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FSXA Blend Mask TIFF

pinkjr

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Hi all,

I know its been discussed before, but do TIFF files used for Blend mask need to be 8Bit Grayscale?
My compiler fails to generate a bgl when I add a _B.TIF mask. I ran resample.exe directly on DOS and got the "cannot create file" error, which I think is related to the TIFF file.

The TIF file is large (1GB, which I think should not be as it is gray scale), I export from Photoshop, which I think does not save it as 8bit.

Thanks,
David
 
It can be any tiff type. Why not post your .inf here so we can have a gander.
 
Are you trying to output into Program Files (x86)? If so change your output directory and see if it will compile somewhere else. BTW if you want 8bit grayscale out of PS do Image > Mode > grayscale but I don't think that's your problem.
 
I can post .inf here as soon as I get home, thanks!

I think I'm down to the Tiff file. Reason is, if I take it out of the work folder....it compiles just fine. If the TIFF is there, the CMD window flashes and disappears.
 
It compiles with a source missing? That doesn't make sense. Try changing the name of the .tif and it in the inf.
 
It was exactly that guys. Converted to 8bit grayscale and it compiled perfectly.

Shaun, every time I removed the tif file I would update the source file to remove it.

Thanks!
David
 
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