GIMP is a free kind of photoshop.
Need for the tutorial.
I will make a image for the menu background of Black ops Multiplayer.
1. start GIMP.
2. make a new image of 1024 X 1024
![[Image: step2c.png]](http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2539/step2c.png)
3. make your own image.
4. make only one layer on your image
![[Image: step4k.png]](http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5209/step4k.png)
5. save the image as .dds
![[Image: step5cj.png]](http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3620/step5cj.png)
6. set to DXT1 if there no alpha
![[Image: step6bf.png]](http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/8246/step6bf.png)
![[Image: scaled.php?server=163&filename=step6o.png&res=medium]](http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg163/scaled.php?server=163&filename=step6o.png&res=medium)
7. use DDS to IWI to make a IWI
![[Image: step7h.png]](http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/8863/step7h.png)
8. now have you a .iwi file. change the name of the file to menu_mp_background_main2.iwi for the menu background
9. use IWIfixer
In the picture you see on the costum menu.iwi this must menu_mp_background_main2.iwi.
![[Image: step9l.png]](http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9309/step9l.png)
you need a orginal iwi. I use the original of the menu(menu_mp_background_main2.iwi.)
10. make a map images and put the iwi intro it.
11. make a zip with the map in. and change the .zip to .iwd
![[Image: step11n.png]](http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7084/step11n.png)
12. put the image intro your mod folder.
13. change the name of the .iwd to mp_<your mod name>.iwd
14 and start your mod.
![[Image: stepfinal.png]](http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1996/stepfinal.png)
I hope you have understood.
sorry for my bad English.
Need for the tutorial.
I will make a image for the menu background of Black ops Multiplayer.
1. start GIMP.
2. make a new image of 1024 X 1024
![[Image: step2c.png]](http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2539/step2c.png)
3. make your own image.
4. make only one layer on your image
![[Image: step4k.png]](http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5209/step4k.png)
5. save the image as .dds
![[Image: step5cj.png]](http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3620/step5cj.png)
6. set to DXT1 if there no alpha
![[Image: step6bf.png]](http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/8246/step6bf.png)
![[Image: scaled.php?server=163&filename=step6o.png&res=medium]](http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg163/scaled.php?server=163&filename=step6o.png&res=medium)
7. use DDS to IWI to make a IWI
![[Image: step7h.png]](http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/8863/step7h.png)
8. now have you a .iwi file. change the name of the file to menu_mp_background_main2.iwi for the menu background
9. use IWIfixer
In the picture you see on the costum menu.iwi this must menu_mp_background_main2.iwi.
![[Image: step9l.png]](http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9309/step9l.png)
you need a orginal iwi. I use the original of the menu(menu_mp_background_main2.iwi.)
10. make a map images and put the iwi intro it.
11. make a zip with the map in. and change the .zip to .iwd
![[Image: step11n.png]](http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/7084/step11n.png)
12. put the image intro your mod folder.
13. change the name of the .iwd to mp_<your mod name>.iwd
14 and start your mod.
![[Image: stepfinal.png]](http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1996/stepfinal.png)
I hope you have understood.
sorry for my bad English.