import a protrait

dannyvice · Post by **dannyvice** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:26 pm

i want to make my PC character look like a picture i've saved on my computer. It'll be so effing hilarious if I can figure out how to do it. Anybody out there who can clue me in?

dannyvice · Post by **dannyvice** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:42 am

figured it out

sorry. I totally just figured out how.
and it IS freaking hilarious.
Keep on keeping on in the keep.

Elrohir. · Post by **Elrohir.** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:00 am

Still there are retards like me who cant do it

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:23 am

@Elrohir: You have to make a directory called 'portraits' in the BG directory. Put your portraits there. Then you can choose them in-game under the 'custom portraits' section.
Keep in mind that there are several restrictions. Your portrait pictures have to be bmp-files (although it's real easy to change jpg-files into bmp-files) and they cannot exceed certain sizes.
Do a Google on 'Baldur's Gate portraits' and you'll still be able to find many custom made portraits.

Elrohir. · Post by **Elrohir.** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:44 am

Thx coot ill try it when i get back home

DarkAngel · Post by **DarkAngel** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:36 pm

i downloaded some from sorcserers palace but they are in ulead photoimpact and rar. files how do i change them to bmp-files?

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:06 pm

usually opening them in a image editing program (i usually use paint but not sure if that opens those files) then saving them again in the format you want does the trick. to open rar files use something like winrar (you can get an evaluation copy easily by searching on google)

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Jan 02, 2006 7:52 am

One exceptional example is Irfanview, which is freeware. You can pick it up at http://www.irfanview.com