Importing Issues

[mcoll]

here the deal, i use cs4 for my creations, save them like i should to bmp 24bit then open up my unXXXa.fsh with eagraph, and go to important want i want. say the long selve, but when i do i'm getting stream error. what am doing that's causing this.

the ssytem is vista 32 utl. that makes any difference.

[xiberger]

Are you sure you're using EAGraph? Sounds to me like a well-known problem with FshEdit.

[mcoll]

yes

[xiberger]

Ok, just follow these instructions:

I have found a solution for the "Stream read error" when importing a bmp file into FshEd. It's caused by the resolution of the bmps (DPI to be exact). Most of the images created with Photoshop or other programs are 72 DPI or higher. I couldn't turn down the resolution in Photoshop, so I relied on a little program called "IrfanView" (http://www.irfanview.com/).

After opening an image with IrfanView, all you need to do is go under "Image" --> "Information". Delete the two values that are shown under "Resolution" and click on "Set". Now you can save your file and exit IrfanView.

Open FshEd again and now you are able to import the modified bmp into your cyberface or portrait project. Enjoy!

That should do the trick.

[emath2432]

But he said he is using EAgraph, and not fshed. Should he still do the same thing?

[xiberger]

My bad, I thought his "yes" meant that he was actually using FshEd. Still, if it doesn't work in EAGraph, switching to FshEd to make the changes would be the best option.

[mcoll]

ok i will, but can someone till me what casues the problem.

i do the work, in psd. alwaying a saving a psd version for future work, then merge or fatten the visable work to bmp 24bit. saving it.

open up the eagrah program

open the fish u number i want

then the images i want say slev

then hit the import button.

get that screen for import, do it, then find the image bmp i need to replace have it import and thats when the errot i asked about appears. ori get something about shipi .

so what is occuring here.

[Homer]

i don't really hear of many people using this method anymore. all i've ever heard of are issues like this. the simplest and most reliable way to import your textures would be with nfshtool. there should be tons of posts (lots by me i think ) on how. some of them are about portraits, some in uniforms, and some in cyberfaces. it's essentially the exact same process no matter which fsh file you're using. check xiberger's thread and find links about faces or uniforms. i know for a fact i go into detail in my cyberface tutorial.

[Jim825]

Here's how I do things like this:

1. Extract the .fsh file with EAGraph

2. Using nfshtool, extract all of the .bmp files and the index.fsh file

3. Replace the desired .bmp file

4. Create a new version of the .fsh file you extracted by running nfshtool on the index.fsh file

5. Import the updated .fsh file using EAGraph

[Homer]

let's try to walk through this. i don't use vista, so i don't know if it has issues with nfshtool. so i guess we will find out. first off, what kind of fsh file are you trying to edit?

[mcoll]

a uniform phillis home to exact

[Homer]

download nfshtool here: http://www.mvpmods.com/index.php?autocom=d...amp;showfile=79

create a folder called nfshtool and extract all the contents to that folder.

i'm assuming you're using file u029a.fsh for your uniform. or whichever one it is. drag and drop the u029a.fsh onto the nfshtool.exe file in your nfshtool folder. this should now create a folder called u029aa in the same place your u029.fsh file is.

[Homer]

if vista didn't just have fits with this, then we can move on. if you look inside the u029a folder, you will see a bunch of bmp's. most of them will be the textures while some have coordinating alpha bmp's. there will also be an index file, which we will get to.

[mcoll]

i'm good so far

[Homer]

the best way to replace your textures would to simply open the u029a folder and locate the bmp associated with it. open it in photoshop and paste the texture you created over it. then flatten the image and save it. doing it this way ensures that your texture will be the same size as the one you're modifying and that it's in the right format. repeat this with all the textures you want to change.

when you're done, find that index file in the u029a folder. drag and drop it back on the nfshtool.exe. when you do this, it will repack all those bmps you changed back into the u029a.fsh file. so now if you open your u029a.fsh file with EAgraph, you can preview it to see all the changes.

this is essentially the process of editing fsh files. when you're ready to install it, just zip it up and install it with Tit.

[mcoll]

wieh i get back to install, if i remeber right i need the u and f file right, with tit.

[Homer]

that is correct. also don't forget about the portrait bmp for the uniform select screen. look at xiberger's thread about uniform mods for more details.

[mcoll]

does this mrthod apply to fxxx.fsh file to?

[Homer]

yes. those are just the font files.

[mcoll]

ty. everything going much better. im just working on peices i forgot when i di the first run last night.