Can someone help a newbie get started?

[lampshade]

Greetings folks, I have gained interest in hacking FFT and decided to start my own project. I've fiddled with some ROM hacking before but I'm really interested in this one. Can you guys supply me with some things? I need:

Tools:
- FFT hacking tools in general, I'm not sure what to get and what I'm capable of editing such as classes, maps, events, etc.
- I don't know which emulator to choose, I need one that is good for playtesting and debugging.

Documents:
- General hacking know-how, this is even harder to explain!

By the way, the ROM I'm using is an .img file. Do the tools accept those or do I have to use an .iso?

Thanks for considering.

[Pickle Girl Fanboy]

Tools:
-Go to the downloads page, and check out FFTPatcher (Our flagship editing program, which is bundled with FFTactText, the text editor, and Shishi, the sprite editor), CDMage (A generic file import/export utility, useful for modifying files in an ISO), and look at Ganesha in the Hacking Forum.
-pSX is kinda slow and crappy, and it's closed source, so it won't be updated until post-2012 Apocalypse, but it's still the most moron proof PS1 emulator out there.  You're on your own when it comes to getting a BIOS though (coughgooglechough)

Documents
-www.fantasyanime.com (or is it http://www.fantasyanime.net?) has a really good intro to save-state hacking, which is where I got started.  Other than that, check out the stickies and look here viewtopic.php?f=9&t=5285 for some really good stuff Nevarie posted which got lost in the bowels of the forum.

I don't know if any of the tools work with an *.img file, but it can't be that hard to convert it to *.bin/*.cue.  Ask at http://www.romhacking.net or http://www.zopar.net.

Edit
I can't remember if it's animefantasy or fantasyanime, and I can't check because this library blocks it.

[Nashidaran]

The tools work just fine with .img files, as do all manner of ppf patches and emulators.

[Heero]

Ok What you want in a emulator is the EPSXE, it works with out fail and has very many plugins to fit your every game need. In general tools to use i would say download the package named "all" here "http://www.ffhacktics.com/downloads.php";. For sprites and everything else their are tutorials and walkthoughs on the "HELP!" form.

Ok! now for the conversion from img to iso or any file that suits your needs!, simple right click the the iso or img and click properties, then after clicking  you should be able to rename it at the very top of your properties, here you will see the name of your file\game. Simply put ".iso" or ".img" to change what type of file it is. (some times this dose not always work with all files you may have to get another file and try this) *NOTE* some files can only be changed once, so if you change and goof up you have to get a entirely diffrent one, go back and redownload the file.