Invalid Color Depth

[Ace of Spades]

This has been asked multiple times, and isn't in any of the FAQ's in this board. If it is, and I'm just stupid and overlooked it, mods, you may delete this.

Alright. This is for those who get the little box and it says "Invalid Color Depth" when you try to import your resource. The problem is that the image you are trying to import is not in 256 colors, so in order to do this, without losing color in the image, this is what you have to do:

1. Get UFX by clicking  here.

2. Once you have done this, and installed it, run the program.

3. Once you are in UFX, open your image by clicking "File" and then "Open"

4. Once the image is opened, click "File" and then "Save As"

5. *This is the important part!* Before resaving your image, you have to set the specifications. First, where it says "Save as type", scroll down to either "Windows Bitmap (*.bmp,*.rle)" or "Portable Network Graphics (*.png)" I always save it as a .png, however, I also heard that you can use .bmp, so either one is fine, I think.

6. Now, you're still not done. Don't even think about clicking save yet! The next thing, that actually fixes the "Invalid Color Depth" box you get, is by doing this: In the bottom left, where it says "Colors", check the circle that is next to "256 Colors"

7. Make sure you followed those steps correctly, and then click save.

8. Now, import the graphic through rpg maker, and it should work fine.

Hopefully there won't be 20 + topics about "Invalid Color Depth", now. ^^

[Snake Eater]

Good job! I needed to fix my title and now I can!

[dragon11137]

thankyou alot i was having trouble with my title page and you fixed it!

[Scarface Larry]

Um....please don't topic kick. And thank you Ace, now we shall be rid of the next 100 members asking "OMG, how do I do this???lol
gun smiley111!".

[AsakuraHao2004]

You can kick stickies.

[Dr. Casey]

Guess I won't have to make a topic about this after all.

[Dr. Casey]

Wow, an accidental double post right off the bat. I suck.

[shinotebasiiackh]

I think there's a delete post option.

And, if you're in photoshop, you can change it's mode to  "indexed color" and set color depth to "local (adaptive)"

[maxine]

when i did this i after got message say... "Unsupported PNG picture" ..... Know the prob??

[Bootleofwater]

I was about to ask this question too.

[RPG LORD]

Backup files, maybe?

[DarkFlood2]

Actually, I've found an easier way:

1) Export the image from rm2k/2k3 that is of the type you want (we'll say battlechar for right now).

2) Open your battlechar pic in paint and press Ctrl+A to select the entire pic then press Ctrl+C to copy it.

3) Open the pic you exported and press Ctrl+V to replace that pic with yours, save, and then rename it.

After that, just re-import it and it should work.

That should fix your color issue for the most part.

[Rhale]

Uhm... When I open Ultimate Paint there is no check box thing in the lower left corner. Any ideas why?

[WarxePB]

You'll have to hit "Save As" first.

[hero_bash]

You could also use Irfranview to convert amazingly without losing all details and it will be very very beautiful....