Using photos for graphics

[GT]

I have found that using photos for background images is very effective and saves time drawing them. :

I wish to do the same with a character.
When I try to import a sprite to the character frame I use grab image and it shows the picture on the view, however when I test the game all that can be seen is a black square.
I have reduced the size of the picture that I am importing for the character but this does not make any difference.

Any suggestions?
Thank you

[Theme]

maybe its the pallet thing
maybe u did a game with 256 colors than u imported a image with 16bit color or something

o/

[GT]

maybe its the pallet thing
maybe you did a game with 256 colors than you imported a image with 16bit color or something

o/

I am using the lowest resolution for the game and am saving the pictures as 256.bmp, so I don't think that that's the problem.
I have tried just drawing a simple picture in 256 colours and importing it into the frame but that doesn't work either.

[Candle]

Can you upload a picture so we can see it .


Nice sig Exsecratus but maybe to big ..

[Scummbuddy]

Yes, Exsecratus, when you were creating your profile, it explicitly states the dimensions for signatures... why did you think you were exempt?

[Theme]

oops, sorry

o/

[Tom S. Fox]

When you import a background, the palette automatically edits the palette slots reserved for rooms, but if you import sprites, the colors the sprite contains, must already be in the palette.