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OMG FF4CC sprites, I hate you

So I'm working on Cid's battle sprites for the better part of the day today, and the reason it's taking a while is because each frame has different colors, argh. Damn you, Square Enix.

So I'm trying to reduce the color palette to a set number of colors. There's a downside to that, though, as the more colors there are, the harder it is for me to differentiate between them and accurately change them. If I lower the amount of colors too much, the sprites will lose quality, and that's something I just can't do, especially for the main character of the game, right?

Kinda between a rock and a hard place here. If anyone knows a faster method of recoloring sprites without losing any quality or doing it one color at a time... I'm all ears! I'd really love to get him done by this weekend and start showing him in screens and videos.

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orochii
6740
09/15/2012 12:04 AM
Well, if it's one color at a time, you can reduce them to 256colors, and then make changes on the pallete (any program that lets you change colors in pallete, like GraphicsGale, PyxelEdit, CharaMakerPro, I think iDraw too...). The problem with that is if a color is being used on more than one place (be careful with purples and yellows!), or if your sprites have like... more than... 256colors ahaha...
The other solution would be trying with GIMP/Photoshop, and their "select color" tools. If it selects them properly, you could then use "Colorize" and voilà.

If I didn't even grasped to what the problem was, sorry ='D,
Orochii Zouveleki
LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
5958
09/15/2012 02:12 AM
Hmm, I use RGB color mode, and use the various sliders in Photoshop under the Image > Adjustments menu to recolor things. I select just the character's clothes so that his skin doesn't change color, and then either use the hue/saturation/brightness/contrast sliders, or use the "Selective Color" tool to do weirder things (like changing grays to reds but leaving everything else alone).
WCouillard
Epic Splits
2223
09/15/2012 02:31 AM
I took all the sprites and put them into one file, hoping to change the colors of all of them at once, but each one has a few dozen pixels that are different colors than all the rest. It's very annoying. :(
WCouillard
Epic Splits
2223
09/15/2012 03:30 AM
God dammit, No, sometimes I just wanna sex your face.

Sprites for Cid are complete, expect to see them tomorrow sometime, after I compile his battle sprite sheets. <3
LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
5958
09/15/2012 03:55 AM
author=WCouillard
God dammit, No, sometimes I just wanna sex your face.


Please do not. The idea of giving a blowjob to a cactuar might be the worst mental image I've ever had.
WCouillard
Epic Splits
2223
orochii
6740
09/15/2012 09:31 AM
Great then! One to go for showtime!! Right Coullie?
coolopotomus
0
09/15/2012 01:35 PM
author=LockeZ
author=WCouillard
God dammit, No, sometimes I just wanna sex your face.
Please do not. The idea of giving a blowjob to a cactuar might be the worst mental image I've ever had.


So THATS why the cactuar is making an "O" face.
WCouillard
Epic Splits
2223
09/15/2012 03:32 PM
author=orochii
Great then! One to go for showtime!! Right Coullie?


One what?
Adon237
if i had an allowance, i would give it to rmn
1743
09/15/2012 03:54 PM
I think he means one more sprite to go before you show us them.
orochii
6740
09/15/2012 06:39 PM
author=Adon237
I think he means one more sprite to go before you show us them.
Yeh, this.
WCouillard
Epic Splits
2223
09/15/2012 06:44 PM
Still have to compile sprite sheets for Cid, Kelger, and Parker. Then the edits start coming. I'm going to try to make them all look a little different than just rips of FFIV characters.
MarkusT
2
09/18/2012 03:12 PM
I would love to just get a sheet of the town graphics and such myself.
I'm making my own character and battle sprites.
Just would really love those map sprites for towns and such...
Making a throw back to the FF games.... it's not even called Final Fantasy anything.... gonna have an original title, i am just having hell finding PSP graphics from the FF games for tiles and such.
And yes i know google is my friend, been using it.. not turning up any map stuff...

-EDIT-
never mind, found em.
By the way, love your project so far.
WCouillard
Epic Splits
2223
09/18/2012 04:20 PM
If you know a place that has the map tiles already ripped, do share. Doing them manually is very time consuming and a giant pain in the rear, brother.
Noel_Kreiss
332
WCouillard
Epic Splits
2223
09/18/2012 04:56 PM
You just saved me countless hours of work. I fucking love you.
Noel_Kreiss
332
09/18/2012 05:08 PM
author=WCouillard
You just saved me countless hours of work. I fucking love you.
I can do without fuck, Couillie, sweetheart. :P
coolopotomus
0
09/18/2012 10:32 PM
author=Noel_Kreiss
author=WCouillard
You just saved me countless hours of work. I fucking love you.
I can do without fuck, Couillie, sweetheart. :P


I'll take it if he's not in the mood.
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