Nicola_M

Yes, but read my post above (#4) - I don't know where to look to change RGB, and Channel Mixer won't let me change its settings. No idea what percentage that green is. Again, wouldn't know where to look to check. The only way I can select "near" red values is to do it via Image/Adjustments/Replace Colour but if I select anything resembling red then the blotchiness returns. But there's no real point having incorrect colours just so xplane can run it, at the expense of accuracy. That's when it stops being a livery, and starts being a creation. I just can't believe a simple black backing with some red and gold causes xp to fall over. My D-HBUR livery was much more intensive on it (surely) than that. Can't say this makes me feel exactly enthusiastic about making anything more for xplane.

Yeah, I'm discovering any other colour works okay, just as long as it's not black, red or gold (below). This one's got me beat. I think I'll just have to accept that this livery's got to go in the bin. Shame, as there were two variants of it, plus a new interior to go with them. Oh well, thanks anyway.

Ah, as soon as I go Image/Adjustments/Replace Colour and make that orange into a red, the blotchiness comes back.

No that didn't do it. It's not as blotchy as it was, but still not perfect. And the edging is barely visible, also the red seems to have taken on an orange shade.

Okay, I can solve that by filling in the gold edging, as its layer sits underneath the red and above the black. By filling it in should help. Will give that a go and report back in a few mins.

Just discovered one thing, if I remove everything and just have the black body colour, and then add the red graphic without the gold edging, then it's reasonably okay. A bit jagged around the edges, but no blotchiness. As soon as I add the gold edging, the blotchiness returns. Gold edging on its own is fine. It seems like a combination of the black backing, red graphic and gold edging, all of which are needed for this livery. I don't know if this is an xplane problem or if I've come up with a design which is either too taxing for xplane, or too taxing for my graphics card. (Rendering Options states loaded textures come to 176.35mb, which my 256mb card should be able to cope with).

Thanks RS. I've tried everything. So far the black layer is underneath the red graphic, they're on separate layers. I've tried removing the black which would be under the graphic itself, so there'd be no reason for any bleedthrough, no luck. Tried removing all layers, even to just having the black layer and the red graphic layer, no luck. Tried removing the red graphic and putting a large red text word in place, and that seemed okay. The red graphic is fine on a white or light grey background. It's just this black layer which is causing the problem, but as that's the colour of the livery I can't select a different colour even though that would solve it. The problem seems to be this red graphic combined with the black layer beneath it.

Uh, not sure where I'm meant to be looking. Couldn't find anything in PS7 to adjust RGB other than Channel Mixer, which wouldn't actually let me change any of the settings: So I selected the black layer and went Image/Adjustments/Replace Color and selected a dark grey. However, the problem is the same.

Thanks RS. Yes, I've done just one all-black livery so far, and that came out okay (although there weren't many large red graphics in that one). I'll give your idea a go and see if that cures it.

Hi Guys I'm hoping someone might know what's going on. I've created a livery using Photoshop 7, as per usual. All seemed to go well, and the livery worked fine in Planemaker. However, when I loaded it up in xplane to take the screenshots, the main Rescue graphic has gone all blotchy and I don't know why. It was created from scratch in Photoshop. I've got all of the rendering settings in xplane turned down or to off in places. Oddly, the blotchiness goes if I change the Layer for the body colour to white, but if I have black ANYWHERE on the body, the blotchiness returns. I've tried putting two layers of the Rescue graphic over each other in the hope that the blotchiness wouldn't come through, but it doesn't work. Is this a graphics card issue or an xplane issue? (xplane 9.70) Don't know how to get round this, I've tried everything but it's got me stumped. Anyone got any ideas? Here's how it shows in Photoshop 7 And how it looks in Planemaker And finally, the abortion as it appears in xplane 9.70

Don't let it get to you. The main thing is that you found here. Can't speak for everyone else, but this whole x-plane vs FSX thing is overrated. Both sims have their own plus points and downsides, so just enjoy flying and get out of it what you can. And welcome, btw.

Purpleboy, Read this: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/topic/4524-urgent-projects-all-on-hold/

BK117 livery B-2/850D2 CN 1053 ZK-IBK LOWE - EXCLUSIVE TO X-PILOT.COM This is the livery of ZK-IBK LOWE, a Kawasaki-built BK117 B-2. Since 2009 ZK-IBK has been the rescue helicopter for Hawke's Bay Helicopter Rescue Trust, based at Hastings, New Zealand and covering a large chunk of NZ's northern island. Additions to this livery: * Door lower panels correctly coloured dark grey, as per the original helicopter * Medical trolley now with correct yellow frame * Central divider now light grey in colour, as per the original helicopter File located in file library here: http://forums.x-pilot.com/index.php/files/file/382-cn-1053-zk-ibk-lowe/

File Name: CN 1053 ZK-IBK LOWE File Submitter: Nicola_M File Submitted: 25 Jan 2013 File Category: Helicopters X-Plane Version(s): X-Plane 9 & 10 Livery For: Click Here For Aircraft BK117 livery B-2/850D2 CN 1053 ZK-IBK LOWE - EXCLUSIVE TO X-PILOT.COM Repaint for Nils Danielsson's excellent payware MBB BK-117. This is the livery of ZK-IBK LOWE, a Kawasaki-built BK117 B-2. Since 2009 ZK-IBK has been the rescue helicopter for Hawke's Bay Helicopter Rescue Trust, based at Hastings, New Zealand and covering a large chunk of NZ's northern island. Additions to this livery: * Door lower panels correctly coloured dark grey, as per the original helicopter * Medical trolley now with correct yellow frame * Central divider now light grey in colour, as per the original helicopter Installation: There are two files in this Zip file: "CN 1053 ZK-IBK LOWE" goes into your xplane/aircraft/helicopters/bk117/liveries folder. "Place contents in BK117 root folder" - put the contents of this file into your main BK117 root file. This contains the cockpit lighting files which give you the updated lighting, and also the knob highlighters in the upper panel. Click here to download this file

ZK-IBK Lowe Corporation Rescue, Hawke's Bay In the works....

Really sorry to hear that, Colin. I'm with Cameron; recovery services are definitely not cheap, and no guarantee that they can fully recover all work lost, as I understand it. The only real way of avoiding loss is multiple backups in case one goes corrupt. I've only had a 500GB external drive go corrupt on me, now I keep copies of everything important on a series of CDs/DVDs, now I know how easy it is for external drives to go up in smoke.

Happy birthday for Monday, Ryan. Does that mean if you got the scenery, your birthday would arrive a little earlier?

Chill. Doesn't matter who answers you, the fact is that someone has.

Probably a bit late to ask if you had any sort of tracking software installed to aid in recovery? Seen a couple of articles where owners of Macs had software installed which takes screenshots of the user and the email accounts they visit, leading to apprehension of the thief and the Mac, something like this: http://hiddenapp.com/ and http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/laptop-tracking-software-8-apps-to-track-your-lost-or-stolen-pc-1101515

Yes, hope you had it all backed up, Michael, even on memory sticks.