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Title: Black CBM
Post by: jimson on March 10, 2011, 07:47:38 PM

When I make a map for the CBM, why would it come out totally black?

Title: Re: Black CBM
Post by: ghostdancer on March 10, 2011, 09:06:55 PM

First thing that comes to mind is to make sure you index it (the color) before you save it as a bmp.

Title: Re: Black CBM
Post by: ImADot on March 10, 2011, 09:07:10 PM

Is it an INDEXED 256-color 1024x1024 graphic?

Title: Re: Black CBM
Post by: jimson on March 10, 2011, 10:13:59 PM

Quote from: ghostdancer on March 10, 2011, 09:06:55 PM

make sure you index it (the color) before you save it as a bmp.

I don't know what that means.


I created it when I clicked on "create map" in the TE. When I open it in paint to save it as 256 bmp for the texsrc folder, it's all black.

If I try to save it as 256 bmp it's still all black.

Tried it several times, still the same.

It's worked before on other experiments I tried but this time I was doing some testing creating elevation files with a combination of programs.

I'm sure I have something way out of wack.

I do show a terrain in the editor, It just doesn't want to make a map. (other than a pure black one)

Title: Re: Black CBM
Post by: USRanger on March 10, 2011, 10:52:44 PM

You need to have your red grid squares turned on when u hit Make Map. That will fix it. :salute

Title: Re: Black CBM
Post by: jimson on March 11, 2011, 09:44:41 AM

Yep, that worked.

Can't believe I tried it so many times with out the grid squares.  :lol

Title: Re: Black CBM
Post by: ghostdancer on March 11, 2011, 10:08:19 AM

Another thing you should be aware of when using a CBM map created this way. It is not very accurate making coastlines; it has a hard time differentiating water from low lying land. So in many cases it create a map that shows a lot more land (especially around islands) than there actually is.

Title: Re: Black CBM
Post by: jimson on March 11, 2011, 10:18:43 AM

It's tough to use the DEM's. On my first attempts there was way too much land missing.

After monkeying around with it, I got more of the land, but the terrain is way too extreme elevations wise.

Oh well, I'm learning by experimentation.

Title: Re: Black CBM
Post by: ImADot on March 11, 2011, 10:20:58 AM

MrMidi, where's that great CBM tutorial...I'm on vacation out of town, so don't have most of my resources handy.

Title: Re: Black CBM
Post by: 68falcon on March 11, 2011, 02:56:54 PM

Is this what your looking for?

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php/Creating_a_quick_and_dirty_terrain_to_fly_offline#Making_the_Clip_Board_Map_.28CBM.29

Title: Re: Black CBM
Post by: ImADot on March 11, 2011, 03:34:22 PM

Quote from: 68falcon on March 11, 2011, 02:56:54 PM

Is this what your looking for?

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php/Creating_a_quick_and_dirty_terrain_to_fly_offline#Making_the_Clip_Board_Map_.28CBM.29

Nope, he had a zip file with a great pdf doco with step by step for using Photoshop to make great-looking clipboard maps.