Spriting error

[IronJustice]

I had just finished my Tetsuo sprite sheet and when I tried to import it into the origional sprite sheet it failed and this happened. Does anyone have any idea what this mean?

I played with it a little and I suspect it is a problem with the 16 colors, perhaps I accidentally added one pixel of outside color to the sheet. But I went over it very throughly and I am certain there is nothing out of place.

Yes, the picture file is the exact same type that the shishi exported.

This is driving me crazy because the sheet has such potential!

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.BadImageFormatException: Format of the executable (.exe) or library (.dll) is invalid.
   at FFTPatcher.SpriteEditor.Sprite.ImportBitmap(Bitmap bmp, Boolean& foundBadPixels)
   at FFTPatcher.SpriteEditor.MainForm.importMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.MenuItemData.Execute()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.DispatchID(Int32 id)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCommand(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
    CodeBase: file:///c:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll
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ShishiSpriteEditor
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.271
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.271
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Christine%20Ponder/Desktop/Games/FFT%20Stuff/FFT%20Editor/ShishiSpriteEditor.exe
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System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
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System
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
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System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.1433 (REDBITS.050727-1400)
    CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
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FFTPatcher
    Assembly Version: 1.0.0.271
    Win32 Version: 1.0.0.271
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Christine%20Ponder/Desktop/Games/FFT%20Stuff/FFT%20Editor/FFTPatcher.EXE
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<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
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[CidIII]

This happens to me all the time, and it really pisses me off!

[Vanya]

If you post the sprite sheet we may be able to figure it out.

[Tersius]

I believe most of the graphics programs have an option to count how many colors are actively in use.

[IronJustice]

Hey guys,

I know I've been gone for about 2 weeks without notice so I'm sorry to keep you guys waiting! I've been at the base working, as I will be next week too...

Anyway, heres the sheet! First one is the "pretty" version with a blue background to see the black hair easier and a white shirt. As I was trying to insert this sheet for Cloud, the second one is one that was supposed to be ready to go with black background and I colored his shirt an ugly color that should fit with Cloud's 16 colors.

Let me know if you guys can give me any clues as to  why this isn't working. Thanks a bunch!

[Vanya]

I can see that the problem with the first one is that you seem to have accidentally used some of the colors from the portrait palette. If you temporarily change the sprite palette to all black you can see exactly which pixels are using extra colors.

[IronJustice]

But if I load this custom sprite sheet into the palette editor.. How do I edit the portrait and make it affect the rest of the sheet?

I just don't have a firm grasp on these things yet. I'm still a lil green behind the gills with these matters

[Vanya]

Basically what I do is save the base palette and then swap the 16 portrait colors with the first 16 colors and save that as the portrait palette.

This way I can just switch palettes when I need to work on the portrait.

I don't know if you can do this with the program you're using, but its a simple task in NeoPaint.

Take a look at these as an example: