.paa plugin + photoshop work with Arma2?

[viper[cww] 14]

Reviving this thread :p

I used your plugin for photoshop and it just crashes my photoshop when I try to save as .paa any idea's? I use CS3 Photoshop if that helps

[Fox '09 14]

i wouldnt use it , just use pal2pace or texview

[viper[cww] 14]

WOW :eek:

Super quick reply there!!!

Where would I get that?

I have texview can i load a .jpg into that to convert to .paa?

[Fox '09 14]

I think so, you just drag it in there.

if not, try .tga, that's what I usually work with in O2 anyway.

[viper[cww] 14]

Says "Error loading file 'then the picture path'.jpg"

This picture I am trying to convert is just for a MP Mission if that helps

[Fox '09 14]

save it to 24-bit TGA from photoshop , that should work.

[viper[cww] 14]

could'nt find the TGA format in save As, what i did though is save as .png in paint then i could load the picture in Texview, then saved as .paa :) yet to test to see if it works

Edited September 5, 2010 by VIPER[CWW]

[Fox '09 14]

that should work as well. let me know how it goes

under photoshop i think it's targa...

[R0adki11 3949]

yea its targa in Photoshop

[nettrucker 142]

I'm using .jpg format and it works a charm. No hassle with converting and so on.

kind regards

[PuFu 4600]

I'm using .jpg format and it works a charm. No hassle with converting and so on.

kind regards

for mission you mean?

for all engine related, .paa is the file one should be using, especially since some older ATI GFX cards can't read jpg file properly(in A2).

jpg->tga (use PS, gimp or converter)

tga->paa (use only texview or pal2pace - same thing)

[viper[cww] 14]

Happy to say it worked

I re-checked PS to check for Save as TARGA.... Its there... I simply overlooked it

Edited September 5, 2010 by VIPER[CWW]

[Deadfast 43]

for all engine related, .paa is the file one should be using, especially since some older ATI GFX cards can't read jpg file properly(in A2).

No ATI cards do, hence why people with custom JPEG faces look pale to ATI users in MP.

[viper[cww] 14]

Yea i hate that issue, so i can fix this by converting it to .paa?

[PuFu 4600]

Yea i hate that issue, so i can fix this by converting it to .paa?

yes..

[viper[cww] 14]

I converted to .paa looks great in sp, but on mp its blank, as if the textures didnt load..... i look like a ghost :P

[icebreakr 3157]

Custom faces are disabled on some servers...

[Deadfast 43]

The file size will fly up by saving to PAA. Most servers impose < 100kB limits.

[viper[cww] 14]

Picture size is 170kb, but I also use custom sounds on server so it doesnt impose weight limits.... must be what IceBreakr said

[viper[cww] 14]

Ok i tried my cutom face .paa on my own server and i still get blank textures which isnt good as i look like a ghost and can be seen from a mile away even in a ghillie suit :P anyone know a solution to this?

Edited September 6, 2010 by VIPER[CWW]

[IrishDeviant 10]

Ok, so a couple people have said they had issues getting the 'extract pbo' to show up in their shell menu, but I haven't seen an answer as to how to fix it. I've ran the cpbo.exe and it does add the 'create pbo' to the shell for folders, but when I right click a pbo, I don't get 'extract pbo' in the shell.

I'm running Win 7 x64. Also, I checked the reg entry, and it seems to be showing up the way it supposed to. Any help?

[Fox '09 14]

There has been a long discussion on that I the past .. But to be honest , use mikeros depbo.

Set it as the default pbo program and then click on a pbo. it extracts the pbo to the same dir as the pbo, and it unraps everthing but p3ds

[gossamersolid 155]

gotta unassociate the .pbo file extension, then associate it with Cpbo

[IrishDeviant 10]

There has been a long discussion on that I the past .. But to be honest ' date=' use mikeros depbo.

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Thanks man. Appreciate it

[icebreakr 3157]

One more tip for guys working in PS on new textures: use .tga saving for model preview in bulldozer (wait 'til the file is saved then alt-tab to bulldozer window with model open via oxygen) ;)

If that doesnt work use .tga in oxygen. Much faster for WIP, then you make .paa for the final version.