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Title: Skin Editing
Post by: Waffle on August 20, 2003, 01:23:56 PM

Was just wondering if AH2 skins will be able to be edited with Photoshop? Or will there be another program associated with this.

I need to know so I can start getting my RLM numbers / colours together for a few GE planes :)

Title: Skin Editing
Post by: Kevin14 on August 20, 2003, 02:55:52 PM

I'm almost positive that you will still need Photoshop.  The information you would need would probably be in this thread... http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=91369

Title: Skin Editing
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 20, 2003, 03:20:44 PM

Pretty much any graphic editor will work since the files you'll be editing are .bmp files.  

What would be really cool is if someone makes a skinning tutorial on how to modify or create new plane skins.



ack-ack

Title: Re: Skin Editing
Post by: ramzey on August 20, 2003, 11:00:26 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Waffle BAS
Was just wondering if AH2 skins will be able to be edited with Photoshop? Or will there be another program associated with this.

I need to know so I can start getting my RLM numbers / colours together for a few GE planes :)

skins used online in arenas cannot be edited
they will have special secured format

how ever i supose HTC will publish unsecured bitmaps to give people chance make his own skins and use offline (im not sure about H2H)
published skins can be used as example "how to correct fit skin"

after som time im sure will be many free skins and templates for them, like for il2/fb

Of course bitmaps can be edited by any bitmap editor working with 256 color scale (indexed)

ramzey

Title: Skin Editing
Post by: Ack-Ack on August 21, 2003, 12:07:24 AM

You're correct that you can't edit the online skins because they're compiled into a different format.  You can however edit the offline skins, which will be in .bmp format and submit those to HTC for their review and if it meets their standards can become one of the selectable online skins.


ack-ack

Title: Anyone from HT graphics Dept!
Post by: Waffle on August 21, 2003, 02:11:10 AM

Another thought.....


Before I start getting to deep into editing some skins in the terrain editor, does anyone know if the standard 256x256 8 bit depth
bitmap will change...say into a 16 or 24 bit depth bitmap for a little higher resolution????


Just curious since the graphics will be changing with AH2.

Title: Skin Editing
Post by: ramzey on August 21, 2003, 08:00:26 AM

about resolution ;)

we all like to know that ;)  first shot of wing looks like 512x512 (or better)
Hard to say now it will be still couple bitmaps or one like in IL2/fb

color deph will be same (256 indexed) 16 or 24k is waste of resources

ramzey

Title: Need more help..lol
Post by: Waffle on August 23, 2003, 11:36:47 AM

Was messing around with skins in the terrain editor -190d9 specifically, and I am having a quesion about this:

On the 190d9 256x256 Bitmap, there is a skin for the lower wing area and skins for the left / right side of the fuselage. I was working on some panels lines / hatch / access areas. When I finished roughing in some stuff, i tested it off-line. Here I found out that the 3d model is skinned on the left and right with ONLY the Left Side of the fuselage skin that is on the bitmap. I looked at the original stock skinned 190, and  here the left and right sides of the 3d model are skinned with only the left elevation of the fuselage, Basically a mirror image of the left side off the original birmap.

I guess it works for some planes, but the left side of the 190 had a large fueling access hatch on the aft fuselage, and there is none on the right.

Any ideas on why the bitmap would have both left / right sides skiined, but only left used on 3d model????????????????

Title: Skin Editing
Post by: Waffle on August 23, 2003, 11:38:22 AM

Will post screenies of th 190d9, but I'm not sure how to post em here....
My forum rules box down in the lower says I cant post attachments....I guess maybe caopy and paste?

Title: Skin Editing
Post by: Rutilant on August 23, 2003, 03:47:53 PM

Send em to me and i'll post em for ya.

RutilantCoast@sbcglobal.net

Title: Skin Editing
Post by: Waffle on August 24, 2003, 05:08:33 PM

RUTT,


Hopefully will have panel lines done tonight (SUN)..will send a few pics to ya to post...

thx

Title: Skin Editing
Post by: Rutilant on August 24, 2003, 05:36:15 PM

CC, Waffle. :)

Title: Rutt Screenies on their way
Post by: Waffle on August 24, 2003, 07:51:26 PM

Hope you got fast conection, theres 4 of em zipped.

Panel lines about 85% done, just a few minor touch ups.

Also designed some new wheels for the 190d9, but cant do anything about the tires....lol

Fuse is in base coat of RLM76a with Wing top started in basecoat RLM 75 mittelgrau

Will be adding paint soon and toning down panellines and weathering abit. Will be a very late model 190d9. Some surfaces will be bare metal - ie wing leading edge, ect.....not to many resources left late war, they were sending planes out without primer / paint....lol

Title: Skin Editing
Post by: Rutilant on August 24, 2003, 09:16:40 PM

Here they are. :)

(http://locke.artamir.org/ahss0.jpg)
(http://locke.artamir.org/ahss1.jpg)
(http://locke.artamir.org/ahss3.jpg)