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Okay after a unsucessful search for understandable information, I have some questions on repainting, so here goes:

First I have Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 with the dds plug-in from nVidea. i am able to open the dds files and paint all over them, however each file is a single layer, i was expecting layered images.

Was I mistaken?

I have a add-on plane I'd like to repaint, it's textures are stored as 32bit bmp files. I tried to paint the tail white but it became clear when I ran up fsx. First i realised that i was using the wrong bit-depth and all i got were all black parts.  >:(

Does white=transparent?  :-?

Can someone PM, email me, or point me to a tutorial that explains it all in layman's terms?

Ok it's not that simple, any ajustment causes the texture to "turn" clear. The model loads fine, texture i ajust is missing.

I'm working with 32bit bmps, they are 32bit when i open the files and when i save them.

whats going on?

the white may have been the alpha color on that im not sure i dont paint add-on aircraft i have experence on the FSX C172 King Air 300 C208B and CRJ700, but we need to know more about your aircraft like what sim and what aircraft

Ok have used dxtbmp/PS to make some edits on this plane before.

Now when i change the image and try to save it, it automaticly reverts to the previous version.

It's a C-1a trader for fsx.

I'm editing in PS elements, and dxtbmp.

I'm running vista dxt is being run as admin.

even as experienced as i am sometimes something wont think right but I have to think about whats wrong heres a list of why your paint my not work:

didnt edit config for new paint
saved to wrong location (desktop version instead of 1 in game)
wrong file type
didnt save

maybe thatll help

I'm just replacing the regular paintjob not creating a new variant. But it won't let me overwrite the file.


But even if i just try to save the new texture in a different location under a different name it still, reverts to the original freakin image . . .

EDIT: Boy do I feel dumb, I was not saving at the correct bit depth. I saved the norm at 32bit instead of 24bit . . .

Well the painting is going swimmingly now, as long as it's a solid. I did tweak the alpha a bit to make the spinning props see through, but now the scenery objects show through the prop.



Solution?

not sure about your prop, I repaint defaults so I drap microsofts prop file into mine, check for a prop file in your folder, if not tweak your alpha

Ok i tried changing the strenght of the alpha no effect. Could it be something in the aircraft.cfg?