03-21-2003, 09:05 AM
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A Treant
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 26
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Short Tutorial about the Alpha Channel
This tutorial is based on using PSP 7 but I will try to explain it in a way that you will understand for any graphics program.
Ok lets get cracking.
The alpha channel - a template defining which part or parts of the over all image are the important ones. (Not the real definition, but for ease of understanding I choose it)
Let me show you what I mean.
1.) In PSP7 load image dragitem26.tga (from your eq\uifiles\default)
2.) From the "Drop down menu" titled Selections click on Load from Alpha channel
3.) You are presented with one choice. (notice the preview of the template, look familiar?) Hit ok.
4.) Now all your graphics have been selected. Shown by a dotted line.
Congrats you are now looking at the Alpha channel laid on top of the image.
For most of you all, this tutorial should have opened you eyes and, no further teaching needs to be said.
If you didn't understand. Let me know.
Nodentt
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03-21-2003, 09:48 AM
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A Ghoul
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 19
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Thank you thank you thank you!!!  As a test to see if I understood.. I opened up window_pieces03, added a new layer, did the alpha selection like you said, filled it with a cool texture, and then adjusted the opacity... Looks sweet!!
Thanks again... opened up a bunch of new options for me now.
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04-09-2003, 02:12 PM
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A Treant
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 26
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Lock up top please
Forum Mederator,
Can you please lock this thread up at the top. It seems to be the only type of alpha tutorial out there.
Thanks
Nodent
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06-21-2003, 06:22 PM
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A Hill Giant
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 39
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Creating a new Alpha Channel is pretty simple. Select all the "blank" area in your texture using the wand, then Invert the selection to encompass all your graphic elements. Then go to the Selection Menu and choose "Save to Alpha Channel" and continue as above.
That might be redundant, I'm not sure.
Cheers!
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Last edited by Empere : 06-22-2003 at 12:39 PM.
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07-21-2004, 09:33 AM
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A Hill Giant
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 34
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How to view tga files?
What program do I need to view tga files? Is there a freeware version somewhere? What is PSP 7?
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07-23-2004, 12:22 AM
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A Treant
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 24
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I've been using XnView, which I found by doing a general search for .XML. It's a german site, but with and English and French version to download.
XnView .tga viewer freeware
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07-23-2004, 02:37 PM
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A Hill Giant
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 34
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Thank you Faerwind. That does the job.
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07-30-2008, 01:48 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 3
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Hi there,
Hey Bro! Great tutorial! 
I liked it very much.Great work done.Thanks for sharing such a nice information that you share with us. |
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07-24-2014, 05:35 AM
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A Bat
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 1
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Last edited by virginialocher : 07-25-2014 at 03:13 AM.
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