image converter for photo plus 5.5

[aminx]

i am having trouble with the converter of M.W using the above to go to 24 and back to 16.is there any other one that is easy to use .i use the photo tool from fs 2000 for paint and prixia and it works perfectly well but does not work with photo plus.aminx :-/

[Hagar]

MW's DXTBmp should work with any graphics editor. It's basically a texture converter that will open & save image files in 24 bit & Extended BMP formats. I once tried it with PhotoPlus 5 which does have a few peculiarities. If I remember correctly you might have to save in BMP format using the File/Export option. Then load the saved BMP separately into DXTBmp to convert it back to an FS texture format. This should not be a problem once you get used to it.

The only alternative I know is Imagetool. This is an M$ utility included with FS2002 Pro. I believe it might also be included with the FS2000 Scenery SDK & the FS2002 Aircraft Design SDK posted on the M$ site. The FS2002 version is later with more options. It would also have to be used with PhotoPlus 5 or any other graphics editor in the same way I described earlier.

[aminx]

where can i download the image tool fs2002 latest version?as sais previously the tool i have(image tool fs2000) does not work with 5.5.
the other solution is too complicated for me.thanks aminx :-/

[Hagar]

Imagetool is a little standalone utility. It can't be linked to your graphics editor like DXTBmp. You would have to use the method I described to use it anyway.

Here's the FS2002 Insider download page. http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulator/fs2002_downloads_sdk.asp
I'm not sure which SDK includes Imagetool. I think it might be the MakeMDL SDK.

PS. I might be completely wrong about Imagetool in those FS2002 SDKs. Mine came with FS2002 Pro. I never use it.