Using Bright

[Snake]

USING BRIGHT

For those seeking more detailed info on this subject, be sure to check out this article I've linked below. -adlabs6
http://www.simmerspaintshop.com/foru...read.php?t=453

Hello again!
IM seeing some issues with using bright and this small tutorial with pictures hopefully will elevate the problems you are having. I will Use a F^F Template which I downloaded from the Simmers website , so Kudos? to you guys for hosting the layered templates.


Start with your skin in Paint Shop Pro. As shown, this is PSP 10 but the principals remain the same for all of the Paint Shop programs.


The first step is to save your work as a Windows O/S ( operating system ) Bmp Image by going up to the upper left of your PSP desk top as shown and click On the file tab and then scroll down to save as and click it.


When you click the save as option A save as menu box will appear as shown. Make sure the File name is correct, and that save as type is a Bmp Image file just As it looks in the Picture above. Once it looks like this click the save button and it will save to where ever you tell It to be saved to, for simplicity I save all my work to my desktop for ease of work.


If you receive a prompt like this just click yes all it?s telling you is that all layers Will be merged on your saved image.


Here you can see your skin image saved to you computer desk top at this Point the image has not been resized, you will need to do so , so that your Il-2 game will see your skin.


Now open your Bright folder as shown and drag and drop your new skin file into It as shown.


See the little gear gizmo in this screen shot? You will double click this which will begin the resizing and adjusting of all the Colors in your skin, an amazing tool I salute the person who made this for us To use.


Here you can see the Bright Program converting your skin A DOS prompt Window should open as shown above, but it?s my understanding that this does Not occur on all systems.


Once your skin is resized you can drop it back onto your Computer Desktop And now you will navigate to your IL-2 game folder and open the Paint Schemes Folder as shown.


Locate and open your skins folder within the paint schemes folder as shown.


Once you have located the proper skin folder for the new skin, just drag and drop It into the folder and close everything up and start your game. Choose your skin form the options menu and your in business.

I hope this helps you with using Bright. If you need any other help please feel free to contact me on the Simmers painting forums, or by e-mail.

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

Brilliant!!

One question only. Is the seperate BRIGHT programm better then the photoshop plug-in I use?

[Snake]

Platypus

This is the only Bright I use, and I use it for one reason, it's simple... no muss no fuss little program.
And if your referring to a Photoshop plugin ? then Im certain it does essentially the same job as this one.
There is a newer version of Bright out there, I may even have it some where around here, and I still use this one because the newer 0ne had too many buttons, too much to remember.
This one in my opinion is the best simply because you drag/drop and click done.
And that is personnal taste , I like this one you like the plugin version, but is one better than the other?
I think they are the same program just differant applications of it's useage.


Charlie

[Serval]

The plug-in is as good and using the program with the batch-file.
The program can do a lot of things more, but then you need to know the parameters and run the program manually.

BTW: The plug-in does not work properly with PSP, only with Photoshop

[Snake]

Thanks Serv, Thats Interesting that it won't work with PSP, PSP 10 is suppose to be more compatable with Photo Shop plugins, has anyone tested this theory out ?
If not, perhaps somneone could send me the photo Shop Bright plug in and I can test it with PSP 10.
I just ordered PSP 11 It should be here in a couple of days so I will play with that as well.
I will do some mad scientist testing and get back to ya



Charlie

[Snake]

Ok I have downloaded the Bright plugin off this site, I have installed it into all my versions of PSP from 7-10.
Not only can I Not locat it at all in the effects drop down, I could no locate it in Photoshop 7 0r 9 .
Is there a special place where it will be found in PS?
Cause if it is not in teh plugin's it should be.

Charlie

[adlabs6]

Snake, my Photoshop Elements uses the filter in the /plugins/import-export/ directory. You might test there if such a folder exists in PSP.

[Serval]

It is in the File - Export - Plug-in menu. (PSP X)
But save your effort. the plug-in does not work properly with PSP. You get distorted images.

[Snake]

Ok I found it in the export panel, and what kind of distortion are you talking about ?
Cause it appears to work perfectly on my system.
I get nothing unusual at all , I even did a test with the batch file bright and it looks exactly the same as the one done with PSP 10 and PSP 8 .
Hm?

Interesting development I wonder if perhaps there is a missing file in your program as compared to mine ?
Let me know what you think, cause as of now it is working on my machine .


Charlie

[Serval]

I got it black and white and shifted. and the Bright plug-in is only one file, so that cannot be the problem.