Bulbapedia talk:Project SpriteDex

Transparency!

It is imperative that any sprites uploaded to the Archives (and subsequently edited into Bulbapedia) are made tarnsparent. Transparency means that there is no white block around the image; the image's background automatically becomes whatever color is behind it. Single-color transparency and Alpha channel transparency are simple functions easily accessed on programs such as GIMP and Jasc Paint Shop. LordArceus 18:07, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

...and people should also remember that when they make the sprites transparent, that does not mean only the outer part. I don't remember if all sprites are OK when it comes to Bulbapedia, but many tend to forget the white background not connected to the image edges. Also, Gen III sprites of Shedinja must have an intact crescent thingie; it is often broken since one of the used colors is white. UltimateSephiroth ^{(user · talk · contrib)} 18:15, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

On that note: when setting transparency, find the value for "Tolerance" and set it to 0. This will cause the program to turn colors with exactly the same RGB values as the color you selected transparent. If the tolerance is high, the program may include some of the sprite in its transparency. LordArceus 18:28, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Help

The only sprites I can't find in a usable resource are Emerald shiny animations. Does anyone know a resource site with these animations? Actually, I can't find the Japanese Red Version sprites either. Anybody? LordArceus 21:45, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

(sorry, not shiny animations! ignore that)

Also, I think I may add myself to this project.. But I have a problem as well. I was trying to reupload a sprite because I fixed the transparency issue.. but It wouldn't let me upload it? A weird error comes up. [[User:Snowrunt|<span style="color:#FF9900">Snowrunt</span>]] [[User talk:Snowrunt|<span style="color:#FFD700">♥</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Snowrunt|<span style="color:#FF9999">♥</span>]] 19:28, 17 December 2008 (UTC)User:Snowrunt

Your signiture is scary. Please make sure that all the coding is correct and that the raw signiture box is checked in your preferences (I think that's the problem). Anyway, is the error you're talking about "another version of this image exists?" If so, just choose to upload anyway. If that isn't what it is, take a screenshot or something so I can see what you mean. LordArceus 14:22, 19 December 2008 (UTC)