Difference between revisions of "Loading Screen Images"
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The outlines on the inner area are thicker than those of the outer area. | The outlines on the inner area are thicker than those of the outer area. | ||
There are two regions where the opacity is reduced so that only the paper background is visible. One is for the "Loading..." bar, and the other is for the tip. | |||
The inner border and paper textures can be gotten from a PhotoShop image included with Oblivion at ''\textures\menus\loading\load_troll.psd''. Use an unpacker to extract this file from ''Oblivion - Textures - Compressed.bsa''. | The inner border and paper textures can be gotten from a PhotoShop image included with Oblivion at ''\textures\menus\loading\load_troll.psd''. Use an unpacker to extract this file from ''Oblivion - Textures - Compressed.bsa''. | ||
Loading screens are compressed using the DDS DXT1 format. | |||
An image editor with good support for layers (PhotoShop or Paint Shop Pro) is a must for creating loading screens. | An image editor with good support for layers (PhotoShop or Paint Shop Pro) is a must for creating loading screens. | ||
== Step-by-Step Guide using Paint Shop Pro == | == Step-by-Step Guide using Paint Shop Pro 10 == | ||
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== Modding and DDS Conversion == | |||
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== Scripts == | == Scripts == | ||
Scripts (or macros) can be used to automate the process of creating a load screen. Preferrably, they allow one to start with a screenshot from the game and turn that directly into an image in the same style as Oblivion's load screens. | |||
'''Paint Shop Pro 10''' | |||
[[Image:loading_screen_script.jpg|thumb|right|Output from the script.]]Download the script [http://www.s--l.com/download.php?id=48 here]. | |||
Before you can run the script, you must open the load_troll.psd mentioned in the notes. Then load the image you want to convert to a load screen. You cannot have any other images open, or this probably won't work. Finally, run the script provided (File>Script>Run), and after a few seconds, you should have a pretty loading screen ready for conversion to DDS. | |||
'''PhotoShop''' | |||
(Somebody do this. I don't use or like photoshop.) | |||
[[Category: Meshes_and_Textures]] | [[Category: Meshes_and_Textures]] | ||