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02-22-2004, 01:59 AM#1
stormlegacy
Help!!
02-22-2004, 02:06 AM#2
STURMguy22
basically what that means is that it will have no layers and no alpha channel

the alpha channel has to do with hiding things such as making part of the skin transparent.

Layers are just part of more advanced file types that allow you to hide, remove, and sort out different parts of a skin.

When you go to change your model to a .blp with the warcraft III viewer, it will add an opaque alpha layer if there is not one (in your case, there will not be one). All this means is that nothing will be hidden on the skin.

Most likely your getting this error because your saving as a .jpeg or .bmp

If I were you, I would always save in .tga (targa) file type
02-22-2004, 02:10 AM#3
stormlegacy
yea ive done the .tga way and i don't get error but this happens

it turns it upside down and then the skin is f'd up
02-22-2004, 02:36 AM#4
AlasdairJC
There's a simple solution. Flip your skin upside down in whatever programme you use to skin, and then turn it into a blp. It will flip it the right way up. Now try it.
02-22-2004, 02:55 AM#5
stormlegacy
Already done that it does this then

the alpha channel stays where it was but the picture flips im trying to figure a way to make alpha channel flip aswell
02-22-2004, 02:57 AM#6
AlasdairJC
What programme are you using?
02-22-2004, 03:08 AM#7
RaBiDmOfO
your using paint shop pro 8 that program is ****ed with a capital f when it comes to alpha channels get paintshop pro 7 all u need to do is load the picture and resave it with psp7 if u like the tools from 8 *i did*
02-22-2004, 03:10 AM#8
stormlegacy
where can i get 7???
02-22-2004, 03:11 AM#9
RaBiDmOfO
welll u cud get the trial from their site and crack it or download it illegaly but i didnt tell u that
02-22-2004, 03:17 AM#10
WC3player2
No Warez Aloud.

Any Way Flip both the skin and alpha channel up side down.
02-22-2004, 03:18 AM#11
RaBiDmOfO
wont work that wus one of methads i used when i used psp8
02-22-2004, 03:28 AM#12
stormlegacy
tried doing alpha and image still won't work im ganna get psp 7

the skin is going to be Alleria from wc2 i never liked how all those heros just disapeared into the twisted nether so im working on a campaign where some return.
02-22-2004, 03:32 AM#13
WC3player2
I did a skin for her.
02-22-2004, 03:39 AM#14
stormlegacy
hmm i never saw that picture so i wasn't sure what colors to do
02-22-2004, 06:30 AM#15
sansui
hmm seems like you have to redo the alpha channel after flipping. So flip the image then redo the apha channel.

Have you tried to remake the alpha channel after flipping the image?