Creating a Custom Loading Screen WITH ONLY 1 IMAGE

[Daveman]

For an excellent loading screen making tutorial, check out here:

http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/loadscreen.php

 

[eXciTe]

Very cool and usefull tutorial ... this will help a lot of peoples

 

[Daelin]

Yet another good tutorial. And yep, with screenshots. Nice job!

~Daelin

 

[TheFallenAngel]

>< thank you, god, I was getting tired of spliting up my pics...you are god!

 

[Daveman]

Thanks, now i no that i wasnt the only one who felt that way :lol:

 

[Apathetic Irony]

(Fixed this post since it's no longer needed!)

 

[Daveman]

Since i cant edit my post, Thanks to http://www.world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net for the pictures

 

[Giggles]

Hmm... great tutorial, but when I tested my map, I just got a black screen. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Daveman]

It might be one of these things"
-the image u imported MUST BE A BLP
-The images size
-the paths, make sure the images path is FullScreen.blp and make the file that you downloaded is LoadingScreen.mdx

 

[Giggles]

Thanks very much! I accidentally put "FulScreen.blp" instead of "FullScreen.blp".

 

[Daveman]

glad to help

 

[Trollkopp]

THX
its a very good and easy instruction !

 

[Daveman]

thanks for your kind words !
glad i could help!

 

[RubberBuccaneer]

problem with loading maybe?

I have been having problems using the WC3 Image Extractor II. I have no problems making the image 512x512 and .tda, but converting to .blp using the extractor OR the Blp&TgaConverter does not work for me. Is there a better program for the conversion?

p.s. thanks Daveman for the Map Preview tutorial. it was perfect.

 

[MadCat]

Hate to be a downer, but my picture came out like crap. It is hell of blurry and I tried it at both 75 and 100% to see if that was the problem, but isn't. The picture I used was the Illidan one from Blizzard.com, which everyone has seen. At this rate I'd much rather do it the hard way than this way seeing how having a normal loading screen is better than a blurry customized one.

EDIT: Another thought came to mind when I was searching for a Ladder game on B.net. The little eye that looks around was also looking like crap. So checking everything over again, I believe the picture's quality is because I set my video options all at their lowest, my apologies. This methood is indeed quick, easy, and great for the lazy (me!!).

 

[Vexorian]

Isn't this exactly the tutorial on thehelper.net?

 

[TheFatManSays]

Ok, how do i save it as a tga? I have Photoshop Pro 9

 

[xXPoLiSh_DuDeXx]

Downloaded a Jurassic park picture from the internet

Loaded it in photoshop and resized it to 512x512 and renamed it to a .tga file

I converted the file from .tga to .blp from my BLP Mac editor.

I downloaded both this LoadingScreen.mxd, and the one from the split 4 parts tutorial LoadingScreen.mxd,

I uploaded the LoadingScreen.mxd and the FullScreen.blp, Didn't work. Uploaded the other LoadingScreen.mxd and still no.

Possibly is it because the .blp file is called jplogo.blp and I change the filepath to FullScreen.blp? There is nothing else I can think of

 

[Capcy]

it wont be because of you changing the file name in the import manager its just like renaming it outside of WE try redoing the image and see what happens.

 

[Orcbane73]

Thanks alot!!

Those were VERY EASY to follow instructions. And it works

 

[Capcy]

May i ask to whom the thanks is to?

 

[Im_On_56k]

You like stealing from us eh?

http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/loadscreen.php

Please remove this tutorial its stolen from TheHelper.

 

[PIFbg]

:!: HELP! My picture is ROTATED(upsidedown) What am I doing wrong ? :? :? :?

 

[Capcy]

hmmm yes i belive that it is the one off helper.net but if you notice in the url "http://world-editor-tutorials.thehelper.net/loadscreen.php" it seems to be hosed by the helper so they could have asked. and Daveman i have seen this on there for a long time so y are u taking credit for it?

 

[Master_Angel]

I have a problem using WcIII image extractor, I don't know if u can help me but I loose nothing trying to ask.

When I do try to open my picture(.jpg) in 512 x 512 (i changed it's size on the window powertool image resizer), I tryed to open with both image and Archive (mpq)
but it says to me :
Error while attempting to render
No image loaded for rendering

Please help
Thank you.

 

[Night Stryke]

Scratch that, looking fine now.

 

[hellokitty]

mmm...how come the adress doesnt work :?

 

[imported_Dargoth]

if you need a good program for loading screens, use the model editors', it comes with it, also worldedtior ulimated has a way to import loadingscreens.

 

[WCIII.Oreo_clan]

I'm surprised not many of you know about how to do loading screens like that... :? I've known for a while... And I've done it for a long time too... I just thought since, (though it was stupid of me to assume) it was on a tutorial on a should-be well-known site, so a lot of people should've known about it...

 

[Wolverabid]

This is not a tutoral but rather is a link to one.

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