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Mar 29, 2003, 07:29 AM
 
I have a 2000x2000 PSD file that I would like to make into a .icns.

Ive tried Iconographer and it has a white background instead of being transparent like the PSD.

Ive tried Can Combine Icons and it can never get the right size so its blurry.

I tried Icon Composer and the edges are jaggy.

Pic2Icon never seems to work. I drag my psd on and nothing happens.

If someone can help me, please do=-)

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Mar 29, 2003, 07:36 AM
 
Iconbuilder is your best bet I think.
     
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Mar 29, 2003, 07:46 AM
 
Any freeware alternatives?
     
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Mar 29, 2003, 08:39 AM
 
send me the file, i'll do it 4 u.
     
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Mar 29, 2003, 08:46 AM
 
ok, ill .sit it up, the psd is rather huge lol.

Whats your email?
     
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Mar 29, 2003, 08:48 AM
 
Actually, is there anyway you could just tell me how to do it?

I would learn then for when I make future icons.

Or is this because you have IconBuilder?
     
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Mar 29, 2003, 09:52 AM
 
2000*2000 is a little bit big for an icon, try to scale it down to 128*128 or 256*256 in Photoshop ( or any other app that can handle psd-files ) before you past it in iconographer or drop it on CanCombineIcons. Iconbuilder is great, I use it all the time, but it's expensive, iconographer should do the job,
     
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Mar 29, 2003, 11:25 AM
 
Originally posted by iOliverC:
I have a 2000x2000 PSD file that I would like to make into a .icns.

Ive tried Iconographer and it has a white background instead of being transparent like the PSD.
When the document is 128x128, you could 'Copy Merged' (CMD+Shift C) then 'Paste as Icon and Mask' in Iconographer.

I use Iconographer everyday myself. Iconbuilder is great but it take more time making icons than in Iconographer, IMO.
     
   
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