ok i will try it... thx

look in the channels window and make sure it has a alpha channel you can add one by pressing the folder icon in Photoshop

This looks rather like Photoshop!? What about PSP?

I use Photoshop 6 to make my .TGA files... never got a loading screen to work with PS7... i suggest you try it.

it is possible to make a 32 bit TGA with paitshop pro . What you do paint the part you want to make a alpha channel from black . on the top menu click mask , new , from image . A dialog box will open and you select any none zero value . after you do that select masks , view mask . Then select masks , edit mask and edit it the way you want it . You should see a mask icon in the layer window , it looks like a little face . Then save it as a 24 bit TGA . It is actually a 24 bit TGA with an alpha channel so it will work even though it seems to be only 24 bit .

ugh.... i will try photo shop 6.... its a smaller download that 7... lol my supa 56k will get it done in a matter of um... days hehehe lol

*no shareware is being used in downloading this software*-just to keep admins happy

photo shop 6 seems to be working i can start skinning right away!!! and now my loading screen wont be black

Late reaction...

Paintshop Pro reads the following:


You can open and save three types of TGA files:
An 8-bit file that does not support an alpha channel,
A 16-bit file that contains a 15-bit color channel and a 1-bit alpha channel, and
A 24-bit file. If you save a file with an alpha channel in the 24-bit TGA format, Paint Shop Pro creates a 32-bit file containing a 24-bit color channel and an 8-bit alpha channel.


So, its says it save 24 Bit, but thats just the color channels, PSP adds the 8 bit Alpha channel. So that makes 32 Bit.

You're confusing people's ability to give advice because you keep saying photo shop when you have paint shop pro. Differenct programs, different costs, differenct capabilities.