specs for logo creation

bmanwil · 08-04-2010, 06:52 AM

does any one know what the specifications are for the logo to have it show up correctly in the crystal? width, depth, transparency, file type, etc.? thanks so much

Jim Sachs · 08-04-2010, 07:11 AM

Logos which are 256x256 work best. Any bigger than that and the load time increases, while some bytes would be thrown away. Leave plenty of room around the edges so that the image has some space around it. PNG is the preferred format, since it uses compression and allows transparency. 16 or 32-bit depth will both work.

feldon34 · 08-05-2010, 09:41 AM

Transparent PNG-24. 256x256.

Here is my guide for making logos for MA2 as well as sample logos:
https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/malogo/

It needs to be updated for MA3. Specifically, ignore the instructions about where you must save the logos. The Logo feature in Marine Aquarium 3 allows you to add logos directly within the program.

08-04-2010, 06:52 AM	#1
bmanwil Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1	specs for logo creation does any one know what the specifications are for the logo to have it show up correctly in the crystal? width, depth, transparency, file type, etc.? thanks so much

08-04-2010, 07:11 AM	#2
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,788	Logos which are 256x256 work best. Any bigger than that and the load time increases, while some bytes would be thrown away. Leave plenty of room around the edges so that the image has some space around it. PNG is the preferred format, since it uses compression and allows transparency. 16 or 32-bit depth will both work. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

08-05-2010, 09:41 AM	#3
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	Transparent PNG-24. 256x256. Here is my guide for making logos for MA2 as well as sample logos: https://www.feldoncentral.com/Sachs/malogo/ It needs to be updated for MA3. Specifically, ignore the instructions about where you must save the logos. The Logo feature in Marine Aquarium 3 allows you to add logos directly within the program. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman