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EricChadwick: cleanup

2014-11-29T22:55:20Z

cleanup

Cheeseplus: 3 revisions

2014-07-29T08:44:48Z

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EricChadwick: PNG info

2014-06-13T15:42:29Z

PNG info

EricChadwick: alpha heading

2013-01-23T14:52:24Z

alpha heading

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= PNG =
PNG is a bitmap file type used in game development. For more information see the Wikipedia page [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics Portable Network Graphics].

This format is often used for web games, because it can be highly compressed for faster download. After the download it is usually converted into a different [[Category:TextureFormatRuntime|in-game format]] to use in the game.

Developed as a patent-free alternative to GIF, Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format is used for lossless compression and for display of images on the web. Unlike GIF, PNG supports 24‑bit images and produces background transparency without jagged edges; however, some web browsers do not support PNG images. PNG format supports RGB, Indexed Color, Grayscale, and Bitmap mode images without alpha channels. PNG preserves transparency in grayscale and RGB images.

<pre><nowiki>#!wiki caution
'''Warning:'''

This is a bad format to use during while creating the source assets because it may be compressed, so you may lose image quality. It should only be used as a final step when publishing the game.
</nowiki></pre>

Photoshop has historically handled PNG files badly for artists, because it would not load the alpha as a separate channel. It would force the alpha as a transparency for the RGB layer, which would kill some of the RGB data. This was bad if you needed to redo the alpha because you wouldn't have any RGB data to work with. In CS5 and later, you can use "Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency" to recover the RGB, see [http://forums.adobe.com/message/4833596#4833596 Adobe forums]. [http://www.fnordware.com/superpng/ SuperPNG] is another option.

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 PNG is a bitmap file type used in game development. For more information see the Wikipedia page [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics Portable Network Graphics].
-This format is often used for web games, because it can be highly compressed for faster download. After the download it is usually converted into a different [[Category:TextureFormatRuntime|in-game format]] to use in the game.
+This format is often used for web games, because it can be highly compressed for faster download. After the download it is usually converted into a different [[:Category:TextureFormatRuntime|in-game format]] to use in the game.
 Developed as a patent-free alternative to GIF, Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format is used for lossless compression and for display of images on the web. Unlike GIF, PNG supports 24‑bit images and produces background transparency without jagged edges; however, some web browsers do not support PNG images. PNG format supports RGB, Indexed Color, Grayscale, and Bitmap mode images without alpha channels. PNG preserves transparency in grayscale and RGB images.
 '''Warning:''' This is a bad format to use during while creating the source assets because it may be compressed, so you may lose image quality. It should only be used as a final step when publishing the game.
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 This is a bad format to use during while creating the source assets because it may be compressed, so you may lose image quality. It should only be used as a final step when publishing the game.
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 == PNG Alpha in Photoshop ==
-Photoshop has historically handled PNG files badly for artists, because it would not load the alpha as a separate channel. It would force the alpha as a transparency for the RGB layer, which would kill some of the RGB data. This was bad if you needed to redo the alpha because you wouldn't have any RGB data to work with. In CS5 and later, you can use "Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency" to recover the RGB, see [http://forums.adobe.com/message/4833596#4833596 Adobe forums]. [http://www.fnordware.com/superpng/ SuperPNG] is another option.
+Photoshop has historically handled PNG files badly for artists, because it would not load the alpha as a separate channel. It would force the alpha as a transparency for the RGB layer, which would kill some of the RGB data. This was bad if you needed to redo the alpha because you wouldn't have any RGB data to work with.
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