Problem with title images!

[CurtSibling]

This where you all get a chance to laugh at Enemy Ace!

I have a hassle with getting title.gifs to work right.

When I save my gif as a title for my scenario, it appears when
the scenario loads the image, but in a horrid inverse mode!

I am obviously missing something here...

I know gifs are 256 colours etc, and that I use Paint shop 5....

Please...I...need...advice!

 

[BeBro]

Probably a palette problem. To fix it, open an existing scn title gif.
Open the new pic (which you will have as the new title.gif) and paste it into the previously opened existing title.gif (if neccessary, adjust its size to the dimensions of the new image before, but don´t touch the palette or the color depth).
This should be all. Bear in mind that there may be some loss of quality when you paste a Truecolor image into a 256 color gif (depends on the picture)

If all fails, post here, I can fix it for you...

 

[CurtSibling]

BeBro, you are a king!

I will give it a try soon!

Thanks!

 

[kobayashi]

REM - there are two ways for pasting in PSP, you must choose the one which does not change the palatte - I think it is paste as selection.

 

[Eyn]

save a original title.gif color palette then load it for your new title image

 

[CurtSibling]

Yowsa!
It worked!

Thanks, gentlemen!
Paste as selection was the key.
I just used to paste and obviously I wasn't taking the
palette factor into consideration...

You guys are true Civ Fanatics.

 

[Prometeus]

Hey Bernd, can you fix me a couple of title.gif?

 

[BeBro]

Sure, send them over...

(If a couple means not: hundreds)