7gen For Dummies - Background2vxp

[Darth Fyer]

Background2vxp - Create backgrounds from BMP/JPG/PNG
Click on the dark grey 'background2vxp' button to the right.
The background2vxp window opens.
In the CFG settings tab, there are the following input fields: Expansion name, Author name, Orig. Author name, Shortname and some display text Filename
- Expansion name: This will be the name of your expansion.
- Author name: This is your name. The editor of the expansion.
- Orig. Author name: This is the name of the person who made the picture.
- Shortname: This is the name of the VXP! To make things easy, name this the same as the Expansion name (seen above). The vxp will be created in the location where 7gen was installed. Please read this before making a name for your Expansion
- Filename: Displays what you typed in the Shortname field.

In the Images tab, there is the following: the word 'Backround' with <NONE> next to it. To the right are two buttons, 'Load...' and 'Reset', the word 'Depth Map' with <NONE> next to it. To the right are two buttons, 'Load...' and 'Reset', the word 'Preview' with <NONE> next to it. To the right are two buttons, 'Load...' and 'Reset', and finally two check box's 'Dither background' and 'Dither preview'.
- The Background, Depth Map (not sure what this means, help me out someone) and Preview words have <NONE> next to them. When a picture is loaded, the file path is displayed here. To load a picture, click on the 'Load...' button to the right. A picture locator window opens. Browse to the picture you wish to use. Double-click on it.The 'Reset' button removes the loaded picture.
- Dither background checkbox: This is checked as the default. (not sure what this means, help me out someone)
- Dither preview checkbox: This is also checked as the default. (not sure what this means, help me out someone)

In the 3dmm IDs tab, there is an input box and a couple of buttons.
- ID: This is where the ID for your expansion will be placed. (see Generate ID button)
- Generate ID button: Click on this button to automatically generate an ID for your Expansion.
- Get ID from 3dmm2.com: This button no longer functions. It takes you to a website that no longer exsists.

In the Contol tab, there is a long bar, stretching from one side of the window to the next, a check box 'Install VXP' and a buton 'Create VXP'.
- Loading bar: This is the progress of the 'Generation' process. (see Create VXP button). Once the blue bar reaches the right-hand side, the generation is complete. The vxp created in the 7gen folder.
- Install VXP checkbox: If this is checked, when the vxp is created, it is automatically installed into V3dmm. The default is unchecked, which means you have to manually install the vxp.
- Create VXP button: Click on this button once all of the above data has been entered/tweaked. You are now moments away from using your new scene background.

[Video Game Guy]

nice job!

[Detective Micheal]

When I put my image on and click "Create VXP" It keeps on freezing and the expantion doesn't work. Help?

[Tuna Hematoma]

...you're the detective.
* SLAPS KNEE *

[Detective Micheal]

Ha Ha Very funny. I really need help.

[Variable]

I'm not sure what you're supposed to do with the Depth Map either.

[Banana Pancake]

I think the mepth map speaks for itself, having only the background means your characters can't walk on the picture itself, with the depth background (I tested a long time ago, using the same picture) and it allowed me to have my actors walking through walls/floors etc if I wanted them too. It does make the scene rather pixelly though, compared to what it would look like with just the background alone.