====== Correct Textures ======

**Using the right format of textures** by Ian Malcolm

**PAA Format**

PAA textures with transparency 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:

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How to do it?

Save black/white texture in TGA, then desaturate it in Photoshop (CTRL-SHIFT-U) a then convert to PAA.

As you can see on this pic, using PAA textures is not always the best way.

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For this is better use PAC textures.

PAC Format:

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:

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Then File -> Save for web... (GIF). When you converted it in PAC you'll see

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====== Notes ======

This tutorial was written by Ian Malcolm in [[http://status.webz.cz/tutorials/index.htm|status.webz.cz/tutorials/]]