Skinning help needed..... Converting Files

Skinning help needed..... Converting Files

I use Fireworks to make skins, I'm confident with it. Then I use Infranveiw to convert it to .tga format. When I go to import the skin in WC3Veiwer to test and see if it looks good it says the .tga is not 32 bit and I end up getting a black alpha channel. How do I fix this? Should I perhaps convert the file into a different format other than .tga?

convert the tga into a blp then import it.

The problem is when I convert .tga to .blp.... it says the tga is not 32 bit so the blp ends up with an black alpha channel

Then just say yes to add a opaque alpha channel.

You sure? Wouldn't that make it black in areas that should be clear?

hmmm, guess not. Irfanview reconverts .tga to 24bits which is not good.

Hmmm is there a program someone can think of that can translate to tga properly?

Not sure. Find one that converts .tga to 32bits and 24bits.

what kind of file does fireworks use?

Fireworks mainly convert the file...no matter WHAT it is... to .png ..... as I stated before

hahaha see my tutorial a little down from this subject
it has what you need

i know paintshop pro doesn't like to save alpha channels UNLESS you save your image in .psp format.

laf such bs.

photoshop >>>> paintshop.

too bad wc3 viewer can't convert from .psp to .blp heh.