I need a paint.net PRO for help on skinning!!!

bigshot007 · Post by **bigshot007** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:07 pm

can somone help me with paint.net? you know in photoshop where you are able to edit the bitmap with alpha channel? I want to know how to edit the alpha channel with the normal channel(I guess thats what you call it). I use DXTBMP for sending it to paint.net. And I dont get the option in the layers to edit the bitmap!

Is there a way to edit it within paint.net???

halo3o3 · Post by **halo3o3** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:39 pm

when you open a bitmap in DXTbmp you can send the actual bitmap, and the alpha into Paint.NET separetly. Just edit them both then open the bitmap and inject your alpha, simple

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:51 pm

Yes, open it in dxtbmp, you can do it normally for photoshop but your on paint.net so yeah.

bigshot007 · Post by **bigshot007** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:24 pm

I have tried. When I inject into the game the alpha is still the same. Is there a tutorial on this? This is a Tut>>> http://forums.halomods.com/viewtopic.php?t=72818.
I used it to understand the little program when first started using it. When I inject the file into halo, then extract back out it comes out with the normal alpha mask. Is guess I mean to ask if there is a way to not use the program if its not working for me, and strickly use paint.net. If somebody has had a similar problem please point out my problem! I could be not understanding how DXDBMP works. I dont see the difference between alpha and normal because its sending to you prefered paint program the same way, alpha/normal. Did I give enough info? can someone help?