modifying tga files

Hi all friends!!

I'm modifying a tex file for my own use. The question is:

I have converted the tga file to bmp. With a paint editor I have modified the bmp file. Then I have converted the bmp file to tga again. The problem is when I use tex resizer to insert the new tga file to tex. The program shows me an error file that says: "this is not a 32 bit file" and I can't edit the tex file with my new tga file.

What I'm doing wrong friends??

Thanks in advance and a very happy racing from spain!!!

I think you'd better not to convert file from tga to bmp. Just edit tga with Photoshop or PSP

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yup, work with the tga, if you convert to bmp you lose the alpha layer

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I'm against sigpics

a targa has (up to) 4 channels, a bmp has 3. GP4 uses 32 bit targas.

4 channels * 8 bits/channel = 32 bits

by converting to bitmap and back you lose the fourth channel.

Thanks friends!!

So which program (not photoshop) Could I use??

Thanks in advance and a very happy racing from spain!!!

paint shop pro, the gimp...

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I'm against sigpics

i also use Paint Shop Pro.

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RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael

You can also use Paint-Net (it's free)

[www.eecs.wsu.edu]

I have used the gimp but I get the same error in texresizer.

The problem could be this:

I have opened a helmet and then I have inserted an image that I have created in bmp format. Could this be the problem???

Thanks for all friends!!

You have to add an alpha layer to it, try getting a .tga out of a helmet tex, pasting your design over the top and saving it, it should work.

In Gimp (i have version 2.3.7) remember add Alpha channel to picture before you save tga.