Endless Paradigm

Hello everyone :)

first time posting on the forums, wonderful things in here.

I have a question to ask, is there a way to make the colors not bloat? (add up). here is how i make my icons
i use photoshop (i think photoshop bloats the colors but i don't know)

1.i make a new file
2.i add two layers to the file 1 for my pic and another for bg black.
3. after i finish my picture i make another layer of the same and contrast and brightness it to be a white silhouette
4.i merge the white silhouette with the black bg and then save it to alpha
5. i index the colors and pick local (selective) and make it as 34colours only
6. i rgb it again and save the image as a bmp 32bit
7. i load up RCOEditor and replace an icon and then he gives me the error saying i have 389 colours in my image :@:@:@
8. i backtrack and return the image to index mode, cut the alpha image and load into a new file
9. i index that new file and select local(selective) with 5 colors
10. i copy it and paste it into my image's alpha channel
11. i do a color table on the whole image to check just how many colours are used i get 39 (not even past the hundred line)
12. i re-rgb the file and then save it again as 32bit
13. fire up RCOEditor again and BLAM i have 397 colours in my image *faints*

what is causing the images to have such high colour counts altho i have checked and re-checked them?
also i got mad at the same time as i LMAO at this error



I ended up doing it all manually after this, the images all went fine no problems at all but when i use the tool it gives me this error :(
and another question is how get the hi-res bg in 3.52 m33? i have tried the hi-res fix via hex edit but soon after my 01-12.bmp image only shows january as hi-res the rest is all white :( the 01-12 file is 300kb total no more no less).

I love the forums continue with the great work guys :)

5)  use Local (Perceptual) and use a value like 90-120
6) Don't do that

Don't forget that the Alpha layer must be changed to rgb first then to indexed color. Use a value like 10-20 for the alpha layer.

Try this tutorial:

http://www.pspculture.co.uk/tutorial-cre...xmb-icons/

It's what I used to start learning howto make xmb icons.


Oh and LOL at the 256 color error. I had that too :)

maybe its your alpha . . the alpha also holds colors you know.

thanks for the reply guys will look into that tutorial right now. will post results here later :)

The 256 colour error is an example of my laziness to check for "off by one" errors.

Actually, VB6 is horrible dealing with them - something things use 0 based indexes, some are base 1.  It's a nightmare.

ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:The 256 colour error is an example of my laziness to check for "off by one" errors.

Actually, VB6 is horrible dealing with them - something things use 0 based indexes, some are base 1.  It's a nightmare.

I was just laughing at the error, Your app rocks! :)

yeah, don't see anyone else building a file that can standardize and extract various files which are, in theory at least, different even within themselves

i used to get that error to.but i just ignored it cause it did some amazing stuff for me.

1 background layer
2 icon layer,..
then when my icon is finished duplicate it and set saturation to -100 and lightnes to +100 and copy the layer i make a new akpha and past it into th new alpha channel,.

You could also not duplicate the layer but "ctrl" click the icon layer and go into channels tab make new alpha layer,. paint the selection white  then blur sometimes to get soft edges,..

Then what i do to get the colors in the alpha channel down is,.. to copy the alpha channel make new picture with rgb not grey scale then paste the alpha channel in the new picture into the layer then do index color 20 and set back to rgb copy past the picture back into your first picture's alpha channel ,..this way you can try to get the colors in the alpha channel dow,..

i am gonna try the above link with its tutoriol too,.. see if i can learn something ,..

Whoah hell yeah :) :) it's working :D

your app rocks donkey man, it beats having to go about doing it all manually :D,
i was just frustrated at photoshop for boosting the colours

going to download a screenshot plugin and take a few pics of my current theme :)