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Converting to a single cel
This section shows you how to convert a single Photoshop 2.5 file to a 3DO cel. Photoshop 2.0 files are also supported. Photoshop grayscale files of any type are not currently supported.
Warning: Converting a file to an uncoded 16-bit cel can cause the program to crash. Choose another cel type.
Follow these steps:
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<HTML><li></HTML>Launch Photoshop and open the desired file.<HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML>Scale or resize to a reasonable size. The standard NTSC screen size, 320 x 240 pixels, is recommended, but a cel can be larger.<HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML>If necessary, change the file to RGB color.<HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML>Save the file in Photoshop 2.5 format.<HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML>Launch 3DO PostPro.<HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML>From the File menu, select Open and open the desired file. A Document window appears for the selected file.<HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML><HTML><p></HTML>Select Convert to from the Document menu, then pull right and select 3DO cel from the submenu, (see Figure 1).<HTML></p></HTML>
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<HTML><p></HTML>Figure 1: Convert to 3DO cel submenu.<HTML></p></HTML>
<HTML><p></HTML>Note: The Convert to 3DO Texture option is not currently supported.<HTML></p></HTML><HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML><HTML><p></HTML>Select the options for the cel type you want from the Photoshop to Cel dialog, and Click OK. Figure 2 shows the settings for a coded-6 cel.<HTML></p></HTML>
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<HTML><p></HTML>Figure 2: Photoshop to Cel dialog<HTML></p></HTML><HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML>Type the name for the file in the Save As dialog. Using a .cel extension is helpful for future reference. The file is saved as a 3DO cel file.<HTML></li></HTML>
<HTML><li></HTML>Drag the Document Proxy from the Document window onto the Workbench.<HTML></li></HTML><HTML></ol></HTML>
The cel is displayed (see Figure 3).
Figure 3: File converted to 3DO cel format.
