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Title: Png Files
Post by: geo1972 on December 22, 2003, 11:20:00 AM

I'm new to the skinning thing and was wondering, whats the best app or there a tutorial for making overlays. I see skins that have like the preview vid behind a circle which looks cool and wanted to learn how to do that.. any help please

Title: Png Files
Post by: ravage73 on December 22, 2003, 02:15:00 PM

QUOTE (geo1972 @ Dec 22 2003, 04:13 PM)

I'm new to the skinning thing and was wondering, whats the best app or there a tutorial for making overlays. I see skins that have like the preview vid behind a circle which looks cool and wanted to learn how to do that.. any help please

photoshop

Title: Png Files
Post by: fLEx7325 on December 22, 2003, 02:26:00 PM

^^^ yup. Best graphic app, imo.

Title: Png Files
Post by: BenJeremy on December 22, 2003, 02:57:00 PM

When I get to it, I'll post Koldfuzion's Photoshop DDS plugin tutorial. You can use full alpha shading with DDS images (DXT compressed bitmaps)

Title: Png Files
Post by: geniusalz on December 22, 2003, 05:20:00 PM

You can also use PNGs for full alpha shading.

In photoshop:
When creating a file, make sure you select "Background: Transparent"
Then you can draw in stuff, cut out stuff, and leave some areas transparent (represented by a checkerboard pattern)
Save for web, and use PNG-24

Then use that like a normal image element:

To make the overlay show over the preview vid, define the preview before the layout

CODE

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This post has been edited by geniusalz: Dec 23 2003, 01:21 AM

Title: Png Files
Post by: geo1972 on December 22, 2003, 06:26:00 PM

Wow! lots of good info. I need to do some testing. Also looking forward to that "Koldfuzion's Photoshop DDS plugin tutorial"

thanks