Editing PCX files

[Lazerus]

Does anybody know of a good program to do this or explain what i'm doing wrong here ?
Currently i've just downloaded brush strokes and using the original Hive.pcx i filled in the small boxs in the bottom left for faction colour and unit colour changing them from blue to red.
However when starting the game theres now a mass of changes, namely Yangs face is replaced by Dees, the units colour are the see through type that you see on bugged native lifeforms (that big airbase thing darsnan uses in some of his scens), the base graphic is gaian, when opening the base screen the colour for "The Hive" almost matchs the background and is nigh on invisible and the border colours are alien !!?

[Lefty Scaevola]

There is some expertise on editing pcx files at the

http://www.networknode.org/

They have faction editing tutorials (including a brief one of editing .pcx files) and utitilities there, and can likely direct you to persons with experience therein.

[wgabrie]

I personally use Photoshop Elements. The ability to save and reload the smax pallet is a must for me. The colors get corrupted too easily in casual editing programs.

[Lazerus]

Yeah i can tell, i'm still having trouble getting the damn faction colour to change without screwing up the whole pcx

[Leon Trotsky]

In my humble opinion, Photoshop is an overkill. For these low definition pixel-by-pixel files, I use Paint Shop Pro. It's more than enough.

[Illuminatus]

Check these threads - perhaps one of them describes the solution to the problem.

How can I edit the picture files?
Explains how to do it using Paintshop Pro.

Box around my cities
How to get rid of blue box around custom image of cities of a custom faction.

Faction graphics, colours, blurbs etc
Various issues with editing pcx files.

Odd graphics question
About editing faction logos.

PCX files
Can pcx files be modified or substituted.

Graphic problem
Problems that arise with PCX files when importing/exporting palettes.

graphic error in creating a faction
Problems that arise with PCX files when importing/exporting palettes.

Need help with new faction bachround color.
Problems that arise with PCX files when importing/exporting palettes.


Modifying PCX files? problem
Problems that arise with PCX files when importing/exporting palettes.

Textures.pcx probs
Problems that arise with PCX files when importing/exporting palettes.

Problem with custom base/symbol graphics
Problems that arise with PCX files when importing/exporting palettes.

Faction Base Graphics Problem
Problems that arise with PCX files when importing/exporting palettes.

Faction editing
Problems that arise with PCX files when importing/exporting palettes.

graphics: Okay, what am I doing wrong?
Problems that arise with PCX files when importing/exporting palettes.

City Editing
Problems that arise with PCX files when importing/exporting palettes. Also, how to make bases look transparent.

Graphics
How to make the fuzzy transmission look of leaders in pcx file.

Tip of the day for PSP6
How to get vertical lines in pcx pictures.

Finishing touch for faction graphics
How to get vertical lines in pcx pictures.

[Leon Trotsky]

Nice scouring, камрада комиссар.

[Illuminatus]

Спасиб&#1086 .

EDIT: (it means "thank you")

[Nightlifter]

can't you just edit pcx files in microsoft paint?

[Humphrey]

Not any more. Newer versions of paint don't read .pcx files.

[wgabrie]

Realy, No pcx in paint anymore? Well Smac has a color pallet issue anyway that makes MSPaint a bad choice.

[Nightlifter]

So is there any way to do it without paintshop pro? I don't want to buy paintshop pro!!!!

I guess there is no free software that will do the trick?

[Humphrey]

There are many free programs that will view/edit .pcx files. I use this one: http://www.gimp.org/ but there are many others.