hostile Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 I give up trying to edit these 32bit bitmaps. I tried in EVERY conceivalbe program, from Photoshop to Flash. They just never return to the correct size. So f*ck it, I give up until Style Builder comes out, or someone tells me a reliable way to edit these bitmaps. :dead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissssssss Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 What might you be trying to do? I'm sure I won't be able to help, but I'm interested cos I've got nothing better to do right now, well, apart from sleep that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostile Posted October 31, 2001 Author Share Posted October 31, 2001 Trying to edit bitmaps(32bit, normal are 24bit), that have alpha transparency. Used every editor under the sun, and none seem to be able to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binary Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 Hint: save as png Paint will let you edit png, as will most editors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissssssss Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 Er, how about saving it as a PNG ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostile Posted October 31, 2001 Author Share Posted October 31, 2001 Did that, and now the file is 2kb. That's the problem, in order to replace the bitmap, it needs to be the correct size, so I can copy the hex over the old hex. If you know how to do this, please let me know. If anyone did it another way, please explain FULLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betax Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 You dont need to hex it.. you can use a reshacker. Thats all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOSifl Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 If you use ResHacker or Restorator to insert the bitmap into the correct resource, the filesize shouldn't matter. The bitmaps are looked up by Resource ID, not by their location in the file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostile Posted October 31, 2001 Author Share Posted October 31, 2001 For some reason when I go the Reshack or Restorator way, it seems to become corrupt. Maybe it's because I used the Luna theme as a base, and not Styles XP Toothpaste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOSifl Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 Are you trying to replace a bitmap with a PNG? I woudl guess you need to specify that in the INI file as well. Maybe change the resource name to WHATEVER_PNG and edit the ini to whatever.png. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostile Posted October 31, 2001 Author Share Posted October 31, 2001 No, what I meant is I change it back to a bitmap, and try to insert it, but it still doesn't work. I REALLY hope Style Builder takes care of this, cause I have some ideas, but I'm not doing them if I can't change the damn buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betax Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 The only program I have that will export 32bit BMP's with an alpha chan. is Flash 5. This is the program I am using to make my X-Box theme and it is turning out realy we.. I suggest you use this program to make your desired 32-bit alpha BMPs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostile Posted November 1, 2001 Author Share Posted November 1, 2001 Yeah, I was trying that. Im not too comfortable using the flash editing tools. I was hoping to use something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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