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** for exceptionally huge-sized creatures (e.g [http://arianne.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/arianne/stendhal/data/sprites/monsters/mythical_animal/balrog.png balrog]): 320 x 440 pixels, so the size of the whole image is 960 x 1760 pixels.
=== Using sprites not created specifically from scratch ===
Please note that neither sprites from RPGMaker nor Charas may be used for copyright reasons.▼
▲''<span style="color:darkred;">Please note that neither sprites from RPGMaker nor Charas may be used for copyright reasons.</span>''
Unfortunately, the frame size for their animated human-sized characters is usually 24 x 32 pixels (72 x 128 pixels for the whole image) which is half the size of what is needed, so some rescaling has to be done.▼
▲<del>Unfortunately, the frame size for their animated human-sized characters is usually 24 x 32 pixels (72 x 128 pixels for the whole image) which is half the size of what is needed, so some rescaling has to be done.</del>
So, if you choose to use them, please scale the image and remove the background using our [http://sourceforge.net/projects/arianne/files/stendhal/0.83/CharasConverter.jar/download charas converter program].▼
▲<del>So, if you choose to use them, please scale the image and remove the background using our [http://sourceforge.net/projects/arianne/files/stendhal/0.83/CharasConverter.jar/download charas converter program].</del>
====If you prefer not to use our converter...====▼
▲==== <del>If you prefer not to use our converter...</del> ====
You can use [http://scale2x.sourceforge.net/ scale2x]. Once you have it installed, the command to type is:▼
scalex -k 2 old.png new.png▼
▲<del>You can use [http://scale2x.sourceforge.net/ scale2x]. Once you have it installed, the command to type is:</del>
▲ <del>scalex -k 2 old.png new.png</del>
If the images have a coloured background, it needs to be made transparent. Use this [[VisualHowToRemoveBackgrounds|Guide]] or do the following in [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP]:
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