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i am having some skinning problems, i know i am new to this skinning so i need some help, where do i get the files to skin and what program should i use? i dont get what files i should take out and wat photoshop program to use

Open a map in DotHalo, navigate to the [bitm] tag, find the bitmap you want to edit, and hit extract.

i did that already, but when i extract it to my desktop i open it wit h adobe photoshop and it wont load it says it isnt the right kind of file

Ah, you need a .dds plugin for photoshop so it can open up .dds files.

Ketchup_Bomb wrote:But since we're so nice..

Pssst.....don't tell Ketchup, but im stealing all his tutorials and stuff.

where do i put the dds plugin exactly and its a .bitm file so y would u need a .dds plugin

kornkidcrazy wrote:Pssst.....don't tell Ketchup, but im stealing all his tutorials and stuff.

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Put this plugin here:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Plug-Ins\File Formats
And then try to open that up in Photoshop again.

OMFG IT STILL DID NOT WORK. it says could not complete your request becasue it is not the right kind of document. I went into dothalo, i clicked on bitm, then i clicked on objects\characters\masterchief\bitmaps\masterchief and then i pressed extract meta, and then i tried to open it with adobe photoshop after i put the plugin in the right place, and then it said could not complete your request becasue it is not the right kind of document. and if this
helps i have the trial version

Also, after the plugin is in, you must restart photoshop so it can load the plugin. Silly.

restart my computer?

No, photoshop.

Hit extract bitmap not meta.

/\/\ what he said. you hit extract in the raw data viewer not the tag list.

I might of miss-read or skiped something... Put for which Halo are you talking about (Halo 1 PC, Halo 2)

ISANE, this process should work, at least the opening in Photoshop, with all versions of Halo. Just different apps to extract the bitmap from.

WCC17, before you do anything more, let's back up to the very beginning.
What you need to do, is download the .dds plug-in for Photoshop.
Once downloaded, you need to place the plug-in in:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\File Formats\(Place the dds plug-in here)
(IF you have CS2. That path may be different depending on the version of Photoshop you have. I am not sure.)
Once the plug-in is in this directory, go ahead and load up Photoshop. If it was already open when you put the plug-in in that directory, you must restart Photoshop for it to be enabled.
Now you can open DotHalo and extract any bitmap you want to edit. Once extracted, you can open it in Photoshop, edit to your liking, and then internally inject it back into any map that has that bitmap.

Ketchup_Bomb wrote:ISANE, this process should work, at least the opening in Photoshop, with all versions of Halo. Just different apps to extract the bitmap from.

You may be Sane.... But I