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[kori]

What type image files do I need to use with WME? JPG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, what? If WME can use any type image file, what would be best to use? I am referring to the background image, not the animations.

I have some images to use with WME, but at the present they are in the TIFF format.

Thanks
Kori

[odnorf]

WME currently supports BMP, TGA, JPG & PNG at 8bit, 16bit & 24bit colors. (TGA & PNG can have an alpha channel as well).

For backgounds I suggest the use of jpeg files since they are using a lossy compression and as a result they are a lot smaller than the rest. But don't overeact and make the files very small or you'll end up with a lot of nasty artifacts in your backgrounds. (In photoshop for example don't go bellow 8 in most cases)

[kori]

Thank you for the information on file types. I suppose one should keep ones image files in TIFF or pdf file format for editing purposes, and only convert to jpg when importing into the game. I have noticed that each time you save a jpg image it degrades a little.

kori

[Mnemonic]

I suppose one should keep ones image files in TIFF or pdf file format for editing purposes, and only convert to jpg when importing into the game.

Yes, absolutely. The artists usually keep the "source" image, with layers and stuff, whether it be PSD or TIFF or whatever and they only export a copy of the image in a more game-friendly format.

[kori]

Thanks for the information on image files. I will do as you say and keep files in source (psd or tiff) for export to game.

Thanks
Kori