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Next I need to save it as a targa.  
Next I need to save it as a targa.  
*In Photoshop, go to File>Save As>
*In Photoshop, go to File>Save As>
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**Enter a file name. I chose 'crossbones'.
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**Enter a file name. I chose 'crossbones'
**Chose the 'Targa' (.tga) file type
**Chose the 'Targa' (.tga) file type
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**Press 'Save'.
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**Press 'Save'
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*In Paint Shop Pro, go to File>Save As>
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**Enter a file name. I chose 'crossbones'.
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**In the options box, choose '16 bits Compressed'
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**Press 'Save".
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[[Image:Save.jpg|thumb|100px|left|save as .tga]]
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In Gimp 2, go to File>Save As>
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*Enter a file name. I chose 'crossbones'
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*Under 'Select File Type' choose 'TarGA'
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*Press 'Save"
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*Check the box for RLE compression and leave the origin as bottom left
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Now I can check to make sure my file size is within tolerance. I'll navigate to where I saved my image, right click it, and choose 'Properties' at the bottom. Photoshop gives me a file size of 4.79kb and Paint Shop Pro gives me a file size of 4.11kb. So they are both good. The next step is to import the decal into MechWarrior4.
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Now I can check to make sure my file size is within tolerance. I'll navigate to where I saved my image, right click it, and choose 'Properties' at the bottom.  
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*Photoshop gives me a file size of 4.79kb
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*Gimp 2 gives me a file size of 3.94kb
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So they are both good. The next step is to import the decal into MechWarrior4.
=== Importing the Image to MechWarrior 4 ===
=== Importing the Image to MechWarrior 4 ===

Revision as of 19:36, 11 January 2011