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Lou Hoodoo

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03-14-2005 08:08

I need a screen texture. I know how to make it, but I am not sure how to get the white squares see through (like a real screen). Can anyone help? The pic attached might explain it better. This is the screen I made.

Namssor Daguerre

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Join date: 18 Feb 2004

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03-14-2005 09:35

If your image is a clean transition from white to black (no grey or antialiased pixels inbetween), convert your image to a floating layer, then select "Color Range" and set it to the white area with the eyedropper. make sure the transition is set to a low value just incase it grabs some extra pixels. "Cut" the selected pixels away and you should have the black checker pattern on a transparent backround.

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Namssor Daguerre

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03-14-2005 09:43

Just did a "Threshold" transform on your JPEG and ran the adjusts on it to clean it up and make the white transparent. Here you go

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Lou Hoodoo

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Photoshop 7 Texture Question

03-14-2005 10:59

I saved your image as jpeg to import into SL, but in game as a texture, its no different then what mine looked like. The white is not transparent, it still shows as white.

Chip Midnight

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03-14-2005 11:03

Make sure you have the 7.01 patch installed. 7 botched the way alpha is handled in TGA files.

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Namssor Daguerre

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03-14-2005 12:34

From: Lou Hoodoo

I saved your image as jpeg to import into SL, but in game as a texture, its no different then what mine looked like. The white is not transparent, it still shows as white.

JPEG can't support transparencies, and Chip is right, PS 7.0 needs an upgrade to 7.01 to properly do 32 bit TGA files. TGA files are the only image file format that you can import into SL and keep the transparent alpha channel intact.

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Lou Hoodoo

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Updating PS 7.0

03-14-2005 12:45

Do u need the CD to update? My copy of PS was installed on my computer by someone at school. Ive since moved and am no longer in contact with him. (Yes, it was a legal copy of PS.) I tried updating to 7.0.1 but its saying to reinstall PS. What shall I do now without buying a new copy?

Namssor Daguerre

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03-14-2005 13:10

From: Lou Hoodoo

Do u need the CD to update? My copy of PS was installed on my computer by someone at school. Ive since moved and am no longer in contact with him. (Yes, it was a legal copy of PS.) I tried updating to 7.0.1 but its saying to reinstall PS. What shall I do now without buying a new copy?

Technically, that really isn't a legal copy unless it is licensed for multiple systems. If it is part of a classroom software installation, then you should contact that friend/instructor and get the serial number and a legal copy of the original software on CD. Beyond that, you may just have to buy your own copy of PS to make the upgrade, in which case, you'd be getting PS CS or 9.0 and the 7.01 upgrade would no longer be needed.

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Lou Hoodoo

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Updating PS 7.0

03-14-2005 15:25

Thx for the info. I have no way to reach my friend from school. I have the serial number for my PS, can I buy just the upgrade of CS or do I need the fresh copy? Either way, I can't get any upgrade until May or so. Can anyone fix my texture for me and post it here as a TGA? I'd really appreciate it.

Namssor Daguerre

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03-14-2005 16:59

From: Lou Hoodoo

. . . Can anyone fix my texture for me and post it here as a TGA? I'd really appreciate it.

If it's the same one I just did. Then I'll inventory drop it to you in SL.

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Lou Hoodoo

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Photoshop 7 Texture Question

03-14-2005 17:28

Thank You Much

Wisper Patel

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Join date: 22 May 2004

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PS 7 patch

03-16-2005 05:55

Lou, you can still download and install the PS 7.01 patch... I had a similar situation and it worked fine. The patch can be found on the Adobe site.

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=39&platform=Windows

This is for Windows, but there is a Mac page as well.

Question about Photoshop 7
Lou Hoodoo My <3 Beats 4 Boo Hoodoo Join date: 5 Jan 2005 Posts: 25	03-14-2005 08:08 I need a screen texture. I know how to make it, but I am not sure how to get the white squares see through (like a real screen). Can anyone help? The pic attached might explain it better. This is the screen I made.
Namssor Daguerre Imitates life Join date: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,423	03-14-2005 09:35 If your image is a clean transition from white to black (no grey or antialiased pixels inbetween), convert your image to a floating layer, then select "Color Range" and set it to the white area with the eyedropper. make sure the transition is set to a low value just incase it grabs some extra pixels. "Cut" the selected pixels away and you should have the black checker pattern on a transparent backround. _____________________
Namssor Daguerre Imitates life Join date: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,423	03-14-2005 09:43 Just did a "Threshold" transform on your JPEG and ran the adjusts on it to clean it up and make the white transparent. Here you go _____________________
Lou Hoodoo My <3 Beats 4 Boo Hoodoo Join date: 5 Jan 2005 Posts: 25	Photoshop 7 Texture Question 03-14-2005 10:59 I saved your image as jpeg to import into SL, but in game as a texture, its no different then what mine looked like. The white is not transparent, it still shows as white.
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	03-14-2005 11:03 Make sure you have the 7.01 patch installed. 7 botched the way alpha is handled in TGA files. _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight
Namssor Daguerre Imitates life Join date: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,423	03-14-2005 12:34 From: Lou Hoodoo I saved your image as jpeg to import into SL, but in game as a texture, its no different then what mine looked like. The white is not transparent, it still shows as white. JPEG can't support transparencies, and Chip is right, PS 7.0 needs an upgrade to 7.01 to properly do 32 bit TGA files. TGA files are the only image file format that you can import into SL and keep the transparent alpha channel intact. _____________________
Lou Hoodoo My <3 Beats 4 Boo Hoodoo Join date: 5 Jan 2005 Posts: 25	Updating PS 7.0 03-14-2005 12:45 Do u need the CD to update? My copy of PS was installed on my computer by someone at school. Ive since moved and am no longer in contact with him. (Yes, it was a legal copy of PS.) I tried updating to 7.0.1 but its saying to reinstall PS. What shall I do now without buying a new copy?
Namssor Daguerre Imitates life Join date: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,423	03-14-2005 13:10 From: Lou Hoodoo Do u need the CD to update? My copy of PS was installed on my computer by someone at school. Ive since moved and am no longer in contact with him. (Yes, it was a legal copy of PS.) I tried updating to 7.0.1 but its saying to reinstall PS. What shall I do now without buying a new copy? Technically, that really isn't a legal copy unless it is licensed for multiple systems. If it is part of a classroom software installation, then you should contact that friend/instructor and get the serial number and a legal copy of the original software on CD. Beyond that, you may just have to buy your own copy of PS to make the upgrade, in which case, you'd be getting PS CS or 9.0 and the 7.01 upgrade would no longer be needed. _____________________
Lou Hoodoo My <3 Beats 4 Boo Hoodoo Join date: 5 Jan 2005 Posts: 25	Updating PS 7.0 03-14-2005 15:25 Thx for the info. I have no way to reach my friend from school. I have the serial number for my PS, can I buy just the upgrade of CS or do I need the fresh copy? Either way, I can't get any upgrade until May or so. Can anyone fix my texture for me and post it here as a TGA? I'd really appreciate it.
Namssor Daguerre Imitates life Join date: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,423	03-14-2005 16:59 From: Lou Hoodoo . . . Can anyone fix my texture for me and post it here as a TGA? I'd really appreciate it. If it's the same one I just did. Then I'll inventory drop it to you in SL. _____________________
Lou Hoodoo My <3 Beats 4 Boo Hoodoo Join date: 5 Jan 2005 Posts: 25	Photoshop 7 Texture Question 03-14-2005 17:28 Thank You Much
Wisper Patel Registered User Join date: 22 May 2004 Posts: 66	PS 7 patch 03-16-2005 05:55 Lou, you can still download and install the PS 7.01 patch... I had a similar situation and it worked fine. The patch can be found on the Adobe site. http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=39&platform=Windows This is for Windows, but there is a Mac page as well.

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