i use GP4Master.
tex workshop
i click 'Load TEX-File'
i tried one from bojans 03 arrows, erwins 03 jag, vipers latest ferrari and others.
they are all 512x512 and 341 kb (349,012)
then i 'replace selected gile'
and choose my 512x512 32 bit tga (filesize 1025kb = 1,048,620)
***it now looks like the right hand pic below***
then i 'downsample textures' and 'save tex file'
thinking everything ok i load the one i just saved and
***it looks like the lleft hand pic below.***
i also tried not downsampling, and tried save as.
(they have been double sized in ps so you can see clear, but the idea is the right side is clear and looks like the tga i made, while the left has noise, artefacts, pixelisation, and all sorts of other things)
thers a free itc mod to anyone who helps me solve this bastard of a problem.
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Tony