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| Author | Topic: How do I make a proper alpha channel? (6 messages, Page 1 of 1) | ||||
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 Officer egg Joined: Mar 16, 2008 
Dancing is forbidden. |
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 08:21 PM
Msg. 1 of 6
I open my texture in gimp, and I need to make an alpha channel.
If I duplicate a current one, it becomes black and white. If i make a new one, i can't get the colored image into it. Can someone help with this process? |
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gruntfromhalo Joined: Nov 21, 2007 
actual loli |
Posted: Oct 15, 2008 10:45 AM
Msg. 2 of 6
Alpha channels are black and white.
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Advancebo Joined: Jan 14, 2008 
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Posted: Oct 15, 2008 04:43 PM
Msg. 3 of 6
Alpha Channels can be any color 0 Black to 255 White
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Officer egg Joined: Mar 16, 2008
Dancing is forbidden. |
Posted: Oct 15, 2008 05:02 PM
Msg. 4 of 6
Oh.
Well, when the image is in 3ds max and ingame, it is still black and white... How can I make it colored in game? |
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gruntfromhalo Joined: Nov 21, 2007
actual loli |
Posted: Oct 16, 2008 10:11 AM
Msg. 5 of 6
Quote: --- Original message by: Officer egg That is because your image itself is black and white. All the channels are only grayscale. The ones that normally display are the red, green, and blue channels. The red channel shows up as red ingame, but is actually just grayscale like those others. Same with blue and green.Oh. Well, when the image is in 3ds max and ingame, it is still black and white... How can I make it colored in game? |
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Vick Jr Joined: Jun 26, 2008 
Well enough alone... |
Posted: Oct 18, 2008 11:36 AM
Msg. 6 of 6
The regular image is color, but the alpha is not. There is a way to display or not display the alpha of an image when its used in max. In the materials editor, go the the bitmap for the material, and it'll have settings for the alpha channel. Fool around with these until it works. I can't rememebr exactly what to do.
BTW, anyone know how to make a groundmap for a map? |
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