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Originally posted by The Ozzman:
im still having all kinds of trouble doing this, 1st off i cant save the image as an 8 bit file, its not one of the options, and im still not sure where to put it, thereis no "install" folder in my BG directory. Help!
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To edit the color depth of an image, you need an image editor. I use Photoshop, but I am sure there are other editors out there that can do the same thing.
Here are the steps to making a custom portrait file:
1- select image you want to use
2- create a new, blank image using the dimensions allowed for use in a portrait for BG
3- select the area of the image you want to use
4- copy that area
5- paste the contents of the clipboard into the new image
6- fidget until you get the image you want in the correctly sized new image
7- alter the image's color depth. I like to use Indexed Color and the Adaptive palette. Select 8 bits.
8- save the file into the Portraits folder with the naming convention listed above
9- do the same for the 24 bit image
10- start the game and use the custom protraits.
Hope this helps
[ 03-22-2002, 11:02 PM: Message edited by: Katherine ]