.bmp in Photoshop 8

[chris_ca]

Hi this is my first to time edit some repaints i just want to change the color but when i open it using the Adobe Photoshop 8 i got this image?(Attached) any solution for this...thanks

[MarkGilmore]

You need to open the file with DXTBmp or Imagetool and then send it to your editor to work on .
Also you will need to save using the same method or the texture will not show and most likely crash your sim

[CXA001]

As I normally tend to work with a bunch of Bmps at a time, I simply open them with DXTBmp and save them as 32 bit and then you can easily open them with Photoshop without having to go through DXTBmp.

Just don't forget to save them back to DTX3 format when you are done.

[MarkGilmore]

The format which the OP is trying to open will not , in Photoshop 8 , which is not the same as CS3,4,or 5 , that is why I recommended DXTBmp or imagetool

EDIT as an example I have tried opening a DXT3 Wing texture using PSP and this is the result , look familiar??

Also Marc , why bother putting all that work into a paint and compress the hell out of it by converting it to DXT ?????

[chris_ca]

Hi thanks for the advice, i was able to make it work converting it to 24bit using the DXTBmp edit it and convert it to DXT3 and yes it crash when i 4got it converting it again to DXT3 thanks again such a big help