Masking in BYOND Discussion

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May 8 2004, 3:59 am
Is there a way to mask a whole bmp without having to load it into an icon file?

because sumtimes i print screen and paste into paint then i put the saved file into my game folder but when i put it in the game the background shows too....anyway of masking this background?
#1 May 8 2004, 6:34 am
The DM mask is RGB 192,192,192 by default; just double click a color on the palette in Paint, adjust its RGB value to 192,192,192 and flood the background of the image with it.
#2 May 8 2004, 7:35 am
In response to Enigmaster2002 (#1)
nope didnt work
#3 May 8 2004, 9:58 am
DeathAwaitsU wrote:
Is there a way to mask a whole bmp without having to load it into an icon file?

because sumtimes i print screen and paste into paint then i put the saved file into my game folder but when i put it in the game the background shows too....anyway of masking this background?

Try saving the .bmp as a .png and give the .png transparency.
#4 May 8 2004, 10:39 am
In response to Jon88 (#3)
and how do i do the png transparency thing?
#5 May 8 2004, 11:28 am
Http://www.gimp.org

Great free art program, supports png transparencys. It is free, but some of the mirrors try to make you think you are buying it(but it is just really the site trying to get you to subscribe). Surf around the site to find the free windows download.
#6 May 8 2004, 2:26 pm
In response to Scoobert (#5)
It's a good editor, but pretty confusing at first.
I suggest you look up some tutorals on the basics of using it before you try to do anything.