help new to skinning

atomizer · #1 (**permalink**) 24th May 2008, 22:51

hey everyone i'm looking into having a go at this skinning lark however i'm running into problems i'm trying to create a skin from voids using the trial version of corel paintshop pro
problem i'm getting is 1: the plugins dont work (something about the file not being correct)
and 2: when i save the file it doesnt appear durin the game (yes i'm saving it in the correct skins folder)

i'm currently running on windows vista

any ideas where i'm going wrong?

Jesters-Ink · #2 (**permalink**) 25th May 2008, 06:10

If we are talking about IL2/1946, the skins need to be reduced to 256 colour depth and saved as .bmp's. When you say "voids" you are using the black and white images that come with the game?

Serval · #3 (**permalink**) 25th May 2008, 12:43

What is the exact error for problem 1?

atomizer · #4 (**permalink**) 26th May 2008, 02:07

	Quote: Originally Posted by Jesters-Ink
	If we are talking about IL2/1946, the skins need to be reduced to 256 colour depth and saved as .bmp's. When you say "voids" you are using the black and white images that come with the game?

yes i'm using the black and white ones that are in the paint scheme's folder i usually make a copy 1st so i still have the original void it tells me i dont have permission to save in the folder and it offers to save it in my documents instead

atomizer · #5 (**permalink**) 26th May 2008, 02:09

	Quote: Originally Posted by Serval
	What is the exact error for problem 1?

unable to load requested plugin-filter. the plug in may not be installed correctly or may be missing files. (pluggin: macwhite. 8bf.)

Serval · #6 (**permalink**) 26th May 2008, 07:26

Did you place this DLL file in the PSP folder? (next to the PSP exe-file):
Simmers Paint Shop Forums - Downloads - msvcrt10.dll

Do not overwrite the file without making a backup when it exists. Some people prefer to place the file in the Windows System directory, but there it might influence behaviour of other software as well.

About your files not being visible in the game.
Most likely you saved them in 24 bit and not 8 bit/256 colors (indexed color) mode.
You can do it from within PSP but many people like BRIGHT for that as well.
Color Depth and Palette Conversion for Texture Artists
Using Bright

atomizer · #7 (**permalink**) 26th May 2008, 19:30

thanks for the help guys the remove white plugin is now working but even when i save a file in 256bit format its still not appearing in the game can someone please explain in detail how to decrease the colour depth as its probably me doing something wrong

thanks again for all the help its most appriciated

Serval · #8 (**permalink**) 27th May 2008, 15:41

Did you try Bright? Just follow the tutorial

atomizer · #9 (**permalink**) 28th May 2008, 20:34

ok re-traced my steps start to finish turned out to be vista saving it as something other than rgb format or whatever it is i just checked the box and everything is working fine now thanks for all the help guys its been most apriciated

too-cool · #10 (**permalink**) 3rd June 2008, 00:37

	Quote: Originally Posted by atomizer
	ok re-traced my steps start to finish turned out to be vista saving it as something other than rgb format or whatever it is i just checked the box and everything is working fine now thanks for all the help guys its been most apriciated

I have the same problem, not showing up in game, what box did you check? TC