help for repainting

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help for repainting

Postby hikariken » Mon Jul 07, 2003 7:36 am

I try to make a personal paint for the extra 300 but when I open the bmp files I 'va got a black page with some interferences
how should I do to have the real bmp files?
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Re: help for repainting

Postby VASX2003 » Mon Jul 07, 2003 8:23 am

I had that problem too, but then I opened everything up in Paint Shop Pro and it worked for me. I got the black images when I used Paint from windows.

What program are you using?

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Re: help for repainting

Postby hikariken » Mon Jul 07, 2003 8:25 am

i use Paint shop pro 6
but I always got black page in windows it is withe
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Re: help for repainting

Postby Scottler » Mon Jul 07, 2003 8:27 am

If you're flying 2002, you've got to open the files with ImageTool first.  You can find this in C>Program Files>Microsoft Games>FS2002 (after that I don't remember where it is--it's now just a desktop shortcut. lol)

Once you open the texture you want to modify, go to Image>Convert>32 Bit (I believe that's the right path...I don't even read it anymore, sorry), then save the file.

Now you'll be able to open the file with no problems in PSP.  Word of advice...LAYERS.
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Re: help for repainting

Postby Hagar » Mon Jul 07, 2003 8:33 am

Try DXTBmp here. http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm
It's easier to use than Imagetool.

I can recommend Garry J. Smith's excellent repainting tute here. http://www.gjsmith.com/Tutorial/Tutorial.htm
He uses PSP in the tute but the principle is the same for all graphics editors/paint programs.
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