Having trouble getting my quad xml badge to work!

[Red Fox RUS 10]

Hey guys, Hopeing someone can help me out here. I have my squad logo that I'm trying to get on the squad xml http://sh2.armatechsquad.com/inc/userfunctions.php?action=login

Well anyway, I tried as a GIF and the white on the badge was negatived and it was charcole grey. Well converted to a .PNG and they say it still doesn't work.

So the only other one they can use is a .PAA but I can't find any way to turn this thing into a .PAA... I've looked for 3 hours today with no results.

So could someone on here clue me in?

Thanks

Mitchell

I would link the pic but I can't get it off my desktop from here and the original location I got it from won't let me get the location to link it in here. :(

Edited November 30, 2009 by Red Fox RUS

[nuxil 2]

to make your picture into a paa forrmat you need textview 2.

this is included in the bis tools.

[Trapper 0]

TexView 2 should be able to convert other formats to the required .paa

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BI_Tools_2

[Red Fox RUS 10]

Okay, downloaded the bi tools and started up TexView 2, went to load my png file and texview 2 is giving me an error. So I tried to load up the .gif version of it and it still gave me an error... What am I doing wrong???

[nuxil 2]

make your picture

example

256x256

512x256

64x128

sizes like that

png files loads up in textview 2.. just make sure the size is correct

if you still have problem..

put your image on dump.no and i can see if i can get it done..

'

its like 3 sec work..

Edited November 30, 2009 by nuxil

[Red Fox RUS 10]

urg... okay, got the the .png and editing it to 256x256 but when I try to save or save as it kills the transparent background... how am I to get around this? I tried one with the regular background after it saved and it loaded into the viewer fine and saved as a .paa file like butter but I want the transparent background so there isn't a big white blot around the badge...

[nuxil 2]

i cant tell. i have no idea what app you are using to edit you picture in..

if your using gimp.

make the Interlacing (Adam7) box checked when you save the file as png.

i have had issues when i didnt use this in gimp

but as i said. you can uploade your pic to dump.no and i have it done in 3 sec instead of makeing 10 post trying to find the problem with your picture

[Red Fox RUS 10]

okay where can I upload the pic at?

[nuxil 2]

dump.no

[Red Fox RUS 10]

ooopss just figured t he dump.no out lol sorry :(

http://www.dump.no/files/bc44f8a25982/vdvpng.PNG

[nuxil 2]

http://www.dump.no/files/8c17434ee840/test.paa

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and

http://dump.no/files/8c17434ee840/test1.paa

[Red Fox RUS 10]

hmmm when I loaded with the texview 2 they still had the problem with the white parts being dark grey? whats up with that??? thats the same problem I'm having on the xml thing when he used the original png

[nuxil 2]

its grey because its transparant :)

you see the grey backround in textview 2.

[Red Fox RUS 10]

so how can i fix it where the letters and things will show up white but outside thebadge will be transparant? I'm sorry to ask so many questions but it just isn't wanting to work out lol

[nuxil 2]

fill it with white color.

another methode is to use a seperat layer.

which is white where its needed.

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http://dump.no/files/8c17434ee840/test2.paa

[Red Fox RUS 10]

lol this sucks. I'm just wondering why then on everything else it shows up white with a transparent boarder and then when we do this all of a sudden it turns grey.

Ahhh very nice!!! that last one should do it!!! Man, lol when ever I do anything in Arma2 I have to learn about 4 different programs lol. Thats awesome though thanks!

[nuxil 2]

no problem..

besides i had nothing better to do. ;)

[Red Fox RUS 10]

thanks.

Edited December 2, 2009 by Red Fox RUS
Dur

[Red Fox RUS 10]

Okay lol, the guys sent back a message saying that it is now to big... I'm like wtf hahaha

SO could you please put it down in size 128x128? I'll load it back on that site for ya if you could! I would be thankful my friend.

http://dump.no/files/b2ff7fdd3942/13thVDVPAA.paa

thanks!

[nuxil 2]

its a 2 sec job. you should install gimp.

its free and exelent for small jobs like this

here is the 128x128 pic.

http://dump.no/files/53ff95726822/13thVDVPAA.paa

btw.. you can save you picture back to png with textview2..

[Red Fox RUS 10]

gimp? never even heard of it... I've never done pic/photo editing before :( lol I'm in the dark on stuff like this lol.

But thanks so much for the help, yeah I got like 20 copies of this now in all different sizes lol!

Edited December 2, 2009 by Red Fox RUS