Need Advice - PNG to TGA Conversion

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I'm not a new skinner, but I'm new to creating .tga's. I'm using PSP8 and I've been able to convert a .bmp to a .png file with transparency saved to the alpha channel. I can see the .png file in Explorer and it displays with correct transparency in the thumbnail preview. When I open it in PSP8, then save it as a .tga file, it ends up a 0px by 0px image when selected/assigned in SKS. I can load the .tga up again in PSP8 & it looks normal, but SKS is somehow seeing it as 0x0. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks,
Daiwa
windowblinds
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Don't save as tga in psp8, import .png into SKS and let it convert it to tga.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hmm. I saved the .png in the skin folder (& it's there in Explorer) but the file doesn't show up in the dropdown list in SKS for me to select it. Do I need to literally use the "Import" button?

Thanks a bunch, Cavan.
Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yes!, you literally have to import it, after which SKS turns it into a tga file!
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No problem, Daiwa.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks, guys. With your help, got it figured out.