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Hi Patrick,
It could be that these textures are in DXT format. In that case you will have to transform them to normal BMP files, before your paint program can read them. You can do this for example with ImageTool.
After you have done editing you need to transform them back of course.
It could be that these textures are in DXT format. In that case you will have to transform them to normal BMP files, before your paint program can read them. You can do this for example with ImageTool.
After you have done editing you need to transform them back of course.
man i dunno,image tool stares at me and i stare back at it,i have a BMP file there waiting to go but its all frozen moments,i need to change the font format on the gates and buildings of the bitmap to vectors,somehow change all that then to back to front side ways and inverted!! Is there any CD's or instructional manuals that you can purchase,this is fishing without hook or bait, each instructional piece initiated here asks more questions than it answers for me and time taken to ask and annoying people is offputting, i am willing to purchase same,there is no such item here in the bush and if i say anything to anybody here they would put me down 
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No, I don't think ImageTool has some real documentation.
When you open an image in ImageTool it will show some information on the right side (see the attached image for an example). From there you should be able to see what kind of format the image has at the moment.
If you then go to Image -> Format you can change it to 24 bit for example and save a copy of the image in that format. After that you paint program should be able to read it.
When you open an image in ImageTool it will show some information on the right side (see the attached image for an example). From there you should be able to see what kind of format the image has at the moment.
If you then go to Image -> Format you can change it to 24 bit for example and save a copy of the image in that format. After that you paint program should be able to read it.
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Do what you suggest and keeps saying unknown file format,i try to change files in the bottom draw down there but same message,so what is a basic manouever becomes for me a exchange of helpful but time consuming advice,will go for CDs but one does not know if they are up to date,Thanks regards Patrick. 
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What is the file size of your BML file? Is it exactly 65536 bytes? In that case it could very well be that the texture is not really a BMP, but a RAW images (this was the FS texture format before Fs2000). In that case renaming it to RAW for the moment, should allow you to open it.
Its just the normal Aust/Scenery/ SYD_Dom_term2(170KB)FS2004. Whoo there! i opened it firstly in notepad before and now opened it straight up in image tool,gives me format DXT1 along with file size etc,thats encouraging! k,
YES!!!small steps,first success,changed format to 32 bit now opens in CS will have to work out after editing to get it back but cannot remember what it was,no matter only trial run,big thanks Arno.
YES!!!small steps,first success,changed format to 32 bit now opens in CS will have to work out after editing to get it back but cannot remember what it was,no matter only trial run,big thanks Arno.