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Status_cz
Jun 9 2004, 12:53
<span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'>PAA Format:</span>

-PAA textures with transparecny for all objects. Use them only if you really want half transaprency,eg glass.

-PAA format is good for BLACK/WHITE(desaturated) textures,BIS use them in resistance on weapons,after converting textures stay only in black/white colors.

-As you see on pic,PAA black/white texture looks better then PAC:
http://status.webz.cz/pics/tgapacpaa.jpg

How to do it?
Save black/white texture in TGA,then desaturate it in Photoshop (ctrl+shift+u) a then convert to PAA,done.

-As you can see on this pic,using PAA textures is not always the best way...
http://status.webz.cz/pics/palmpaa.jpg
For this is better use PAC textures.
http://status.webz.cz/pics/sipka.jpg
<span style='font-size:12pt;line-height:100%'>PAC Format:</span>
-Use it all the time ;)
-PAC support more colors then PAA
-Creating PAC with transparency-(using GIF format)-Good for trees,bushes etc...
Fill the Invisible space on texture,use color 255 0 255 (R-G-B).
Pic from photoshop:
http://status.webz.cz/pics/2550255.jpg
Then File>Save for web...(GIF)
When you converted it in PAC you´ll see:
http://status.webz.cz/pics/pac2.jpg

Well,I think that´s enough:)
Thanks to:Ian Malcolm;)
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