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hey wiseoldman?

September 17, 2002 4:04:12 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
I asked about uploading images and you said to load a bmp or jpg file for the preview and a zip for the other. Im not sure whats wrong but I did just that and it still tells me ive uploaded an invalid file format, do you have any ideas? could really use them. Thanx
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Reply #1 September 17, 2002 4:13:57 PM
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The preview has to be a jpeg. The wall has to be a BMP, zipped.

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Reply #2 September 17, 2002 4:15:42 PM
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The wall is a zipped with a BMP extension.

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Reply #3 September 17, 2002 4:51:50 PM
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How do you turn something into a jpeg or bitmap image?
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Reply #4 September 17, 2002 4:55:33 PM
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In your paint program. When you save it, you save it as a jpeg or bmp.

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Reply #5 September 17, 2002 4:57:35 PM
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What paint program are you using?

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Reply #6 September 17, 2002 5:44:56 PM
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The image inside the zip file does NOT have to be a .bmp, .jpg will work just fine.
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Reply #7 September 17, 2002 5:59:35 PM
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Yeah, but I think the upload instructions still say that it has to be a .bmp.

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Ok, I just checked. The field descriptors are like this:
*Preview Image (.jpg only):
*Bitmap Zip:
which implies that the wall should be a bitmap instead of a .jpg or other format. Before I knew better, I converted a couple of walls from .jpg to .bmp in the past when uploading because of this.


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Reply #8 September 17, 2002 6:24:52 PM
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The zip can be any format you wish...as long as it's a zip...

The preview should be a full-size [at least 1024x768] jpeg [jpg] which is a smaller file size than the corresponding bitmap [bmp].
If the zip contains a 'bitmap' it will be smaller but retain full bitmap clarity of definition.
Jpegs can suffer from 'lossy compression' so it's better to upload a bmp in the zip...

Just remember....'full-size jpeg' for the preview...
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