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Started by Sam., Aug 07 2013 09:41 PM
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#1 Sam.

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Posted 07 August 2013 - 09:41 PM

Am I correct in stating that the portrait sizes in the original Baldur's Gate games (ToSC, ToB, etc.) are:

L = 210x330
M = 110x170
S = 38x60

while the portrait sizes in BGEE are:

L = 210x330
M = 169x266
S = 54x84

 

Also, some sources cite that the small portrait size in the original games had to be 8-bit (256 color) vs. the 24-bit used for the other portrait sizes.  Is this ever the case (in the Portraits folder vs Override folder vs game BIFFs?)?

 

TIA,

Sam.


Edited by Sam., 07 August 2013 - 09:42 PM.

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Posted 08 August 2013 - 06:13 AM

You have the dimensions for BG2 portraits correct. I wouldn't know about BG:EE. Also, it's not necessary for any of the BG2 portraits to be 8-bit, but you could save the small sizes in that bit depth, if you wanted to. 24-bit works fine for all portraits in BG2.


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#3 Sam.

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Posted 08 August 2013 - 07:34 AM

Cool, thanks :)


"Ok, I've just about had my FILL of riddle asking, quest assigning, insult throwing, pun hurling, hostage taking, iron mongering, smart-arsed fools, freaks, and felons that continually test my will, mettle, strength, intelligence, and most of all, patience! If you've got a straight answer ANYWHERE in that bent little head of yours, I want to hear it pretty damn quick or I'm going to take a large blunt object roughly the size of Elminster AND his hat, and stuff it lengthwise into a crevice of your being so seldom seen that even the denizens of the nine hells themselves wouldn't touch it with a twenty-foot rusty halberd! Have I MADE myself perfectly CLEAR?!"

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