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  1. 05-23-2007, 05:14 PM #1
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    Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    Well, I made a few, but unfortunately, I couldn't find what folder to put it into... Source doesnt have a "pldecal.wad" file anywhere that I could find.

    Also: Does anyone know how to make the sprays clear and smooth? Mine keep coming out too pixely.

    I would appreciate any input

    Thank you in advance!

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  2. 05-23-2007, 05:26 PM #2
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    Source automatically does it for you... no more pldecal.woes ... all you have to do is in game, then options, and hit the add custom spray or whatever button... then use the directory to find whatever folder you have the picture in(ie. my pictures etc.) once you find the file, double click it and it will be there
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  3. 05-23-2007, 06:02 PM #3
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    To have a cool, professional looking spray like the ones I make, be sure to use Targa (TGA) format when you create and import a spray, and scale it to 256x256 if it is square, 512x128 if it is a banner. Reasons:

    1) Targa allows full alpha-channeling, importing BMP only allows color-key transparent on Pure Blue, and JPEG is nasty by nature. In GIMP, save as Targa, leave the starting corner alone, but uncheck RLE.
    2) Sprays must be binary sizes, and the sizes above are the maximum for square and rectangle. Any larger or non-binary sizes will be resized and padded internally, and the internal filter isn't as clean as the cubic resizes you get in image software. It's a minor difference, but if you have small text and/or fine details on your spray the difference matters.

    Close-up, the 256-square spray will have visible blocking. That is because the pixels are being stretched a lot, and because the image is compressed -- recompressed if you imported JPEG which is the kiss of death for detail -- into the Valve texture format, and that will lower detail somewhat. Avoiding solid blocks of color, especially red, can reduce that issue, though that's often not a workable solution.
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    Thanks Magna.
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  5. 05-23-2007, 09:55 PM #5
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    Quote Originally Posted by MagnaCentipede View Post
    To have a cool, professional looking spray like the ones I make, be sure to use Targa (TGA) format when you create and import a spray, and scale it to 256x256 if it is square, 512x128 if it is a banner. Reasons:

    1) Targa allows full alpha-channeling, importing BMP only allows color-key transparent on Pure Blue, and JPEG is nasty by nature. In GIMP, save as Targa, leave the starting corner alone, but uncheck RLE.
    2) Sprays must be binary sizes, and the sizes above are the maximum for square and rectangle. Any larger or non-binary sizes will be resized and padded internally, and the internal filter isn't as clean as the cubic resizes you get in image software. It's a minor difference, but if you have small text and/or fine details on your spray the difference matters.

    Close-up, the 256-square spray will have visible blocking. That is because the pixels are being stretched a lot, and because the image is compressed -- recompressed if you imported JPEG which is the kiss of death for detail -- into the Valve texture format, and that will lower detail somewhat. Avoiding solid blocks of color, especially red, can reduce that issue, though that's often not a workable solution.
    Yeah, that too
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  6. 05-23-2007, 10:05 PM #6
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    How can you make your spray's background transparent? I already saved it as a JPEG, so there's no chance of just using the GIMP and unchecking the background button (it's flattened). It looks cheesy with a white background. Can you turn white into, well, nothing (transparent)?
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  7. 05-23-2007, 10:21 PM #7
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    If you still have your source material, re-create it and save it properly. If that is not an option, you can open the file, create the alpha mask you want, apply it, and save to Targa. Which would be more work depends on the complexity of the composition.

    Never use Flatten in GIMP because Merge Visible Layers does the same thing, but Merge retains the alpha while Flatten will use the Background colour behind transparent areas.
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    In PS just make sure you make the document transparent.
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  9. 05-23-2007, 10:26 PM #9
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    Spray-making doesn't justify the big bucks for Photosop.
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    Quote Originally Posted by MagnaCentipede View Post
    If you still have your source material, re-create it and save it properly. If that is not an option, you can open the file, create the alpha mask you want, apply it, and save to Targa. Which would be more work depends on the complexity of the composition.

    Never use Flatten in GIMP because Merge Visible Layers does the same thing, but Merge retains the alpha while Flatten will use the Background colour behind transparent areas.
    That's the problem. It's already been flattened.
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  11. 05-23-2007, 10:51 PM #11
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    Actually, my spray is the same as my avatar, only without the flashing symbol. It's saved as a GIF animation. Maybe I could get just the layer with the flaming guy out of it and paste it onto a transparent background?
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  12. 05-23-2007, 11:03 PM #12
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    The flashing symbol is do-able in a spray, but it'll probably take a hit on your resolution and take actual effort to create.

    Post the full-res image and I'll take a crack at it. (Simple, not animated) Or, work it out on your own and grow more powerful in your gimp-fu.
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    I tried it. It's in two layers: a white background, then a 2-frame layer (the flaming guy w/ and w/o the symbol)
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  14. 05-23-2007, 11:12 PM #14
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    Deleting the background layer should be no problem, but if your character layer contains no alpha channel, you'll need to create one, otherwise you'll have a lot of barely-orange white pixels around it.
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    Re: Integrating custom sprays into CS:S

    Flashing sprays are the most annoying things in the world.
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