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DarkSykes
Greetings.. Rj and Greetings anyone else who is reading..

I have been skinning up a storm latly and i always worked my way around this problem now its in my way again..

I am Currently Working on Leela_Jedi.pk3 Skin I would like to change the hair color from Brown to Blonde. When I change the Hair Color and save. I load the Hair.tga into the pk3 Enter it into my base.. and Start up JO. switch to the modified skin, I get disconnected from server.. and Recieve Bad tga and the message shows the path of my image. I am using Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8. I also have Paint Shop Pro 7. If Anyone can tell me how to make a compatible TGA so i can modify tga's without always having to convert them to .jpg that would be great. Reason i cannot covert now is because the hair file im modifying is a special hair do(reference to Yuna of Final Fantasy X) when i change it to JPG the rest of the hair that should be transparent appears and the shape is lost. If no one understands me let me know lol i will try to get some pictures of what i mean.. if you do understand and can help PLZ PLZ PLZ help... This Model has the coolest hair ever.. unsure.gif

Thanks happy.gif
sykes
InfiniteWarrior
Convert to jpeg...? Does Paintshop Pro not come with the ability to view/edit targa files? You should be able to open it make your changes and save it again as .tga w/o converting anything.

Otherwise, this sounds very familiar. I had the same issue with a jpeg file and it turned out the thing was just too degraded. If you can save as targa, save it at 32 bit and see what happens. It's a bigger file, but perhaps the one you have is just over-compressed.
DarkSykes
Thanks Inifinite lemme post exactly what message i get maybe you can tell me what i need to do.. better.. user posted image

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TheBeast
I'm not quite sure about what I,m gonna say... but it might be the cause of the problem in some twisted way smile.gif

Btw... if you could post your TGA file (convert it to JPG for it take less space), I think it would help.

So... Depending on the technic you used to change the color of the hair...

Using a technic similar to the one I use (Using another layer of yellow and then turning the 'blend mode' to color). Then you may have some problem becuase I think that TGA file can support layers (which is not the case of jpg files) and JK2 does not.

But maybe it's something else, in the fact that there is something going with the WHITE color in the hair.tga file of the leela jedi. I think it has something to do white transparency... so again if you used a technic similar to mine (new layer of yellow), then the white may now be some whitish yellow and JK2 is just not accepting that for a unknow reason.

I hope this help

- Beast
TheBeast
OK... here is what I,ve done in like 5 or 10 min (including testing in JK:JA, because JK2 doesn't make the white tranparent for unkown reason)

I could always send you my hair.psp file so you would see how I proceed... you couls also change what you think is right, and just save this over the hair.tga file in the Leela jedi folder... and you'll be alright.

btw... this hair is not looking that good (some contrast should be added and it is also depending on how blond you want her to be smile.gif ), but it was only to show that theorically you should encounter any problems.

- Beast, thinking that sometimes, searching for the problem is taking longer that redoing the thing altogheter smile.gif (something I learned in my line of work biggrin.gif)
DarkSykes
Here is my Hair file.. i posted as a .jpg as you requested...

My Hair Image... In Jpg Format

The Method i used.. was diffrent.. I use my magic wand selected the white area... Then inverted selection... so i was all around my hair peices.. Then I went to Adjust - Hue/Saturation - Colorize.. got my yellow 40/255.. then i went to brightness/contrast and adjusted it to that color by eye... saved and loaded it up.. but no work.. maybe im doing it totally wrong.. normally i dont have problems with any other files.. its just the Tga.. i always have trouble with...
DarkSykes
I been using Paint Shop pro 8... Ima try ur blend technique with 7
TheBeast
Well... I looked at your Hair file... and I think it's OK... so I don't really know what the problem was.

But... btw... I use PaintShop Pro 7.

- Beast
DarkSykes
Yay i got it to work... if its ok.. when i finish doing the entire outfit.. i would like to post a screenie of it so you can see how youve helped me smile.gif smile.gif happy.gif happy.gif happy.gif Big Blue genious thx beast...
TheBeast
No problem... and DO post that screenie... I,m always interested in seeing new thing... and even more when it is a female skin smile.gif

Infi: I downloaded that Leela Model... it's cool... the real name being 'All purpose Female model' it's got everything you need... even a skirt (Mini, normal or long)... but when I saw that, I tested it, and I'm still proud of what I've done because mine is animated properly... The Leela's has problem with butt showing when doing certain move...smile.gif

this model have given me an idea... I think I'll continue working on mine, being all weighted and all... every addition will be a breeze. And I want to do a long dress... and this will help me work on this Samurai outfit for Viminos if I ever decide to go for something like this smile.gif

So check this model out if you didn't already... cool.gif

- Beast
InfiniteWarrior
Sykes: Yay! Please post those screenies soon. I can't wait to see them.

Beast: Yes. I've been waiting for this model with baited breath for months...it's been in development for over a year. It also went way beyond the mature look it had originally - (Oi! I feel so old saying that!) - and regressed in age by some 15 or 20 years. So, I doubt I'll skin for it. In fact, after Aoshi, I doubt I'll ever skin again. dry.gif

It is a fantastic model, tho. I can't wait to see the skins being made for it.

I am, otoh, fairly excited at the ideas you're getting for your model, as it has the perfect look for skirted skins. I'll just, uh, bide my time for those, tho. wink.gif
DarkSykes
well here.. is my skin... i dont know if ima add anything yet... its according to the new clan colors im going to have.... hope its good.. happy.gif happy.gif
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Equanimity
That's a NICE skin, Sykes. Congratulations on a nice piece of work. smile.gif
OneWingAngel
Here, Here Very Nice! Let's Here It For The Sykmister
TheBeast
Nice Skin DarkSykes... very nice.

But I would go for a 'dark blonde' look to get those details in the hair to stand out a bit more.

And also, did you take your screenshot in JK2 or JKA ???

- Beast
Equanimity
Perhaps this is going way overboard, but I think some highlights would go nicely with the hair. biggrin.gif
DarkSykes
Screenie taken on JK2 i will fool around with some of your suggestions smile.gif happy.gif
InfiniteWarrior
Nice shade of turquoise you got there. Spiffy! I look forward to the finished product. smile.gif
DarkSykes
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just wanted to show my little collage.. hope its not taking up too much space.. sad.gif
maybe people could give their thoughts... happy.gif
*HAMSTAR*
The katarn reskin looks sweet! ohmy.gif
DarkSykes
Ty happy.gif
TheBeast
I have a question on this model.

When I play it in JK2... the 'short hair' version shows me the white at the end of the hair (so she has hair that resembles the Dante model)... why is that???

Cause when I try it in JK3... I have the hair showing normally.

But then again... when I 'create' a server in JK2... I'm always missing the skies and water texture for some unkown reason... Does anyone know how to fix this ???

- Beast
DarkSykes
Do you still have the hair saved as a targa file in your JK2 pk3 or... is it changed to jpg? Only time i got the white on the bottom is when it wasnt showing as transparent anymore.. and that was when it was coverted to a jpg..
TheBeast
it is still in a tga format... maybe there is something wrong with the shader... and because I have shader problem when I create a 'server' then maybe the shader that is supposed to make the white transparent is just not working (like all the other shader on the map).

but thx Sykes smile.gif

- Beast
XeroSaber
i also see that issue on the Yuna skin u are making. her hair is white where it looks like u added some. but it still will rock when completed! Make me proud!! biggrin.gif:D:D
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