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Topic: dc6 Files into mpq Archives
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Lord Kain Serf
Posts: 17 From: Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 12 December 2001 13:45
No problem... it was very funny

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Apocalypse Demon Moderator
   
Posts: 4023 From: Mississauga, Ontario Registered: Oct 2001 |
posted 12 December 2001 16:53
Well, I've always had a problem with dc6con. This might sound newbish but I can never make the image transparent. Every time I make the .dc6 from the pcx or bitmap, there is that black outline square around my item graphic when it should be transparent. I read saying you have to type -transcol 0 or something but it never works. Could someone possible give me a little more insight so I can stop pulling out my hair because I have some really cool graphics from stargazer but am having trouble making them transparent. Thanks.  ------------------ God gave me a brain to use but I miserably failed to use it to my advantage

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NefariusDX Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1392 From: The Hadal Abyss of Eternal Oblivion Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 12 December 2001 19:02
make sure the back ground is transcol 0 means that your background actually must be RGB 0,0,0 if the "black" is not pure black as backgrounf its not a RGB value of 0,0,0 and therfore -transcol 0 wont have any effect.------------------ For every thing there is a opposite, for light there is darkness, for order there is chaos, for good there is Nefarius! ------------------------ XyRAX v21.00B the barnyard of Danger coming soon!!!

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masakari Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 549 From: Germany Registered: May 2001 |
posted 13 December 2001 00:31
Yes if there are only 1 pixel (0,0,1) it will be black and not transparent  You can try to cut away all around the picture and fill it with (0,0,0) or in paint shop pro you can choose how sensitively the colorrange is which can be overwritten by using the fill-tool. If your picture is bright than you can choose a great colorrange if your picture is darker than you should try the optimal colorrange. You can select it on the floating-tooloptions. Hope you understand it, i haven't PsP here and can't remember the right name for the function.  cu Masakari

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NefariusDX Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 1392 From: The Hadal Abyss of Eternal Oblivion Registered: Jun 2001 |
posted 13 December 2001 02:07
i do it in a faster way (i think its faster )1. load the .pcx file into your image editor 2. reduce colors to 256 3. apply d2 pallete 4. use the color replace tool, config it so it will replace the current background color with pure black 5. fix the areas of the image that go F*cked up (dont fill them with pure black or you pic will have holes in when inside the game) 6. save file (LOL) 7. run dc6con thru run in start menu 8. type dc6con "filename.pcx" -transcol 0 9. use psidc6 to test it b4 you import it into the game (MUCH FASTER) 10. if it works import it into the game. ------------------ For every thing there is a opposite, for light there is darkness, for order there is chaos, for good there is Nefarius! ------------------------ XyRAX v21.00B the barnyard of Danger coming soon!!!

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masakari Honorary Warlord
   
Posts: 549 From: Germany Registered: May 2001 |
posted 13 December 2001 03:45
Question: If we/i/you load the d2pallete than the picture will not automatically reduce the colordepth?? Because i must not set it manually to 265 and it works.I don't say a way to convert a picture, i only say the 2 ways (i know) to prevent the black area around the picture (point 4 and 5). But it will help Lord Kain  cu Masakari

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