PSP is fine for what you're doing, esp if you have < 256 colors. Just reduce the image to 256 colors. If you do it while choosing "nearest Match" you'll see the banding within PSP. This is the same banding that Pilrc will generate. However, PSP also gives you the option when reducing colors to use "error diffusion" reduction method which is another name for dithering. So, choose this in PSP while reducing to 256 colors BEFORE Pilrc gets it's hands on the file and all will be well. You'll see the dithering if you zoom in in PSP, but it'll look great on the Palm screen. If you need to dither a 24 bit image down to 16 bit, you will indeed need another graphics program. But, I've not used a graphics image (as opposed to a photo image) yet that didn't look fine in 256 colors when properly dithered.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce-palm- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Davis > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 12:55 PM > To: Palm Developer Forum > Subject: 3D Buttons - One more time > > I must not be explaining my problem correctly. I keep getting replies > telling me this is in the PILRC docs. But what I'm after isn't covered > in > those docs. Syntax and such is covered just fine but that's not what > I'm > asking about. > > I'm having problem creating 3D buttons that don't have banding. > > I have explained this here, since it has an embedded image that I > wanted to show as an example. > > http://www.msdsite.com/temp/button.html > > Everytime I try to create a 3D image using PSP and reduce it to 8 bits, > I > get banding. I know the cause, but not the solution to fix this. I can > only > do 3D buttons in PSP using 24 bit mode. My images have far fewer > than 256 colors. > > I'd like hearing from those that create these high resolution 3D buttons > that can explain the process. > > Thanks, > > > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
