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Title: Semi-transparent textures
Post by: Lean Bear on 18 Feb 2005, 12:19:54

I was just wondering if semi-transparent textures are actually possible?

I can make them in various programs, but when I export it to .paa/.pac PAATool just registers it as a solid block of colour.

I've seen multiple examples of semi-transparent water, so surely it is possible for normal textures as well?

Title: Re:Semi-transparent textures
Post by: remcen on 18 Feb 2005, 17:03:53

enable RGBA 4:4:4:4 in paatool and save the texture as PAA. works fine for me.

Title: Re:Semi-transparent textures
Post by: Lean Bear on 18 Feb 2005, 18:59:29

Oops, I knew I'd done it before :P

I was using TexView not PAATool, thanks for jogging my memory :)

Title: Re:Semi-transparent textures
Post by: remcen on 18 Feb 2005, 23:39:15

yeah, but texview should also do the job if you save it as paa.

Title: Re:Semi-transparent textures
Post by: Lean Bear on 18 Feb 2005, 23:44:57

Fraid not :-\

TexView saves the .tga files using RGB (4:4:4:1) not RGBA (4:4:4:4).

Which was the problem I had.

PAATool is the answer everyone who has the same problem :D

You should be able to get it from most OFP sites with a download section.

Title: Re:Semi-transparent textures
Post by: Infierie Blou on 19 Feb 2005, 13:00:51

Yes but not ofpec I've noticed they don't have most of the editing tools found elcewhere (But I still think that ofpec Is the best!!!!). :-X

Title: Re:Semi-transparent textures
Post by: Planck on 19 Feb 2005, 17:01:54

Quote

I've noticed they don't have most of the editing tools found elcewhere

This is because the authors of said tools have not deemed OFPEC worthy enough to submit their tool to.

Or maybe they just forgot    ;D


Planck

Title: Re:Semi-transparent textures
Post by: Lean Bear on 22 Feb 2005, 21:40:42

OK, I've tried PAATool until its bursted at the seams.

Conversion using RGBA 4:4:4:4 deffinately works for semi-transparency. Thanks a lot remcen :thumbsup:

Also, I meant before that TexView only saves in RGBA 5:5:5:1 (not 4:4:4:1 :P)