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Title: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: Code 4 on Jan 04, 2015, 1:52 AM
Hi everyone,

I have a question,
In the CAR00.tga files from cars in NFS4 there is a specific layer that defines the places on the CAR00 that are color adjustable.
My question is, how do you actually create such a layer in the CAR00 file?

Greetings,

Code 4
Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: MADMAN_nfs on Jan 04, 2015, 6:16 AM
Hey,
i think you have to set a special RGB-color in the alpha channel. Freak made a Tutorial on this in the NFS:HS Workshop (http://www.nfsaddons.com/forums//index.php?topic=1648.0) section.

Greetings
Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: Code 4 on Jan 04, 2015, 8:13 AM
Ah! Now I get it!

Just use the right paint on the right channel.
Thank you for the link you gave me!

Gr. Code 4
Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: Freak-DS on Jan 04, 2015, 9:22 AM
If you don't have a program to save tga files with alpha channels, you can also export and import RGB and Alpha channels as two sepperate files in BMP format in NFS-Wizzard.
Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: MADMAN_nfs on Jan 04, 2015, 9:48 AM
Huh?
Are you sure about NFS-Wizard Freak-DS?
Its possible to switch drawstyle, but I can export/import tga files only (NFS Wizard 0.5.0.79).

Greetings
Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: Freak-DS on Jan 05, 2015, 9:05 AM
hmm.. it used to work in some version when you right-clicked the selected drawstyle, it doesn't anymore. it's ages ago that i used that technique, because i switched to proper editing programs quite fast. I just checked it in my wizzard and you're right, it doesn't work anymore. strange. (v.0.5.79)
Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: XJ220 on Jan 05, 2015, 9:11 AM
There also is a TGA2BMP converter *somewhere*. Don't ask me where, though :P
Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: WiLL on Jan 05, 2015, 10:31 AM
Yeah,i remember,that back then,really
miss it now. Welcome back? Pal!...
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Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: Remko on Jan 05, 2015, 5:21 PM
Quote from: XJ220 on Jan 05, 2015,  9:11 AM
There also is a TGA2BMP converter *somewhere*. Don't ask me where, though :P

Do you mean the Art 2 tga converter by Addict maybe?
Or am I mixing two tools up, I have to admit I never used either.  :-[
Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: XJ220 on Jan 06, 2015, 4:11 AM
Nah. Art2Tga converts the textures used by cops (the ones that stand next to the speeders' cars in those little cutscenes).

But there is... was an equivalent program to convert a 32 bit TGA to a 24 bit color BMP and a greyscale alpha channel BMP. Unsure of its color depth. And neither do I remember its exact name nor its author. Might really be Addict.
Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: AJ_Lethal on Jan 06, 2015, 9:36 AM
I made a tutorial on how to edit TGAs in GIMP a time ago, let's see if it can help you: http://www.nfsaddons.com/forums//index.php?topic=1652.0
Title: Re: How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4
Post by: Code 4 on Jan 06, 2015, 10:11 AM
I got it all figured out now. Thanks for the help guys!

Gr. Code 4
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