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Painting error (Read 417 times)

Oct 15^th, 2003 at 9:18pm

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When I try to repaint an aircraft, it turns out gray instead of the color I want it to be. Someone please help!!!

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Reply #1 - Oct 15^th, 2003 at 9:59pm

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Well, if you have FS2002 Pro, get out the Imagetool from the Gmax folder and open it. Open the original file you modified for your repaint and click on "Image" on the menu bar. Highlight "Format" and check which format the file is saved in. Now open up the repaint files and save them in the same format.

If you don't have FS2k2 Pro, someone else will have to tell you where to get it. Ozzy?

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Reply #2 - Oct 15^th, 2003 at 10:43pm

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Imagetool also comes with the Scenery SDK (I believe), however a better program is DXTBMP.

I'm suspecting that sammy can already convert the original textures and the problem *could be*

1. repainted textures saved in 24-bit color.

2. changed texture names?

3. If the repainted textures went into a new folder, perhaps a missing reference in the aircraft.cfg file?

Felix/FFDS

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Reply #3 - Oct 16^th, 2003 at 9:27pm

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All I have is Microsoft Paint. Sad

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Reply #4 - Oct 17^th, 2003 at 6:18am

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Try DXTBmp here. http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm
It works with most graphics editors including M$ Paint.

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Reply #5 - Oct 20^th, 2003 at 10:34am

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When I tried it, yellow was black in the game.

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Reply #6 - Oct 20^th, 2003 at 12:46pm

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Results might vary depending on the format you're using for the textures. Read DXTBmp Help for more information on FS texture formats. In most cases it's best to save out from DXTBmp in the format of the original textures. M$ Paint is not the best graphics editor but should be enough to get you started. All repainters have their own favourite methods & it's a matter of trial & error to find which suits you best. There are various repainting tutes posted here. http://www.simviation.com/fsdesign_tute1.htm

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