I have just started to create some of my own character textures and need some help making MAT files. I know the basics, open a CR2 with the textures applied in a word editing program. I know what files to keep, which to delete etc (understood that in the tutorials). My problem? How do you save it as a pz2 file? I know that's what I am supposed to do, but pz2 is not one of the options for saving in any of my programs (word, notepad, etc) - so how do I do it? I know there is a program to help do this but it may not be compatible with my system. If it is possible to make a Mat file within a text editing program like these tutorials say it is, I would prefer to just do it myself. Any clues? Thanks!

Save it as txt format. Rename the extension of this file afterward to pz2 (in the explorer).

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/freestuff.ez

If you save as All Files, it will save with the extension you type.

Thanks for the tips!

What I do is save a pose with the actual name (which also takes care of the thumbnail) open that in the dreaded MS Word and copy and paste the actual MAT into it- usually in two steps, one fror the junk at the top and bottom and one with the actual materials from a CR2. On Win2000 Word will absolutely NOT let you save a text file with any other extension than TXT (curse you, Bill Gates!), but it will open and save a PZ2 with any old thing in it. Word will also go through a 8000 page CR2 faster than anything, do a search on "preview" to get to the bottom.

I love MAT Pose Edit - thanks to Helen for having pointed me into it's direction awhile ago (I thought it was for PPP so I hadn't d/l it) I use it all the time now.