Is it possible...?

[RaivenWings]

This is more of a question and if it needs to be moved please feel free to do so

I really dislike how saving my presets as jpgs makes them look funky, y'know, like jpgs do. I tried saving it as a png and change the material file to test the body as a png but fh crashes on me when I try to look at the preset in the preset maker.
Is there any way I can save them as a different file type besides jpg, or does anyone know any tips to making the jpg files look more clear?

Please and thank you,
~ Rai

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[Rukata]

My .jpg's come out fine, at least with Photoshop. What are you using to create your presets? The only program I know of that will ruin .jpg quality is Microsoft Paint.

[Thunderheart]

Gimp does that, too. I used png on presets for a long time now, and never had problems with it, and the presets I did for others worked fine all the time too. There is rather something wrong with the mat script or your game.

[Rukata]

Mhmm. This is the guideline for what to edit in the material files.
Note: where there is [] around something, that's where your code should vary a little. Other than that, this is pretty self explanatory.

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material preset_[#1-10]_bodyMatL
{
technique
{
pass
{
texture_unit
{
texture [FILENAME].[FILE-EXTENSION: png, jpg]
}
}
}
}
material preset_[#1-10]_bodyMatR
{
technique
{
pass
{
texture_unit
{
texture [FILENAME].[FILE-EXTENSION: png, jpg]
}
}
}
}
material preset_[#1-10]_headMatL
{
technique
{
pass
{
texture_unit
{
texture [FILENAME].[FILE-EXTENSION: png, jpg]
}
}
}
}
material preset_[#1-10]_headMatR
{
technique
{
pass
{
texture_unit
{
texture [FILENAME].[FILE-EXTENSION: png, jpg]
}
}
}
}
material preset_[#1-10]_eyeMatL
{
technique
{
pass
{
cull_hardware none
cull_software none
texture_unit
{
texture [FILENAME].[FILE-EXTENSION: png, jpg]
}
}
}
}
material preset_[#1-10]_eyeMatR
{
technique
{
pass
{
cull_hardware none
cull_software none
texture_unit
{
texture [FILENAME].[FILE-EXTENSION: png, jpg]
}
}
}
}
material preset_[#1-10]_tailMat
{
technique
{
pass
{
texture_unit
{
texture [FILENAME].[FILE-EXTENSION: png, jpg]
}
}
}
}
material preset_[#1-10]_maneMat
{
technique
{
pass
{
lighting off
cull_hardware none
cull_software none
scene_blend alpha_blend
depth_write off
texture_unit
{
texture [FILENAME].[FILE-EXTENSION: png, jpg]
}
}
}
}
As an example, here's the material file for my preset that I'm making with png files, in preset folder 8.

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material preset_8_bodyMatL
{
technique
{
pass
{
texture_unit
{
texture preset_8body.jpg
}
}
}
}
material preset_8_bodyMatR
{
technique
{
pass
{
texture_unit
{
texture preset_8body.jpg
}
}
}
}
material preset_8_headMatL
{
technique
{
pass
{
texture_unit
{
texture zanicoronihead.png
}
}
}
}
material preset_8_headMatR
{
technique
{
pass
{
texture_unit
{
texture zanicoronihead.png
}
}
}
}
material preset_8_eyeMatL
{
technique
{
pass
{
cull_hardware none
cull_software none
texture_unit
{
texture Zanicoronieye.png
}
}
}
}
material preset_8_eyeMatR
{
technique
{
pass
{
cull_hardware none
cull_software none
texture_unit
{
texture Zanicoronieye.png
}
}
}
}
material preset_8_tailMat
{
technique
{
pass
{
texture_unit
{
texture preset_8tail.jpg
}
}
}
}
material preset_8_maneMat
{
technique
{
pass
{
lighting off
cull_hardware none
cull_software none
scene_blend alpha_blend
depth_write off
texture_unit
{
texture preset_8mane.png
}
}
}
}I've only done the head/eyes so far, but you get the drift.

[Ruby1234]

Gimp does that, too. I used png on presets for a long time now, and never had problems with it, and the presets I did for others worked fine all the time too.

lol, yes, GIMP hates .jpg


But saving your file as a .png and changing some stuff in the material to match your image name and having .png after it should be working.

[RaivenWings]

Yes I use GIMP. Other than that I've tried messing with the coding a bit, and it looks perfectly fine but it just won't run them as png. I'll figure something out later, but thanks guys for the tips