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Hello,

May I ask what was the devilish plan behind removing the color picking? I used this tool (actually bought it years back) for a gamejam, and that version supported that function. On a later gamejam with a newer version I already couldn't use this tool (don't remember why exactly, maybe too much changes or this specific reason?...). Writeing in .pal files RGB values not too intuituve, or there is a separate program that supports this kinda workflow? I think it would be advisable to put back the possibility, with a separate toggle button or hotkey. Right now this tool doesn't support easy color palettes and I think it should.
Or at least please help me to point in the right direction, who can I create .pal files by picking colors, I never used these before. :)

Thanks!

Kronbits5 years ago

You can use Aseprite, Paint SHop Pro, Photoshop, to load an image , and save the color palete in .pal format to be used in the tool.

Or you can create youw own colors using the RGB sliders there.

LtCoyote5 years ago

Thanks for your answer!

I tried saving .pal in photoshop (in cs6 and after putting the pic to 256 indexed color), but pixatool cannot open that specific .pal format. I checked the palette table in /palettes and I see

JASC-PAL
0100
256
0 0 0

I figured 256 is the number of colors and then start the RGB values. Photoshop saves me this:

RIFF PAL data (and gibberish so on :))

I will try Aseprite later maybe that will save the correct format.

I still have to say this method is not the best, as much as using the sliders. Of course I'm saying this as one who uses graphic softwares and used to color pickers. I really think a color picker would be useful. :)

Thank you!

Kronbits5 years ago

I save .Pal files in Aseprite and Paint SHop Pro and they works perfect.

You can test pals form here too: https://lospec.com/palette-list . It allos to download .Pal files.

Hyptosis4 years ago

Same, they just don't work from photoshop. And since you can't seem to build palettes by hand in pixatool anymore I'm not sure what good the software is? If I have to use an external tool for color selection might as well use the other tool for palette application too right? Like photoshop? The only use this software was for me was manipulating the color choices easily on the fly. Huh.

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