How to create adjustable colors for cars NFS4

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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,

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[MADMAN_nfs]

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 section.

Greetings

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Ah! Now I get it!

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

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[Freak-DS]

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.

[MADMAN_nfs]

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

[Freak-DS]

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)

[XJ220]

There also is a TGA2BMP converter *somewhere*. Don't ask me where, though

[WiLL]

Yeah,i remember,that back then,really
miss it now. Welcome back? Pal!...
  :}  Sup.

[Remko]

There also is a TGA2BMP converter *somewhere*. Don't ask me where, though

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. 

[XJ220]

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.

[AJ_Lethal]

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

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I got it all figured out now. Thanks for the help guys!

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