Photoshop cant Parse file

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I tried to open up some of the map shot that came with IT in Photoshop and Photoshop could not Parse the file, does anyone know the Pixel height and width for map shots so I can make my own?

[[GRT1]Kpl.Eli 0]

Be sure u have the latest .rsb plugin installed, that came with the IT-CD!

then u should be able to open those files.

kp

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I have that one installed, should I do it again?

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o.k., so I opened up the map shots from m_01_caves and saw that all of the shots are in one file, one right next to another. Could someone tell me how to make my own file using screenshots from the game? I know how to use photoshop and I have the .rsb plug-in, I just dont know how to put more than one file into photoshop and have it come out as one file.

[OSO 0]

If you plan on doing more than one map do this; create an action. An action is a macro that you record everything you are doing.

To set it up go into game and turn off your HUD (F9).

Run around your map and take your screenshots (F4).

Exit Ghost Recon and start photoshop.

Navigate to your Ghost Recon directory and open up your screenshots (They'll be in *.bmp format).

Go to the actions pallete and click on the new action button. The actions pallete is right above the layers pallete on the right hand side of the GUI. A dialog box will open and ask you if you want to create it in a specific directory. You can make one or leave it in your default actions. Give your action a meaningful name that you will remember (map shots would be a perfect name).

Now the record button underneath the actions pallette should light up. Every thing you do will be recorded in this action.

Go to the image menu and select Image Size... A new dialog box will pop up asking you to set your parameters. Set the width to 181 pixels and make sure the constrain proportions box is checked. Then click ok. Now your image will shrink considerably in size. Go back to the action pallette and hit stop to end the recording.

The easy part comes next. Go to File\Automate\Batch...

A dialog box will come up. If you created a special set then you'll have to change that other wise go right to the drop down menu next to Action. Select map shots from the list. Make sure source says opened files and destination says none. Then click ok.

It will automatically resize every open image to be 181 pixels wide by 136 pixels tall (if I remembered the latter # correctly). This is the exact size you need them to be for the map shots.

Now open any map shots rsb file. Now you just select the move tool and simply click on one of your images and drag them one by one onto the rsb image. Maximize your rsb file once they are there and zoom in so you can line them up correctly. Use the arrow keys to adjust each layer into position. If you hold down the shift key while using the arrow it will move the layer by 10 pixels; without it held down it moves just 1 pixel at a time.

Tip: You can merge all of your layers down until you have the background layer and then all of the images you added on their own separate layer. Turn its opacity down some so you can see the camera brackets below on the back ground image.

After they are all in position go to the layers pallette. select your top layer and then on the bottom of the pallete select the new layer button. In these series of steps you are going to make the camera brackets that appear in the map shots. Now zoom in as far as you can, select the background layer and sample the color of the bracket with the eyedropper tool. This should become a color in your pallete on the left side. If it happens to be in the background, click the little arrow thingie above it to switch it to the foreground.

Now with the color situated correctly select the pencil tool and the top layer which should be blank. place the pencil at one end of the bracket, hold down shift and drag it to the corner. Then let go of the mouse and the shift key. (Holding shift while painting creates a straight line) Repeat this process until you have one set of brackets complete for one shot.

Then hit ctrl + j to create a new layer via copy. This layer will automatically be selected so all you have to do is use the move tool to line it up on the next image. Repeat this process until your camera brackets are complete. Merge all of the camera brackets into one layer. If you plan on making more maps or map shots, I would suggest either saving this file as a psd for future use or create a new document the same size as the map shot currently open and shift + dragging the camera brackets into the new doc. Then you don't have to draw them again after you save this file.

Once it is all done, go to File\Save and save the image with a new name in your mod\briefings directory. The default settings in the rsb dialog box are fine. Then open IGOR and under the map properties select your new map shots.

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Cool,

Thanks El Oso, just the answer I was looking for.

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Hey, El Oso!!

I got to the part where I use the move tool and moved them into one file, but the canvas is so small that I cant see where I am moving them, so I enlarged the canvas but when I use the move tool I can only move 1 image, it won't let me move the other ones.

[OSO 0]

Hey, El Oso!!

                  I got to the part where I use the move tool and moved them into one file, but the canvas is so small that I cant see where I am moving them, so I enlarged the canvas but when I use the move tool I can only move 1 image, it won't let me move the other ones.

That's correct.

They are all on separate layers. On the lower right hand side of the gui, you should see a layer tab. Each image you dragged over there will be on its own layer. Simply click on a layer. If you double-click the name it will allow you to rename it. This works on all non-locked layers. The background layer is locked by default and you can't unlock it, but you can duplicate it if the need ever arises.

These layers will be named layer1, layer2, layer3, and so on...

select one at a time and move them into place. Then you can select the top layer and merge down one at a time to get them all on the same layer (ctrl + E). DO NOT MERGE THEM INTO THE BACKGROUND LAYER. You won't be able to adjust its opacity to see the camera brackets in the further steps i outlined. Then before you save it, make sure you bump the opacity back up to 100% on the image layer or it will bleed together with the background layer below it and look like doggie doo doo.

This should help you continue along your merry way.

Edited March 28, 2004 by EL_OSO

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O.K.,

That makes sense, thanks for all your help