16 Bit Bitmaps...

tim3d · 10th January 2003, 07:38

Hey, I've just finished my latest skin and tried to upload it to winamp.com - as you guessed form the title it was rejected, saying that I had used 16-bit BMP's.

I'm confused as to what this means and how to fix it... I am using photoshop to save the BMPs. In the image -> mode there is an option for 16 bits/channel, but I am fairly sure this isnt what it means.

So, how can i check what is a 16-bit BMP?

tim3d · 10th January 2003, 07:40

by the way, the skin im talking about can be found here: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/1141952

binary hero · 10th January 2003, 08:52

what version of photoshop? with 6/7 (at least), when you go save as>bmp, you get a choice of how you want to save it.

tim3d · 11th January 2003, 00:35

ps7

hmm, i am pretty sure that i used 24 bit for everything... oh well i've re-saved them all in 24 bit, hopefully it will work now...

10th January 2003, 07:38	#1
tim3d Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4	16 Bit Bitmaps... Hey, I've just finished my latest skin and tried to upload it to winamp.com - as you guessed form the title it was rejected, saying that I had used 16-bit BMP's. I'm confused as to what this means and how to fix it... I am using photoshop to save the BMPs. In the image -> mode there is an option for 16 bits/channel, but I am fairly sure this isnt what it means. So, how can i check what is a 16-bit BMP?

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10th January 2003, 07:40	#2
tim3d Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4	by the way, the skin im talking about can be found here: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/1141952

10th January 2003, 08:52	#3
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	what version of photoshop? with 6/7 (at least), when you go save as>bmp, you get a choice of how you want to save it.

11th January 2003, 00:35	#4
tim3d Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 4	ps7 hmm, i am pretty sure that i used 24 bit for everything... oh well i've re-saved them all in 24 bit, hopefully it will work now...