Zenox Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Every time I try to save a .tga image it gets saved as .pdn. This problem was submitted a few times already but no working solution was proposed. What I tried already: - Flattened the image (although it already had only 1 layer); - Saved the image by choosing "Save as", selecting .tga from the drop down menu, setting image configuration; - Updated Paint.net to the latest version; - Tried every other available picture format option (all of them worked); - Removed all transparency from the image; - Tried typing the extension myself; I would really appreciate a solution because I don't want to save images as .png and then use an external converter. P.S. I use TARGA because that is the format which my game uses for sprites (mainly because reading a PNG file is unnecessarily complicated). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I was able to save a TGA just now with no problem Are you saying that the file name has .PDN at the end? Or it does end in .TGA but the file itself, when inspected with a hex editor, is obviously a .PDN file? (first 4 bytes should be 'PDN3') Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GillFelis Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Just tried this on Windows 8.1. Saved a .jpg as .tga Saved file shows in File explorer as .tga under the heading 'paint.net Image' (with the Paint.net icon displayed). Not with with the .pdn images which are under the heading 'PDN File' and displaying the image. I'm not sure of what witchcraft a hex editor is, but I downloaded one and opened the .tga file. No sign of 'PDN3' anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 "paint.net Image" doesn't mean it's a .PDN file. If it has .tga at the end, then it's a TGA file. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I just saved an image to a .tga format without any trouble. The only thing was that to view the resulting image, as a photo/image, is that I had to go to properties - details and then chose Paint.net for it to view properly. Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GillFelis Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Indeed, Pixey. Not a problem converting to .tga, but a slight hiccup with finding the file once it is saved. With my OS, a .jpg converted to .tga with IrfanView also goes to 'paint.net Image' heading. Even with the default app set as IrfanView. Not an issue, but I wonder why the 'paint.net Image ' heading when, clearly, Paint.net isn't involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 2 hours ago, GillFelis said: Not an issue, but I wonder why the 'paint.net Image ' heading when, clearly, Paint.net isn't involved. It shows "Paint.net Image" because paint.net is the app associated with the *.tga file format on your system. Your files are not being re-saved or in any way manipulated. More >> https://www.thewindowsclub.com/change-file-associations-windows Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GillFelis Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 It shows "Paint.net Image" because paint.net is the app associated with the *.tga file format on your system. Thank you for clearing that up. Your files are not being re-saved or in any way manipulated. I didn't think for one second that they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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