Simviation Forum - Help with Repainting

Aug 25^th, 2003 at 3:37am

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I want a jet black Boeing 747-400 but i can't figure out how to do it. I've been flying for a while but i've never tried to repaint or make an airplane and i would like to. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Reply #1 - Aug 25^th, 2003 at 5:35am

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You need a program like DXTBMP and a paint package to make repaints. There are some excellent links and walkthroughs on the subject in the Help section of the site.

Beware, repainting canm get a little time consuming as you strive to get it just right.......

Check out "Aircraft Repainting" in the design forum section.

Will

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Reply #2 - Aug 25^th, 2003 at 6:11am

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I downloaded Dxtbmp and Paintshop Pro 8 but I still don't know what to do. How do i convert the files?

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Reply #3 - Aug 25^th, 2003 at 6:17am

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Set up Paint shop as the paint package for DXTBMP. Open the required texture in DXT and export it to Paintshop using the little icon at the bottom of DXT. This will automatically open Paint shop for you if it's not already open. Make the changes you need, close paintshop and it will save your textures as norm.bmp.

When you are back in dxt import the image back and save it with the same name as the texture you are converting.

By the way, how did you download Paint shop pro 8?

Will

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Reply #4 - Aug 25^th, 2003 at 9:25am

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You can download a time-limited demo from the JASC site.

Paint Shop Pro has been my graphics program of preference over the last 8+ years (have been a registered user since V.1.0). Arguably, Photoshop is the industry standard and probably remains the most powerful graphics/paint program, but it's pricey for my budget.

Felix/FFDS

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Reply #5 - Aug 25^th, 2003 at 9:28am

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Cheers Felix. I have 6.0 that someone bought me, still going strong.

Will

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Reply #6 - Aug 26^th, 2003 at 4:04pm

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Thanks a bunch. I got it working now. I finally figured out how to paint. The 'decal' is giving me some trouble but i'm sure i can work it out. Thanks for the help.

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Reply #7 - Aug 29^th, 2003 at 10:32am

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The only problem with black airplanes is that you can't open the doors immediately after landing, because the aircraft has actually expanded as a result of the heat on the black surface, which blocks the door from opening....

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Reply #8 - Aug 29^th, 2003 at 11:20am

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May your mip maps suffer from acute pixelosis.

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The only problem with black airplanes is that you can't open the doors immediately after landing, because the aircraft has actually expanded as a result of the heat on the black surface, which blocks the door from opening....

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Reply #9 - Aug 29^th, 2003 at 11:27am