Custom Decals

[JordanWeigle]

Hello once more, avid users of this forum. Let this be a great question of thee that one may find helpful!

Okay, now that my great introduction is out of the way, I'd like to get started.
I seem to be coming up on yet another minor issue. I basically have it solved, however, I'd like to know exactly why this error befalls in the first.

By reading the title of this thread, I assume you know that I am trying to make a custom decal to my map. I create the image in Photoshop, flip it horizontally, and save it as a .PNG. In order to make it .png, by the way, I type .png at the end of my file and then click save to get a compatibility notification that just tells me that I can turn said compatibility notification off ().

There. Said and done with saving. When I open up the material editor to create my .MAT file, the image doesn't appear at all. Through all of my unpacking of other custom stories and stuff, I have noticed that there is a preview for there .png images, however, not mine. I have come to the conclusion that it could be that my has layers, and maybe not there's. So, back to Photoshop I go and save once more in hopes that the damned thing will show up. To no avail, I take a break and try not to rage.

Is there a certain plug-in I need for Photoshop, or is Photoshop not to be used for Decals altogether?

I am resorting, as of now, to creating the images in Photoshop and then copy and pasting into Paint to save as a .PNG there in hopes that I will have some step up to what I am trying to accomplish.
Otherwise, PM me to get further information and I will enlighten you.

~ciao <3

[Homicide13]

http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-10378.html
;D

[JordanWeigle]

(05-17-2012 06:43 AM)Homicide13 Wrote:  http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-10378.html
;D

Well, my good sir, that is exactly what I read before I even attempted to make one. Everything went perfectly, therefore your method is perfect. However, it wasn't with Photoshop that success was achieved. I specifically need an answer to what the fudge Photoshop is PMSing over.

[Traggey]

You need to change the file setting to .png in the dropbox as you save out, if you just add .png to the name of it, it will save out a PSD file but with a PNG extention and will corrupt.

[JordanWeigle]

(05-17-2012 12:38 PM)Traggey Wrote:  You need to change the file setting to .png in the dropbox as you save out, if you just add .png to the name of it, it will save out a PSD file but with a PNG extention and will corrupt.

I only have the Photshop, Large Document, Portable Bit Map (which I am fixing to try, probably to no avail ), and TIFF formats. Where can I be sure fire to get .png?

[Traggey]

If it asks you to save out as a tiff I'd guess that your image is not 8-bit colour.
Go to image - edit and select 8 bit colour. Then you should be able to save out normally.

[JordanWeigle]

(06-10-2012 12:24 PM)Traggey Wrote:  If it asks you to save out as a tiff I'd guess that your image is not 8-bit colour.
Go to image - edit and select 8 bit colour. Then you should be able to save out normally.

That may actually work! Thanks, I'll go check it out now!
*le hugs for support*