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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: quadinhonic_II on September 27, 2002, 01:51:19 pm

Title: pcx editing
Post by: quadinhonic_II on September 27, 2002, 01:51:19 pm

I need to edit some pcxs for my camp, but I've been having trouble getting them to work. Whats the process of editing the pcx than converting it back.

1. I convert the pcx to what type?
2. Edit the file in what program?

and is there any special thing bout editing pcxs that i should know about? Like does FS dont like a certain color or something.

Title: pcx editing
Post by: Killfrenzy on September 27, 2002, 01:53:49 pm

Paint Shop Pro 7.

:D

It's what I use! And it loves most formats.:nod:

Title: pcx editing
Post by: RandomTiger on September 27, 2002, 02:24:20 pm

I think it should be indexed colour and bright green is used as alpha?

Title: pcx editing
Post by: Sesquipedalian on September 27, 2002, 04:34:08 pm

Pure green (RGB value 0, 255, 0) is treated as transparent by FS2.  Other than that, any colour at all can be put into the colour pallette of the image.

Title: Re: pcx editing
Post by: vyper on September 27, 2002, 07:22:11 pm

Quote

Originally posted by quadinhonic_II
I need to edit some pcxs for my camp, but I've been having trouble getting them to work. Whats the process of editing the pcx than converting it back.

1. I convert the pcx to what type?
2. Edit the file in what program?

and is there any special thing bout editing pcxs that i should know about? Like does FS dont like a certain color or something.

256 colour, pure green is alpha, standard zsoft PCX file. Any deviation will give u headaches :D

Title: pcx editing
Post by: Stryke 9 on September 30, 2002, 04:02:24 pm

Hmmm... Standard RGB wouldn't work. Is there any process for indexing it? Or if you save it as "indexed" (on, say, Photoshop) does it do it on its own?

Title: pcx editing
Post by: aldo_14 on September 30, 2002, 04:08:07 pm

So long as you save it as 8-bit colour, PSP and Photoshop (I think) will index the pallette.

Title: pcx editing
Post by: Solatar on September 30, 2002, 04:12:31 pm

Also, I'm not sure what program you are using, but don't use MS-Paint. That wil give you so many headaches. They don't save .pcx files correctly. www.jasc.com you can get a demo version of PSP.