[Beginner][Photoshop] Making your pictures work in Rm2k/3

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    So,
    this simple tutorial is going to show you how to Index your images to make them look good in RM2k/3.

    So, I want to get this lovely picture of a bunny wabbit into Rm2k3, but..Oh no! The evil "Invalid colour depth" error pops up.
    [PokeCommunity.com] [Beginner][Photoshop] Making your pictures work in Rm2k/3

    No problem! I'll just open up Photoshop and Index it.
    [PokeCommunity.com] [Beginner][Photoshop] Making your pictures work in Rm2k/3

    1. Go to Image > Mode > Indexed Colour
    [PokeCommunity.com] [Beginner][Photoshop] Making your pictures work in Rm2k/3

    2.Copy the settings from the image below and click Ok. As you can see we now have a 256 colour image with minimal colour loss.
    [PokeCommunity.com] [Beginner][Photoshop] Making your pictures work in Rm2k/3

    3. Save it and you're done!

    If you don't have Photoshop or a program like it then you are going to experiance major color loss.

    1.Open up your image in Paint and simply save it as a 256 colour .bmp
    [PokeCommunity.com] [Beginner][Photoshop] Making your pictures work in Rm2k/3

    2. Prepare yourself for some extreme uglyness
    [PokeCommunity.com] [Beginner][Photoshop] Making your pictures work in Rm2k/3

    Ew? I thought so haha..

    I hope this tutorial was helpful, please feel free to post questions on it.
     
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