Redmist's kgPanels Tutorial to create custom UI Artwork in WoW

[nonstop619]

ty sir. this helped me out a lot.

[woodygotem]

why cant my tga files have transparent background?

[TheIhindawi]

this tutorial is insane! thank you so much!!!! :D

i am only having problems with the textures... what are the settings i need to save the targa? because my alpha channel is not working properly inside the game.

[D3mongorogn]

Thank you very much. Perfect.

[slevarn24]

What is the name of that chat addon?

[Beholder505]

I'm getting frustrated with this addon. I finally got the textures in, but when they go on to my screen, its locked. I've unlocked the panel, but it just stays there. And I get a "failed to load" message.

[numbah1itachi]

So I downloaded a guys panel but I don't know how to get in into my wow, any tips?

[bluesman619]

dude...you sound like Tim Roth. Which is awesome! And great tutorial btw

[trippkidd03]

did you make those borders?  If not where did you find them? Great video btw =).

[DantatesBE]

After I created the Panel, I can't move it. It's unlocked but I just can't move it. Am I missing an addon or something? I just have KgPanels and KgPanels config.

[GingaNinjaifications]

I'm so mad I can't do this! Everytime I try I either only get a green square, or I get norhing, it really annoyus me,

\\Interface\\Textures\\Rammste­inMap.tga

I even tried:

\\Interface\\Textures\\Rammste­inMap.tga.tga because I named the file RammstienMap.tga

Can this be due to me not having the right size on the model I want to import?

And in that case how do I rezise it to the right size, can only find bits (16,24,32).

Please help me as I am cluekless and I really want my Rammstein UI!

[GingaNinjaifications]

@GingaNinjaifications I Fixed the pic in Photoshop, but dunno if I did anything wrong, I made it transperant, like u said it had to be, but still I can't get it, would realy appreciate some help, and if you have any clues on what might be wrong, please let me know :)

[nothingfoundhere]

Best guide on youtube!

[BrianBlitzz]

i download those packs form his blog but when i want to load them in adobe i only get pieces not full load en dont understan anything of that progam dont know how to get transparant and i accedentaly click on 1 of those 3 bars @ right side (got free one) and dont know how to get that back plzz help.

cuz i understand the addon but not that progam

[Grievousig101]

@494andrew I'm actually less lazy, I downloaded KGPanels and made all my panels myself, and got my own artwork, it is a lot of work to do it from scartch, configuring all the oter addons (Bartender, Stuf etc).. YOU are the lazy one, cuz you just got someone's UI pack.

[Grievousig101]

494andrew I'm actually less lazy, I downloaded KGPanels and made all my panels myself, and got my own artwork, it is a lot of work to do it from scartch, configuring all the oter addons (Bartender, Stuf etc).. YOU are the lazy one, cuz you just got someone's UI pack.

[haxaren]

Thank you!

[Grievousig101]

I downloaded an art pack and would like to know how to make it work... I keep trying to type in the path and nothing happens... Also I want it so Stuf Unit Frames are stuck to it (Like Aliena's UI) I can't download her pack because I have a diff screen res.

[494andrew]

@Grievousig101 You mean you can't download it because you're lazy? I have a different res and I downloaded hers for my priest, took some adjusting but was fine after I fixed it.

[VisuDaft]

every tga file i try to make refuses to save with a transparent background. i dont know what options to change so that it does but even when i open your downloadable textures in photoshop they have a white background...i have no idea how to fix this problem

[tadshackles]

I am an avid creator of my own custom UIs and this was mostly review for me. However, I have always wanted an easier way to find the name of my anchor frames. That macro is going to save me SOOOO much time!

[jam1e1234567890]

Don't type \ infront of Interface\Textures\((INSERT)) and it will work just fine ;]

Thanx buddy for the guide this will do me just fine ;]

[TheBayley93]

my artwork doesn't load up and i'm getting stressed out going over and over the video, i'm making my artwork 356 by 356 pixels and it comes out as some yellow bckground, any ideas on what i'm doing wrong.

[tadshackles]

@TheBayley93 you need to set background to none or transparent.

[88smiith]

hey man how do you get it into the wow path, i have the zipped file in my interface just below the addon folder, and i can access the pictures through my textures file but when i load wow they dont show up, ive tried typing in the file location manuely and everything just cant figure it out

[NinjaPigeon94]

I love you man thanks

[TheCrablez]

7 people randomly made the panel saying NOOB

[xXKillaBoiXx]

i cant get the picture to show. ive tryed everything

[Shenlol1234]

Thanks , this helped me alot :) plus the Download textures :D

[KingFreakAce]

okay i got a new problem it wont let me make an active panel but iv got the art work picture showing and all that

[KingFreakAce]

iv downloaded your packs done what u did but it dose not show the picture

[jakubabu9]

can you answer how i can get many textures when i make new one it deletes the first one:(

[killahlot]

but the macro isnt working for me. neither the macro's which are here in all the comments.

[Gwar0]

how do u do to change your canal of discussion and to put it smaller and with nothing around ( like the name of the canal , ect..)?

[Archuedful]

hey guys i want to ask ivew seen many people comment about this...is when i made my own tga file in photoshop and loaded it into kgpanels...but it comes up with the backround as white even tho over and over again i had put it has transparent...anyone know how i cna fix that

[bebban9292]

@Archuedful I think u will have to use the Quick selection tool and mark the figure u want, copy that one, make a new layer and paste it, then delete the old layer and make sure the new layer has a transparent background.

[Archuedful]

@bebban9292 haha ya i know i thought of trying that way 2 but it still didnt work for somereason thanks anyway

[MourneOne]

I never realized how easy this was!

Thanks for the video.

[FrEsKu671]

HELP! I DONT HAVE A WOW FOLDER!

[SOULJAJOE010]

@FrEsKu671 If you dont have a wow folder then you dont have wow...

[vanp31]

@FrEsKu671

if u dont have a wow folder then u have no life...

[mavs2207]

Thanks man, I appreciate it very much! :)

[Derokorian]

I'm having a problem with locking to a moving panel. I used the script you had to get the frame name but when i anchor to it the panel disappears. Any thoughts?

[jessicasjane]

@Otakixus.. I am having the same problem. I have done everything correctly for my textures to load into the game.. except when they load the backgrounds aren't transparent. I am positive I made a transparent background when I first created the texture in Photoshop. Help would be much appreciated ! I watched this video like 10 times before I even decided I would create my own artwork. Awesome tutorial. Subscribed+Liked.

<3

[karnifexnz]

Awesome tutorial ^.^ Worked great for me, thank you for dumming it down :D

[skiffalufagus]

Great tutorial. You covered all of the basics and made everything very clear. :)

[TheOwlcapone]

Why are there so many negative comments? His videos are always helpful and he speaks clearly.

[Ormstorm]

What is the add on you use to change the text font of your menu's etc?

[djstixxi]

I cant press Create When ur around 2:20 :S

[Svettige]

@djstixxi Me nither :O!

[MrFreethepeople]

Love your panels, Matt, been playing around with them and have come up with the ultimate protpally setup. Ty very much, and gl on Cata :P

[otakixus]

Hello. I'd like some minor help please. I can load files easily into World of Warcraft. However, when I have them as TGA and I have a transparent background to view, for example, a circle, it comes out with a circle and a white background into WoW. What am I doing wrong? I have KgPanels updated (but still not 4.01). As of now, I am thinking it is because KgPanels haven't been updated to 4.01. Any helpful information would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Stalkyyyy]

Thanks Im a big fan of photoshop and now I can use it in WoW also!

[StevieRayVauhan13]

Worked like a charm! thank you

[Yajnaji]

thanx a lot, mate... i had no idea how the addon worked until i saw your tutorial. cheers!!

[arziehi]

New patch fucked up everything. Cant load my old .tga files anymore. :(

[Yajnaji]

@arziehi its fixed now. just update the addon.

[mattroguesmith]

@RuuffusDesign what a stupid and childish comment RuuffusDesign. Pointless and ultimately showing your foolishness.

[NinjaSurplus]

@RuuffusDesign lol your a loser for making such a big deal about it

[IamAntyPants]

cheers for this dude ^^ just got KG n had no clue so ofc. came to youtube this has really helped me out  much /love

[demonicflame56]

I'm still stuck. I've made my panels, but how do I put my Chatter, and Bartender skills in them?

[forfeitful]

my problem is that i dont know wehre to put the art i made and how to type it so that it appear ;/

[MrJordantheking]

what realm you from??

[RockmSockmZombie]

it will never load a frame ever.

[RFBsun]

So Basicly, if your game isnt intalled into C:\Program Files , it doesnt work? cause ive been trying to use this addon, i have textures and everything but my game is intalled into the disc D...

[ajiesuarez]

Hey red, another great tut, keep it up! :3

oh btw, i downloaded your your pre-made textures but it appear to be broken, some of them are black and others are bad, can you please re-upload it? Thanks! :3

[nachh7]

THX A LOT DUDE, IT WORKED :DDDDDDDDDDD

[ussdeadmaster]

I don't have an active panels option? :[

[xTwistedx4Life]

Seriously, I've watched and read so many freaking Tutorials. AND IT NEVER WORKS. EVER. Its stupid and its pissing me off kgPanels is a terrible addon.

[mattroguesmith]

@xTwistedx4Life then you have no clue what you are doing - I've been using it for two years now - and it works perfectly every time. I have several custom UIs working right now, this second - I just logged out while using one. I think it must be your issue, not the mod (which is used by tens of thousands of people btw) - sorry dude...

[xTwistedx4Life]

@mattroguesmith lol i've tried so many different times and watched all kinds of guides etc etc. Maybe kgPanels hates me 0.0

[jazzpah86]

@xTwistedx4Life i totally agree, over the course of atleast 12 months now coming back and forth trying to get this addon to import a .tga image and it has NEVER worked. I get all excited when i see a slow detailed tutorial such as this, kinda gives me new hope that i might actually get it to import. Sadly once again it has failed me.

And i love replies like "then you have no clue what you are doing" when clearly thats why we are copying you. We know we have no fucking clue what we are doing.

[TheMcfw]

@xTwistedx4Life You are OBVIOUSLY doing something wrong, for sure, I watched his video once, with a few pauses and so on of course, but I managed to do it easy in 15 mins, now I use this AddOn all the time, nothing wrong with it, at all.

[GameAssassin95]

@xTwistedx4Life Damn right



[wowcataclysm2011]

It is confirmed that you can make a Ui out of Macros =D

[blablaabv]

i have a question.. when i add dark down panels and put them on top of the screen they hide my bartender keybinds why does that happen?

[wynn1993]

any other ui panels that is simple?



[jlaymem9]

the link to your textures isn't working for me.

when I click download, it takes me to an error page.

I hope this isn't just me, but I thought it wise to ask about it.

[Reliabee]

@jlaymem9 its same problem for me

[borggren95]

hey! i have problems when i trying to import a picture that i have take with a camera. please help! :)

[culso96]

Hi, can u write down the Macro? i have written it down but it says u got 58 letters ive got 56, so it would be nice to have a frame attach to ur playerframe

[tszaky]

when i click active panels, i write \\Interface\\Textures\\sidebez­el.tga and click okay, i cant click create.:/ (i downloaded your textures folder and copy to my interface addon etc..)

[MrStatinator]

Hi matt. Im having trouble with the macro to get the mouse focus? Im pretty sure i got it right, but it just says "You arent in a party" so i dunnno what that means :( Could you write it out so i can copy and paste it please? :)

[OnlyTbone]

Wow I'd love to do this but I think its just a little over my head! =/

[GodsmackFTW]

This seems WAY to complicated. I just wanted a fuckin Adon that you can set up in WoW. Nice video but bad addon. (In my opinion)

[culso96]

God, i just love people that is doing this so other can learn. Thank you for taking your private time to do this. Hope every1 appretiate it!^^

[mattroguesmith]

@culso96 /hugs

[do4ever]

@mattroguesmith Is there a way I can just copy what u have? I just can't make it like yours.

[TheBayley93]

@mattroguesmith Just wanna say thx!!!!!!

[JonathanDuek]

I'm stuck. I can't change the active layout from "None". It just says "Active Layout: None" when I try to make a new Active Panel, and I can't press the create button. I noticed that in your vid it says "Active Layout: redmist", so I am obviously doing something wrong. Help please? :)

[mattroguesmith]

@JonathanDuek you have to create a new layout before you can activate it

then you place new panels into that layout.

[JonathanDuek]

@mattroguesmith

Thanks for the quick answer, and thanks for the help :)

[Terinigan]

Fantastic tutorial - really covered what many others doesn't. I also like the style, not filling up your entire screen. Thumbs up man.

[Keybindz]

Astonishing tutorial. looked and sounded great in HD, as well. I had absolutely no problems with this. I'd post an SS of my result, but gotta' go to work now.

Again, thanks a lot, Mist. Love your videos!

[mattroguesmith]

@Keybindz Thank you very much - most kind

[untitled1productions]

This is a great tutorial. The only problem is that I didn't find it until after I spent three days trying to figure out kgPanels on my own, and saw it as a related feature to my video of my UI. FML.

[nymet428]

nvm i said that wen i paused it then unpuased it u said it... thx lol

[nymet428]

what player frames were those

[HeyItsThatShaman]

I am having trouble getting the pannel to so show up, i used the macro, it show'd the frame name, i copyed it perfectly, pasted it in each one, one at a time. and it comes up invisable, and not the texture is gone, the pannel it self is gone, in Kgpannels it says it isnt but its no longer on my screen and the X and Y possision havent changed, if u dont know what is wrong i can leave you a video replay showing you what happens if u like. (youtube comments r fucking up 4 me sry if i posted b 4)

[HeyItsThatShaman]

Good Vid man, is there a way i can make a pannel that only shows up when i click somthing, what imean is im trying to make a panel for my target of target, but if i have to target of target its just a blank ugly pannel, is there a way i can make it only show up if i have a target of target?

[mattroguesmith]

@HeyItsThatShaman yes, you can attach the panel to the target of target frame - use the technique I sho in the video when I attach it to my player frame, just do that for your ToT.

[HeyItsThatShaman]

@mattroguesmith i accualy stopped typing that comment but it already went through, and i finished the video, i tryed your way, and i am having a slight problem, when i set the parent frame from my macro it doesnt accualy show up, the second i change the parent frame from the default one it disappears. any idea whats going wrong?

[HeyItsThatShaman]

@mattroguesmith I am having trouble getting it so show up, i used the macro, it show'd the frame name, i copyed it perfectly, pasted it in each one, one at a time. and it comes up invisable, and not the texture is gone, the pannel it self is gone, in Kgpannels it says it isnt but its no longer on my screen and the X and Y possision havent changed, if u dont know what is wrong i can leave you a video replay showing you what happens if u like.

[mattroguesmith]

@HeyItsThatShaman The panel is probably relative position and off the screen somewhere - try changing the co-ordinates by hand.

[KitnKiller]

Thank you very much good sir, you're a very kind man for taking the time to make this video and upload it. :D

[mattroguesmith]

@KitnKiller Thank you for your kind words

[Na5k1]

those TGA files of yours don't appear in wow... theyre just random abstracts with wrong size.

[leeuwentand]

When you put some art arround the enemy portraint, how can you make the art dissapear when you dont have a target selected?, got that problem now :S

[iMsKiLZz]

can you create your own actiion bars ?

[pip489]

maybe it's because i'm from the uk myself but i always find that ppl from the uk give the best tutorials about anything.

[pufyshoes]

can some link me the macro so i can copy and paste it. cant seem to write it the right way

[dev559]

Your tutorials are amazing!

[mattroguesmith]

@dev559 Thank you!

[basintwo]

I tried copying the Parent frame Macro but for some reason i cannot get it working if it at all possible to get the macro commented so i could copy it.

[Owntrakill]

how do i put my panel behind things?

[mattroguesmith]

@Owntrakill change the strata to low

[Owntrakill]

@Owntrakill ty but i found out how to do it by my self :)

[sincy1009]

hi m8 i looked on your blog couldnt find your textures can you tell me ware they are?

[TonyAurstad]

with me my textures wont get it like it will with you i only got the standar one

i dont know why

[jewsterbeam]

Just a question, cause I got to this vid by looking for a Shadowed Unitframe addon guide. It seems that you are also using the addon and I got a question, maybe you could help me with it. I got a problem with the focus bars. I can't make them pop up by selecting "create focus". And I can't dismiss it either. All the normal selections are missing for making a focus. Do you know how I could fix the problem?

[Risumm]

I really like this tutorial! Very nice, and well explained. One question though: Is it possible to make it so that some panels only: Appear in Combat, Appear when Casting, Dissapear in combat, Appear at below xHP and such? Or is it limited to being art, anchored to things, that will always stay still?

[rawrCHICKENz]

@Risumm use power aura

[Risumm]

@rawrCHICKENz already doing that. I just hoped I wouldn't have to use something like powa to do basic interface stuff.

[VxxtalonxxV]

Every time I try to create a panel it won't let me. Plz help!

[Risumm]

@VxxtalonxxV Did you remember to create a Layout for the panels? This is very important. Also, you need to click on two buttons, when making the panel. First "Okay", right of the Editbox, and then on "Create" below the Editbox.

[SleekProductions1]

oops, forgot, my Screen is 1280by1024 and i placed my Gui, on a 256by256 transparent thingy in PS cs4, could someone please tell me what page size i should make it so it fits my screen ingame with out it being blurrrrrred Thanks if so :)

[SleekProductions1]

Um, ive made my own Gui, all working and loading in game, tga blah blah, got to the bit where i create an active panel,BUT the one i created the background bit where is ment to be transparent is WHITE!!, even tho i made t he bg transparent, anyone know how to fix this or link me to a video that can show me how to alpha or something, thanks if so :) Great tut and voice red

[yuriisnotporn]

Just a little note... If the macro doesn't work, try this instead:

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(­GetMouseFocus():GetName())

Just in case you wanna copy/paste it ^_^

Ty for the tutorial!

[MG8256]

@yuriisnotporn That didn't work for me, but the following did:

/script DEFAULT_CHAT_FRAME:AddMessage(­GetMouseFocus():GetName())

Must've been the hyphen

[Bushido1992Maxx]

you've got the perfect Raid Leader Voice Red Mist :P

pls become my RL ... :)

*just joking*

[filtered0]

Fu.... erm, i mean this UI is very nice :))

[DafwX]

What I love about his tutorials is the voice, so calm :P

[mattroguesmith]

hehe - thanks DafwX - and I'm like that in real life :-)

[Sickpally]

i figured it out the problem was i needed to make a white alpha layer. i changed it to white and i showed up. i guess white is different for wow.

[goodvibey]

Not Background Text, but Background Texture...

[goodvibey]

I think I know...Under Active Panels, open up your newly made panel. Go to Texture Options. Under Background Text, change from "none" to name of your panel.

[goodvibey]

Hm...and you changed the Background Color Style to "none" and set the strata to "high" under Active Panels? If u don`t, your box just appears and u won`t see your image. Hope that helps.

[Sickpally]

1. i resize my pic to 256x256 or 512x512(max)

2. i make a transparent backround with a 2nd layer

3. i make a black alpha layer in it

4. i save it as tga then i save as into wow folder

5. my target file is \\Interface\\Textures\\Raphael­-neon.tga

it loads so i know i did something right but i dont see any images at all just a clear box...ive search the web high and low cant seem to find a guide for wow. ton of other game backround guides none 4 wow

i really hope 1 of you can show me the way

[Sickpally]

Hey guys and gals i have a question i need answered lol! ok so my problem is i want to make my own custom ninja turtle backround for my kgpanels. i have photoshop cs4 so i know i have the right tools. ill explain what i know and what i did and i hope someone can tell me what im doing wrong.

[vinceraney]

why do some images work but others don't?

[Junkers87DonutsLike]

Where do you get tga files?

[Ludizard]

i dont understand how to do this can someone please explain im confused and young lol

[befree3344]

You don't know how to do what? Setting it up? Creating the Image?

What do you need explained it's all here!

[Junkers87DonutsLike]

@befree3344 Ehm can you explain how to get the tga file or how to make a one, without photoshop

[befree3344]

As an alternative OpenSource software you could use G.I.M.P.

Create a new file: Canvas width and hight has to be a Power of 2 (2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512) 512 is Maximum.

Set background to Transparent. Create your Image. Make a selection around the boarder of the image (not the canvas).

Save the selection as a a channel (Under selection save as Channel). Go to your Channels and make the Channel as well as the RGB colors visble.

[befree3344]

Switch back to your main Panel and Save the whole File as .tga (Under File > Save As ...)

While saving you have to make sure you have the Channel Visable so that you save it into the file.

You shoul also look up Basic tutorials of GIMP or Photoshop if you haven't worked with eigther Programs before.

Try looking on Youtube for: Gimp Tutorial: Layers - The Basics for starters.

[PhenomForever0]

I dont know why i cant import any files i do everything right but the art never shows up

[voidwolf9000]

omg TY! this helps out a lot. been trying to do this for a long time. got it now thxs to you. oh btw now you dont have to reload your UI to see the textures. just fyi. thx again! :)

[melkor66]

A question.

Few months ago after this video i managed to setup KG nicely.

Now after a format and windows7 i cant import any image.

My wow is in c\users\public\wow....

u think this has anything to do with that?

[RossHildick3D]

thanks!!!!!

[theshamlock]

Thanks so much for this tutorial! I now have my shaman's UI customized with my own graphics and it looks fantastic.

Love your accent.

[Jerppa95]

512x512 also works but that script doesnt.. I click my UF (pitbull also) nothing happens but to nothing it says "World Frame"

:(

[Jerppa95]

I dont get that "square" thing or "panels of 2".. Could you explane?

[SturmxHawke]

it's powers of 2, like 2, 4, 8, 16 and so on up to 512.

[Ikkiau]

2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512 if you cant count

[Ikkiau]

it needs to be a perfect square, 2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512x whatever the first is, note, its PIXLES not CM or inches

[SturmxHawke]

it does not need to be a perfect square, it can also be a rectangle, as long as the width and height are powers of 2.

[NoBudDinG]

My script wont work

[Kleimors]

Duno i do all like u but my Artwork didint show up :( why? /cry

[jetsta007]

Thank you very much.

[Jonth93]

oh, wait, the targa files don't get transparent when i open them again :O why not! :S

[PrancingAlien]

Make sure to have an alpha layer created and that the image you're using is also saved as 32bit uncompressed.

[Jonth93]

iv'e done that :/ some times it works and some times it doest, :/

[Jonth93]

hi mate, can u help me?? i created a targa file with a transparent background, but the background was white ingame :/ what is wrong? :(

[BleachRush]

Can anyone tell me why i can't Creat an Active panel ? i write the name then click Ok but i can't click on create.. any idea?

ya i followed the steps & added library which it works 'cuz i can see the panel i chose.

[Jonth93]

u have to creat a layout or something :P

[NoBudDinG]

You need to create a "Layout" before you can creat an active panel, i've had the same problem :)

[BleachRush]

thanks for the reply, now its working :)

[Jonth93]

do you make the artworks yourself?? :O teach me!! :O

[janroarkjolberg]

/script chatframe1:addmessage(getmouse­focus0:getname())

[Gitarristen93]

also, what if i use Adobe Illustrater... will it work? ty

[Warpoke1]

What about Photoshop?

[Gitarristen93]

well i got both.. but i enjoy working in Illustrater much more :)