[TEQ] How to make custom emblems in Photoshop

[BlackSpot]

Ok, here's a quick and dirty way to create your own emblem using Photoshop.
I do not know how this works in GIMP as I've never used it



Go here and download the DDS plugin
http://www.filefront.com/7970519/dds.8bi

*Note: As far as I'm aware this plugin does NOT work with 64 bit versions of Photoshop


Put the plugin in your main Photoshop folder:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop\Plug-Ins\File Formats

Ok.

Download Etheberges "A Fistfull of Emblems"
http://174.123.69.202/~subsimc/radio...d.php?t=164789



In Photoshop open the "custom" dds file in the "Fistfull of Emblems" folder
Data/Textures/TNormal/Tex/custom.dds

This window should open in Photoshop
Select "Convert Images to 32 bit"





You should see this image
Select "All" and delete the image of the playing cards






Go to channels and delete the playing cards ALPHA channel
We don't need this because you are going to create a new ALPHA




Go back to LAYERS
Import the image you want into Photoshop. Resize it to fit if needed.
Make sure the image is on a single LAYER. FLATTEN the image in LAYERSs if not.
Now make a selection OUTSIDE of the image as shown below.
In my image I clicked on the white background.





Now select "INVERSE"





Go to CHANNELS and CREATE A NEW CHANNEL. This now appears as a new ALPHA





Now simply press DELETE

Your image now has an ALPHA (Remember. White = image. Black = transparent)
Click the top ALPHA CHANNEL marked RGB





Now SAVE AS the dds file




This window should pop up when you SAVE AS dds file.
Select DXT5 as shown





You're done! Simples.