
png format probably wouldn't hurt anything, but might make the file too large to upload to roll20. jpg file is probably a large file, and is saved as a. jpgs will ruin that, resulting in solid color (probably white) areas where there shouldn't be anything at all. png files usually have some transparency to them, and converting them to. jpg files as their correct types, which is important because. There are two things to keep in mind for your Output settings for this step:įirst, leave the Format set to "as original". With the Actions Tab set up, go to the Output tab and set it up like so: TL DR: Lanczos works great for what we're doing, don't change it without a good reason. Detailed discussions of the different methods are beyond the scope of this guide, but a quick google search will take you as far down that particular rabbit hole as you'd like to go. Regarding Lanczos resampling everything I've read, and my own experience with using it so far, says that Lanczos is the best general-purpose method for both upscaling and downscaling pictures. Anything you download from Roll20 should always be a multiple of 140 pixels per side, and after conversion should be the same multiple of 200 pixels per side.

142.86% is the exact scaling amount required to scale from the Roll20 standard to DPS's 200 pixels/square requirement. Roll20 requires their marketplace content to be set to 140 pixels per square resolution. In the new window that pops up, go to the Actions tab at the top and click Add Action > Image > Resize, and configure the fields like this: Once you've downloaded and installed XnViewMP from the link in the first section, open it and go to Tools > Batch Convert (or hit Ctrl + U). In the Notepad window, copy and paste this: To create this file, right click your desktop and create a New > Text Document. The third thing I found was a small batch file that creates all my picture folders for me at once. Advanced Renamer [Both of these programs are freeware neither is a use- or time-limited version, and both are free for personal use.Eventually, I found two programs and a small batch file that have allowed me to convert a several-hundred-picture asset pack in about an hour, and often in less time than that. After a few frustrating, and time-consuming, attempts to convert some of my purchased content and use it in DPS I started looking around for anything to help me speed up the process. The Roll20 Marketplace has a mind-boggling number of assets available, but anything purchased from their marketplace isn't set up for use in DPS at least not without a lot of adjustment. My personal choice is Roll20, and as such is what this guide is about.


Like many (I would guess 'most') users of Dungeon Painter Studio I use this program to create maps for use with a Virtual Tabletop, or VTT, such as D20Pro, Fantasy Grounds, Maptool, or. Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this guide!
