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Modding / Re: PNG White Halo (Photoshop)

« on: May 29, 2010, 02:54:53 pm »

It does indeed sound like the process is much simpler in GIMP compared to Photoshop. Perhaps CS4 handles this better.


@Sindhi: Feel absolutely free to use them in any way you like. I didn't spend much time on them, so if you want to make any edits or tidy him up a bit, that's also welcome.

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Modding / Re: PNG White Halo (Photoshop)

« on: May 27, 2010, 06:16:04 pm »

Thank you, Alphasoldier! That's exactly what I needed.


@Guy: You're probably thinking of a similar issue that happens when people try to 'cut-out' a graphic from a white background, that leaves little stray pixels around. This is different, as you start with no background at all, just a transparent area.


Result with the 1% border:

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Modding / Re: PNG White Halo (Photoshop)

« on: May 27, 2010, 12:07:12 am »

Hi, thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I have already tried following that tutorial. It's for Targa files, not PNG.

I tried it anyway, but my alpha channel always disappears when I save the file, and I still get the halo.

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Modding / PNG White Halo (Photoshop)

« on: May 26, 2010, 07:01:17 pm »

Hi all.

I'm a new denizen to the world of Aquaria, and so far, am enjoying my time with it immensely. I just found Li today, but decided I did not like the way he looks, so I figured I could do some editing to him.

I've read a few threads here that give tips and advice about the white halo that appears due to the PNG being flattened onto white pixels. Try as I might, though, I just can't seem to get it working right for me!

I'm using Photoshop CS3. The PNG files I'm working on are 8bits/channel (I have tried other bit-settings but they appear scrambled in-game).

I tried using an Alpha channel and the Solidify plugin, but whenever I save the PNG file it loses its alpha channel. The only way I see around this is to use 16bits/channel, but as I mentioned, that just appears corrupt.

What I thought would be a simple edit has turned into something that required me to register here to ask for help. I wish my urge to register had come from a more pleasant circumstance, but oh well. I hope someone will be able to guide me to a solution. Perhaps a short step-by-step specifically for Photoshop? (I found something for GIMP, but I couldn't translate it to PS.)

Thanks.