Crap im a lamer...

[Nic 0]

Ok...before I ask...i'll explain...I know this sort of thing has been asked plenty of times and answered all the same...and I know of all the tut's out there...but that isnt the problem. I've done my research...but I cant find any fault in what ive done...to me it looks exactly how it should.

Ok im gonna say it - the picture for the overview...(OH god I know) I havent had to mess with it until now...we'll just say I jumped the tall hurdles before the little ones....and im tired now so I just trip over the short one... -ANYWAYS

Here is what I have :

<p align="center"><img src="test.jpg" width="170" height="64"></p>

Whats the deal here folks...Is that not right?...can the jpg only be saved at certain qualities?....a problem with running 1.46? - I dont get any errors it simply just doesnt show it. Sorry for the lame question.

Ok...let the making fun and redirects begin...hehe (but seriously any help much appreciated!! )

[MintyBoy 0]

I'm presuming that your "test" jpeg is in the folder that was created when you made your mission, right? If it is, I have no idea what's up (I haven't used pics in my briefings yet). If it isn't, try sticking it in there- might work, you never know...

[Skul 0]

I can't get my pictures to show up, either. Whether I put them in the mission folder or not! The briefings don't seem to like some people...

I've got the OFP Briefing and Overview Maker, but that doesn't put a pic in, either. All I get is 'Can't find file 'blahblah/blahblah/pic.jpg'!

Damn computers...

[Animal_Mother -SWAF- 0]

@Nic

actually quite easy....I know the problem of having it ALMOST right and throwing stuff against the wall, because it ain't working hehehehe.

Here is the solution:

<center> <img border="0" src="yourpicture.jpg" width="133" height="132"><br>

Make sure you don't use the "<p>"!! it is a page break and will screw your briefing up...rather use "<br>"

To make sure, make it the same size as for flag-immages so that dubious 2n. how you actually blow it up in the briefing is up to you through the width/height settings, but I THINK 133x133 is max.

@Skul

I guess you are using Frontpage or some other HTML builder to do it, right?

Make sure that after the adding of the picture you change to the HTML view and delete the "folder names" before the actual filename.

it should read like above and NOT:

<center> <img border="0" src="C:\Codemasters\OperationFlashpoint\Users\Yourname\missions\yourmission\yourpicture.jpg" width="133" height="132"><br>

Logically, the mission will look for it in that folder, but PBO-ed, it won't find that folder.

Hope that helped.

[Skul 0]

So, I've to add the pic BEFORE I export it! Right! Duh

Makes sense, though, thanks!

[Animal_Mother -SWAF- 0]

has nothing to do with WHEN you add it into the missions folder. What I said was: It just needs to be the actual filename. without any folders given in the HTML code.

[Nic 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Here is the solution:

<center> <img border="0" src="yourpicture.jpg" width="133" height="132"><br> <span id='postcolor'>

Thanks Animal...but that doesnt seem to work. When I rewrote it that way it had the same exact effect. The picture shows up in the actual html document...but when you click on the mission in-game it simply shows nothing(but still with no error). Which makes me still wonder if the game (possible just v1.46) only supports certain qualities of pictures. I'm gonna resave the picture at lower qualities and see what happens.

- ALSO(to keep things clear)- This is the picture for the OVERVIEW(the one that shows up when you are selecting between levels) And yes...I have put the picture in the correct folder.

In the mean time...here is the complete document im using in case anyone has any ideas to add. -thanks  (this is such a bummer...such a small pathetic problem...but being so difficult )

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE"><html>

<head>

<title>Overview</title>

</head>

<body>

<br>

<h2 align="center"><a name="Main">My Level Name Is Here.</a></h2>

<p align="center"><img src="test.jpg" width="170" height="64"></p>

<br>

<p>My mission text is here.<br></p></body></html>

<span id='postcolor'>

[blackdog~ 0]

Edit the source code by yourself, don't use frontpage (which it looks like you are using)

[Nic 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (blackdog~ @ Feb. 21 2003,23:43)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Edit the source code by yourself, don't use frontpage (which it looks like you are using)<span id='postcolor'>

I actually did edit myself (right click/view source) I pretty much went off of working examples that ive seen of it. The only html prog i've ever used is Dreamweaver....but I only use that in combo with Flash for my website.  

-Also- I just resaved the pic in the lowest possible quality and it had no effect......im at a loss here.

I was going to set up a link to d/l my overview file so you guys could see if you could get it to work...but my server seems to be down (would explain my missing avatar)

-Anyways- As soon as my server is up again ill set up a link to d/l it.....For anyone is is interested....

[Animal_Mother -SWAF- 0]

rgr...but I'll say again: Do not use that <p>...it is "pagebreak" as far as I know...so it would screw the overview up

[Nic 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Animal_Mother [sWAF] @ Feb. 22 2003,00:27)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">rgr...but I'll say again: Do not use that <p>...it is "pagebreak" as far as I know...so it would screw the overview up<span id='postcolor'>

I did actually try that before like I was saying (w/o the <p>) but I had no luck...same result as before. Plus...im confused...all of the examples ive seen have pagebreaks.

Here is the actual Overview file and picture I cant get to work. SAMPLE OVERVIEW Go ahead and download it if you want. If you do...try it the way it is first before editing it...just to see if its my game or not.

Thanks for all the patience on such a burnt out question.

[Skul 0]

Here's how I finally got it to show the picture (I still kick myself for realising how easy it was). I just hope this works for you, too:

Taken from the 'source' of my own overview -

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE"><p align="center"><IMG SRC="c:\my documents\overview.bmp"></p><span id='postcolor'>

Of course, it can be jpeg or whatever. I just used a bitmap because it was a custom overview picture.

So now I get all my pics from 'My Documents' and they work.

[Animal_Mother -SWAF- 0]

skul...do me a favour and pbo your mission and then tell me that it still works....

[Animal_Mother -SWAF- 0]

oh darn...sometimes reading helps, I heared.

I was talking about the MP briefing the whole time....not the SP overview.

Jeez, now it is logic why it won't work: U need to transform the .jpg into a .paa

U can find .paa-makers everywhere...forgive me if I'm not posting a link here.

[Ex-RoNiN 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Animal_Mother [sWAF] @ Feb. 23 2003,13:37)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">oh darn...sometimes reading helps, I heared.    

I was talking about the MP briefing the whole time....not the SP overview.

Jeez, now it is logic why it won't work: U need to transform the .jpg into a .paa  

U can find .paa-makers everywhere...forgive me if I'm not posting a link here.  <span id='postcolor'>

Overview also works with .jpg

[Animal_Mother -SWAF- 0]

sorry...dunno too much about that. I always do MP missions, so I don't need the overview.html

I just unpboed and checked one of the BIS SP missions and there it has a .paa

n/m my comment then

[Nic 0]

OK...

This is the last time i'll bring this out again. This is just really starting to bug me now....not because having an overview picture is really all that necessary...but because I really want to know whats wrong with what i'm doing.

Again...here is my overview html and my test overview picture:

MY OVERVIEW

I know that someone out there has to know what to do here. No one has said that it all looks correct yet,  so there has to be something...I've tried what Animal_Mother told me to and that didnt have any effect.

Please, if someone could do me a favor and download my overview (above), and tell me if it worked or not, and if not....what I should be doing differently. This just isnt making any sense to me.

If I dont get any response I promise to leave this one alone. I'll just have to skip the overview pic and have less than perfect missions.  

[seedhe 0]

Try changing the dimensions of your jpg/paa. I think the picture must have sides equal eg. 128x128 or have factor of 2 eg. 128x64.