Matt T Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 :D could somebody PLEASE explain to me how I can create 32-bit bitmaps in Photoshop CS? I've been playing around for hours and I'm almost going out of my mind. any help at all would be appriciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Matt T Posted June 19, 2004 Author Share Posted June 19, 2004 please! I know alot of people know... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 QuarterSwede Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 I don't know but I'll bump the thread. I thought it was easy in PS7; I haven't used CS yet, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Matt T Posted June 19, 2004 Author Share Posted June 19, 2004 could you tell me how to do it in ps7? it might be the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 QuarterSwede Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Ctrl+Shift+S (Save As...) > choose .bmp > then a dialog comes up (BMP Options) asking you which type (16, 24 or 32 bit) and which file format (Windows or OS/2). Just tell it to use 32 bit and Windows then select ok. That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CDog Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Any decent software should have a colour mode option... ...I mean, it couldn't get any easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 insanekiwi Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 offtopic: CDog..what theme is that? where can i get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Debugger Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Funny... A 32 Bit Image is RGB image plus an alpha channel to define its transparency. CMYK( Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black ) is for printing... never ever convert a RGB image to CYMK. You will lose a lot of colors if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wing. Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Funny...A 32 Bit Image is RGB image plus an alpha channel to define its transparency. CMYK( Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black ) is for printing... never ever convert a RGB image to CYMK. You will lose a lot of colors if you do. :yes: hes right cdog is wrong ( i hope :p ) u got to change the mode from RGB to index then save then a box comes up and then select 32 bit u have a 32 bitmapped image :p :cool: (if ur saving it as a .bmp) :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 zhangm Supervisor Posted June 19, 2004 Supervisor Share Posted June 19, 2004 Save as PNG in PSCS/Gimp/PSP. Open PNG in MSPaint. Save as 24bit BMP. Will really save it as 32bit BMP. *Edit: Doesn't indexing an image cause color loss if you got more than 255 colors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wing. Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Any decent software should have a colour mode option...http://www.matthewcornish.org/temp/neowin/colourmode.png ...I mean, it couldn't get any easier. am i blind or is tht not photoshop :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Debugger Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 No, it's Corel Photo-Paint. Another wannabe photoshop, like paint shop pro and MSPaint :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 zhangm Supervisor Posted June 19, 2004 Supervisor Share Posted June 19, 2004 Another wannabe photoshop, like paint shop pro and MSPaint tongue.gif You don't need Photoshop to make art. Skill, on the other hand... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 wing. Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 No, it's Corel Photo-Paint.Another wannabe photoshop, like paint shop pro and MSPaint :p Corel Photo-Paint. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CDog Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 If you think photoshop is the be-all-end-all of graphics software then you have problems. That or you're a sheep. Anywho, yes you're right and in fact, you can't save 32bit CMYK BMP images due to the colour loss if you did. It can't hold the colour seperation data. I do a lot of stuff for print so, forgive my mistake...but do me a favour and quit all this wrist action over photoshop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Matt T Posted June 19, 2004 Author Share Posted June 19, 2004 I'm really not worried about colour loss: I'm making a logon and i need a bitmap that's transparent. so colour loss isn't an issue. and btw, thanks for your help so far guys ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Debugger Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 I acknowledge the fact that photo-paint is a good software for image manipulation. But, i still think that photoshop is the best tool for this task. In fact nearly all the adobe products are the best in their own domains perhaps except indesign, which is not as good as the good ol' widely used Quark Xpress Anyway, that's just my opinion :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Debugger Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Cubiz, saving the image in cmyk mode wont work for transparency. 1- Make sure your image is on a transparent background in photoshop 2- 'File -> Save for the web' and save it has a png. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Matt T Posted June 19, 2004 Author Share Posted June 19, 2004 I thought if it was an image for a logon, it had to be a .bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 QuarterSwede Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 I thought if it was an image for a logon, it had to be a .bmp It does have to be a bmp. XP hardly even supports .png. Just look at the way it displays them in IE. The alpha channel thing. If you add an alpha channel won't that force Photoshop to save in 32 bit mode? It should at least give you the option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 zhangm Supervisor Posted June 20, 2004 Supervisor Share Posted June 20, 2004 In most logon screens I've delt with, the alpha colors are either 255,0,255 ("magic pink"), or 0,0,0 (black). Try making a single px of magic pink and using that as your transparent graphic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pringlex Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 The BMP format doesn't support transparency. What you probably want to do is set the parts of the image you wish to be transparent to R255 G0 B255 and then save it as a 24bit bitmap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 amr_01 Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 in photoshop cs, i click save-as, select bmp, select where i want to save it, then it comes up with a window that gives me an option to save as 32-bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 nexx Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 If you want transparency, then you'll need to give it an alpha channel. Bring up the layers toolbox and create a new layer, add whatever you want to the alpha channel then choose 32bit when saving. Most programs however use the 'magic pink' colour to define transparency though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 QuarterSwede Posted June 20, 2004 Share Posted June 20, 2004 in photoshop cs, i click save-as, select bmp, select where i want to save it, then it comes up with a window that gives me an option to save as 32-bit. As a reference, that is exactly what Photoshop 7 gives you (talked about earlier in thread). If you want transparency, then you'll need to give it an alpha channel. Bring up the layers toolbox and create a new layer, add whatever you want to the alpha channel then choose 32bit when saving.Most programs however use the 'magic pink' colour to define transparency though. True enough. If you give me a chance, I'll try exactly what you are trying to do later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Matt T Posted June 21, 2004 Author Share Posted June 21, 2004 thanks for your help guys (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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