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Alce Teromaximus

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Join date: 19 May 2009

Posts: 5

06-19-2009 09:20

Hi, im preaty new in making clothes but i was doing ok, i was using photoshot CS2, but 2 days ago i change to CS4 and downloaded the SL update and now my alpha channels does not work, all the clothes textures I try to upload covers the hole body (torso, or legs or skirt).
Can any one help me, what am I doing wrong, or something change in CS4 or the SL update?.

Please Help.

thanck you all

Chosen Few

Alpha Channel Slave

Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

06-19-2009 10:52

Nothing is different in CS4. It works the same way as all previous versions of Photoshop, except for 7.0.

Can you post some screenshots of one of your textures, its alpha channel, and the avatar with the texture applied, so we can see what's going on?

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Ceera Murakami

Texture Artist / Builder

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 7,750

06-19-2009 10:55

"... and downloaded the SL update ..."

There is the problem.

If you are using the 1.23.4 SL Client, it has a known bug that makes the lower body and/or upper body and/or head texture vanish completely. This bug is often triggered by putting on or taking off a non-prim clothing item. There is nothing wrong with Photoshop OR with your clothing. It is the new 1.23.4 SL Client that is buggy.

Revert to the 1.22 SL client and the problem will go away.

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Alce Teromaximus

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Join date: 19 May 2009

Posts: 5

06-19-2009 13:04

Ok that is good news
Now this may be a stupid question how do i go back to the other sl client

Thanks for the fast replies

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06-19-2009 13:06

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Old_versions

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Ephraim Kappler

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06-19-2009 13:12

From: Alce Teromaximus

Ok that is good news
Now this may be a stupid question how do i go back to the other sl client

Try clearing your cache and maybe doing a rebake before you bother. It's a minor glitch that seems to be corrected with a simple 'Ctrl+Alt+T'.

Ceera Murakami

Texture Artist / Builder

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 7,750

06-19-2009 14:11

From: Ephraim Kappler

Try clearing your cache and maybe doing a rebake before you bother. It's a minor glitch that seems to be corrected with a simple 'Ctrl+Alt+T'.

But it happens again, and again, and again, at the worst possible moments. Rebaking only fixes it for a few seconds. It's an incredibly disruptive glitch, and hardly minor if you care about your appearance at all.

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Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.

Alce Teromaximus

Registered User

Join date: 19 May 2009

Posts: 5

06-19-2009 16:45

Ok i have done every thing you recomend ( cache, cntrl + alt... etc) and still the same problem
so i change to 1.22 client and the problem go away.

thank you for your time

Ephraim Kappler

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Join date: 9 Jul 2007

Posts: 1,946

06-20-2009 05:02

From: Ceera Murakami

But it happens again, and again, and again, at the worst possible moments. Rebaking only fixes it for a few seconds. It's an incredibly disruptive glitch, and hardly minor if you care about your appearance at all.

Ephraim Kappler chuckles: I'd lay bets there ain't a vainer sonofabitch in SL than myself.

I found that clearing cache more or less sorted the issue out on the new viewer. There have been occasional recurrences but 'Ctrl+Alt+R' corrects it immediately. I hope I'm right and it isn't another problem with graphics cards and drivers. That issue with palletized textures a few months back really got my goat.

Ceera Murakami

Texture Artist / Builder

Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 7,750

06-20-2009 06:24

The thing is, this bug was reported as soon as 1.23 RC0 came out, on virtually all platforms, and yet LL released the client for general use in spite of KNOWING that hadn't fixed the bug. They knew about it well over a month ago.

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Ephraim Kappler

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06-20-2009 12:20

From: Ceera Murakami

They knew about it well over a month ago.

You just gotta shake your head. (If you can see it at all, that is.)

Help with alpha channels
Alce Teromaximus Registered User Join date: 19 May 2009 Posts: 5	06-19-2009 09:20 Hi, im preaty new in making clothes but i was doing ok, i was using photoshot CS2, but 2 days ago i change to CS4 and downloaded the SL update and now my alpha channels does not work, all the clothes textures I try to upload covers the hole body (torso, or legs or skirt). Can any one help me, what am I doing wrong, or something change in CS4 or the SL update?. Please Help. thanck you all
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	06-19-2009 10:52 Nothing is different in CS4. It works the same way as all previous versions of Photoshop, except for 7.0. Can you post some screenshots of one of your textures, its alpha channel, and the avatar with the texture applied, so we can see what's going on? _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	06-19-2009 10:55 "... and downloaded the SL update ..." There is the problem. If you are using the 1.23.4 SL Client, it has a known bug that makes the lower body and/or upper body and/or head texture vanish completely. This bug is often triggered by putting on or taking off a non-prim clothing item. There is nothing wrong with Photoshop OR with your clothing. It is the new 1.23.4 SL Client that is buggy. Revert to the 1.22 SL client and the problem will go away. _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.
Alce Teromaximus Registered User Join date: 19 May 2009 Posts: 5	06-19-2009 13:04 Ok that is good news Now this may be a stupid question how do i go back to the other sl client Thanks for the fast replies
Argent Stonecutter Emergency Mustelid Join date: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 20,263	06-19-2009 13:06 http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Old_versions _____________________ Argent Stonecutter - http://globalcausalityviolation.blogspot.com/ "And now I'm going to show you something really cool." Skyhook Station - http://xrl.us/skyhook23 Coonspiracy Store - http://xrl.us/coonstore
Ephraim Kappler Reprobate Join date: 9 Jul 2007 Posts: 1,946	06-19-2009 13:12 From: Alce Teromaximus Ok that is good news Now this may be a stupid question how do i go back to the other sl client Try clearing your cache and maybe doing a rebake before you bother. It's a minor glitch that seems to be corrected with a simple 'Ctrl+Alt+T'.
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	06-19-2009 14:11 From: Ephraim Kappler Try clearing your cache and maybe doing a rebake before you bother. It's a minor glitch that seems to be corrected with a simple 'Ctrl+Alt+T'. But it happens again, and again, and again, at the worst possible moments. Rebaking only fixes it for a few seconds. It's an incredibly disruptive glitch, and hardly minor if you care about your appearance at all. _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.
Alce Teromaximus Registered User Join date: 19 May 2009 Posts: 5	06-19-2009 16:45 Ok i have done every thing you recomend ( cache, cntrl + alt... etc) and still the same problem so i change to 1.22 client and the problem go away. thank you for your time
Ephraim Kappler Reprobate Join date: 9 Jul 2007 Posts: 1,946	06-20-2009 05:02 From: Ceera Murakami But it happens again, and again, and again, at the worst possible moments. Rebaking only fixes it for a few seconds. It's an incredibly disruptive glitch, and hardly minor if you care about your appearance at all. Ephraim Kappler chuckles: I'd lay bets there ain't a vainer sonofabitch in SL than myself. I found that clearing cache more or less sorted the issue out on the new viewer. There have been occasional recurrences but 'Ctrl+Alt+R' corrects it immediately. I hope I'm right and it isn't another problem with graphics cards and drivers. That issue with palletized textures a few months back really got my goat.
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	06-20-2009 06:24 The thing is, this bug was reported as soon as 1.23 RC0 came out, on virtually all platforms, and yet LL released the client for general use in spite of KNOWING that hadn't fixed the bug. They knew about it well over a month ago. _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.
Ephraim Kappler Reprobate Join date: 9 Jul 2007 Posts: 1,946	06-20-2009 12:20 From: Ceera Murakami They knew about it well over a month ago. You just gotta shake your head. (If you can see it at all, that is.)

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