Creating New Jerseys for NBA Live 06 Tutorial

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NBA Live 06 Editing: Creating New Jerseys
Introduction
Do you want to learn how to create new uniforms for use in NBA Live 06? This tutorial will help
you get started. Of course you can download some great patches or request a patch but many people would
like to learn how to do this themselves. This tutorial will show you how to create you own uniforms. You
will need a graphic program that supports layers such as Corel’s Paint Shop Pro or Adobe’s Photoshop. For
this tutorial I will use PSP9. I have saved the files in PSP7 and PSD format so that most people should be
able to use them. You should also have knowledge of the tools and techniques for graphics editing.
There are a variety of methods for creating new uniforms. I will show you the method I use. I
learned this method by painting cars in NASCAR Racing 2003 Season by Papyrus. The original templates
were created by Brian Simpson. He created 3rd party templates for previous versions of NASCAR Racing
that were so good that Papyrus contracted him to create templates for their game. These templates have a
base layer for the primary color of the car. Above this you can add designs such as stripes, flames,
contingency decals and logos. Each graphic is placed on its’ own layer or grouped into layers for better
organization. Above these layers are highlight and shading layers and detail layers. These layers give the
illusion of hood and door line, scoops, rivets, rear spoilers, grills and more. These layers are rarely
modified. You just change the base color, add some logos and then save the file in the layered format and
as a BMP or TGA file. The TGA “flat” is then imported into the game. Since the game was released with
2003 paintjobs, you can create paintjobs for new drivers or updated paintjobs.
Using a template that you can create or download you can make uniforms for your favorite CBA,
NBDL, college, high school, International or Olympic teams. You can also make fictional uniforms for
NBA teams, practice uniforms, classic NBA teams or even make uniforms based on other sports.
This tutorial is based on my NBA Live 2005 Tutorial. It has additional information for NBA Live
06 and more tips and techniques. Please refer to my “Installing Jersey Patches Tutorial” listed below for
information on DBF editors and DBF editing.”
Credits
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Cable Guy – proofreading and suggestions – Custom Numbers Tutorial and Photoshop Template
Stalker – uniform texture – neck textures
SAG375 – uniform texture – template
Granados(Big-D) – uniform texture – template
AndyG – uniform texture
Big Thanks to Andrew for his DBF Guides at NLCS
Programs and Files Needed
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Paint Shop Pro – http://www.corel.com/
Adobe Photoshop – http://www.adobe.com/
FshX – import/export FSH files
BigGUI – extract/import files into VIV and BIG files
Download from - http://www.nba-live.com/
tools section
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http://www.nbalive.org/ resources/tools section
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Bassman58_base template06.psp - http://www.nba-live.com/ included in download (PSP & PSD)
Jersey Raptor - http://downloads.gamingaccess.com/index.php?file_id=4038 NBA Live 06 version
DOLFFIN Live - http://nba2kstuff.nbalive.org/
Programs Possibly Needed
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A program to extract downloaded files such as ZIP files or RAR files.
WinZip - http://www.winzip.com/
IZARC - http://www.izarc.org/
WinRAR - http://www.rarlabs.com/
Windows XP has a zip/unzip program built in.
Installing Jersey Patches Tutorial by Bassman58 – http://www.nba-live.com/ 2005 Jersey
Patches section
Jersey Template by SAG375 - http://www.nba-live.com/
2005 Jersey Patches section
2006 Jersey Patches
Jersey Template by Granados (Big-D) - http://www.nba-live.com/
section
Jersey Template for Photo Shop by Cable Guy (useful for PSP also) - http://lbm.zapto.org/4thquarter/dload.php?action=file&file_id=296 Credits to AndyG for texture
NBA Live 06 Database Resource - http://www.nba-live.com/nba2006/dbf_teamgear.php Print
this page for this tutorial. Print the other database information and save it in a notebook or binder.
I find this information very valuable.
Sources For Files
NBA Live Series Center (NLCS) - http://www.nba-live.com/
NBA Live.org - http://www.nbalive.org/
4th Quarter.net - http://lbm.zapto.org/4th-quarter/portal.php
Pictures of uniforms – there are hundreds of sources, look at team sites, sporting goods sites, newspaper
sites, basketball card sites, Ebay (cards, jerseys), Google image search.
http://www.distant-replays.com/index.html
http://www.stallanddean.com/index.cfm?page=c1&cid=1
http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/home/home.aspx
http://retrohoops.netfirms.com/
http://www.classic-teams.com/
http://hometown.aol.com/bradleyrd/apbr.html
http://www.remembertheaba.com/
Logos – there are many sites, here are a few:
http://www.sportslogos.net/
http://members.tripod.com/logoman55/
http://www.logoserver.com/
http://www.logoshak.com/
http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/
http://www.classicsportslogos.com/default.asp
http://www.hqfl.dk/
http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/
Actual Colors of Uniforms:
http://www.ssur.org/research/team_colors/team_colors.htm
Font Search:
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
Step 1 - Research
Have an idea of what you want to do first. Collect pictures of the uniforms and logos. I will create a Utah
Stars home uniform from 1972-1794. This team was in the ABA for from 1971-1975. They were
previously the Anaheim Amigos and Los Angeles Stars. Some star players were Zelmo Beaty, Willie Wise,
Donnie Freeman, Ron Boone and a young Moses Malone. This uniform should be easy to create but it will
give you the basics. SSUR.org has the correct uniform colors you need to use. Sometimes you can’t find
pictures of the shorts, if this happens, use your imagination. If you are creating a fictional or practice
uniform you will be creating these from scratch but you can still use photos as a reference. Finding the
correct font for the numbers and names may be difficult. Use something as close as possible. I usually use a
team with a font and color that I find suitable for my new uniform. To do this you need to run the game and
scroll through the jersey selection screens until you find what you want or use DOLLFIN Live to view the
VIV or BIG files. The Stars colors are red, white and blue and the font looks similar to College, Varsity and
Princeton fonts. After viewing the uniforms on the selection screen I decided to use the 50s All-Stars away
uniform as a basis. This uniform has a similar font as the Stars and numbers are red with a white border.
The main reason I chose this uniform is because the numbers are what I want to use. There is less work to
do if you choose a uniform with the correct numbers. Obviously, you also have to decide what team will
use your uniform. I’ll let the Utah Jazz use this uniform. This way I can have ABA uniforms worn by NBA
franchises, similar to the Memphis Grizzlies wearing the Memphis Pros uniform this season.
Step 2 – Export using BigGUI
You should now have some reference pictures and know which uniform to use as a starting point. Create a
folder named “aaa” on your desktop. This is just a temporary folder and can be deleted later or saved to
another location. I named it “aaa” because it is easy to browse to while you are editing. Copy the
‘as50away.viv’ from X:\your NBA Live 06 folder\sgsm\uniforms folder to the “aaa” folder. Start BigGUI.
Click File/Open and browse to the “aaa” folder and open the “as50away.viv” file. Highlight all five files in
the window (SHIFT click). Export these files to the “aaa” folder. This folder is easy to browse to, isn’t it?
Next rename the five files and the VIV file. Rename them to utahc72h*. EA uses a four-character
abbreviation for each team. Utah = utah; Charlotte = char. EA then uses a four-character code for the
individual uniform. In this case ‘c’ is for classic, ‘72’ is for the year, 1974, and ‘h’ is for the home uniform.
Remember the meaning of the uniform name because these will be used for DBF editing later. If you are
replacing an existing uniform you must use the present name. This will not require any DBF editing.
Note: You can use DOLFFIN Live for exporting and importing files if you prefer.
Step 3 – Extract Uniform using FshX
Open FshX. Click File/Open. Browse to your utahc72h.fsh file and open it. The uniform layer is
“texture0:buni(512x512)” in the left-hand window. Notice that NBA Live 06 uniforms have a new texture;
texture2:buninormal. This is for the lighting.
Next click Texture/Export. Browse to the “aaa” folder. Change the file type to BMP. (Note: PS users may
be able to use DDS file types) Save the file as utahc72h.bmp. You have now saved a file for use in your
paint program. Don’t worry that the uniform is still for the 50s All-Stars.
Step 4 – Create uniform
In this next step you will create the uniform using PSP. Start PSP and open the utahc72h.bmp file. The
picture below shows the different parts of the uniform.
The Utah Stars jersey has a round neck. The textures that SAG375 and Granados released are for V-neck
jerseys. I have modified and included textures originally made by Stalker and an unknown author.
Unfortunately both of these textures did not have the crotch sections defined. I added these crotch sections
for you. Here are the original textures.
Open the Bassman58_base template06.psp file. (The file name extension may be .pspimage or .psd if you
are using another version or Photoshop.) The lowest layer is the base color. This is the main color of the
uniform. Above this layer is the overlay and multiply layers. These layers are used to create the wrinkles
and shininess of the uniform. Adjust the opacity of these layers to achieve the effect you like. The overlay
layer can be turned off if needed. Sometime you may need to create another multiply layer for dark
uniforms. Use either the Stalker overlay/multiply layers or the others not both. The crotch sections have
their own base, overlay and multiply layers. Adjust the opacity of the overlay and multiply layers as
necessary.
Fill Base Color:
Now it’s time to start making your new uniform. Duplicate the template (this way you can’t screw up the
original) and save the image as utahc72h.psp. Fill the base color uniform and base color crotch with white
(245,245,245).
Logos: (optional)
If you are using a logo paste it as a new layer. Place the logo as the upper-most layer. Resize and position it
as necessary. Be aware that too much resizing can cause distortion. Rename this layer ‘front logo’, drag and
drop it so that it is just above the base color. See picture below.
Neck Trim:
Next you will add the neck trim. You can use trim created by Stalker or Cable Guy (d/l template listed
above) that are available by searching at www.nba-live.com or www.nbalive.org. Just search on their
names. The other option is to create your own trim.
If you use Stalkers texture, it already has a gray line to use as a guide. If you use the other texture, turn on
Stalkers texture temporarily while making your trim. Turn off later.
You will have to create a series of lines to do this. Use the dropper tool to select the red color (214,28,56)
as the stroke color. Select the pen tool and add the vector object above the base uniform color. Turn the fill
color off, select draw lines and polylines, check connect segments, line style solid, line width 10, anti-alias
checked. Starting at Point A create a series of short line segments around the collar using the dark gray line
as a guide and just above the gray line. To make a smooth line create 25 or more segments, the more you
make the smoother the line. Continue to Point B.
Repeat for the rest of the neck and arm trim, making the blue trim below. Create each color as a separate
vector object. This will make positioning and editing easier. Next move any of the nodes to create smooth
lines in the edit mode. You can also change the node type to symmetric to smooth the lines further.
If you are making more uniforms you can use the trim layers you just made by copying them to your
template and saving the template. Why make stripes every time? You can then easily change colors or the
width of the stripes. You can also make third stripes between the red and blue. Keep the middle stripe layer
below the other two and make it wide enough so you will not have any gaps in the color.
Leg Trim: (optional)
Add the horizontal leg trim on the shorts. Use the rectangle tool or line tool to add the trim. The rectangle
tool is good if you want a two-color trim. The line tool is good for single colors or multiple colors.
Crotch Section: (optional)
Add the trim to the crotch selections. Notice that these sections are upside down. Using the selection tool
copy the horizontal line(s). You may have to temporarily flatten your image so you will copy the whole
stripe.
Waist:
This uniform has red stars positioned on the waist. Most uniforms have a stripe or stripes on the waist. Add
stripes the same as you did for the horizontal leg trim. For this uniform use the symmetric shape tool. Select
a five-sided star, anti-alias on, width set to 0. Duplicate the star seven times and position the eight stars.
Vertical trim:
This uniform has two thin red stripes and one thick blue stripe. Use the line tool or the rectangle tool to add
the trim to the shorts. I like to group the different trim colors. I then copy the group two times for the trim
on the left and right sides. Notice only half of the trim is visible on each side. You need to think of this
image as wrapping around a roll. Many uniforms have the trim extend from the shorts to the armpits. See
the sample Spirits of St. Louis uniform.
Team Name:
This uniform has a large blue star and two small blue stars. The uniform number will be positioned on top
of the big star later. The team name is positioned on the chest. Create an ellipse. Add the STARS text on
this curve. Position both in the middle of the jersey. Turn off the ellipse. Now you have curved text.
Add the blue stars now. This uniform is complete. Save this uniform as utahc72h.bmp (overwrite the old
file) and save the .psp file, which you should save frequently anyway.
Complete Uniform
with mesh
For other uniforms there may be more detail. If your uniform has more logos add them just like you added
the main logo. A mesh texture can also be used. Place it above the texture and set the blend mode to
multiply.
Lighting layer:
For NBA Live 06 you need to create a lighting layer. For previous versions this was not necessary. Copy
the multiply layer. Paste it as a new image (CTRL-V). Paste another layer above this. Set both layers to
multiply and the opacity to 100. It should look like the image below. Save the image as
utahc72h_lighting.bmp.
Step 5 – Import uniform using FshX
Open FshX. Make sure the template0:buni is highlighted. Click on Texture/Import. Select the
utahc72h.bmp file. You should now see the new Utah uniform. Click on File/Save. This step is optional.
Click on ‘texture0:blet(256x64)’ on the left-hand side of FshX. These are used for the name on the back of
the jersey. Verify that the uniform letters are correct. In this case the letters are white. White letters on a
white uniform won’t be visible. Let’s assume for now that the letters are the correct color. I’ll show you
how to modify the letters later. Highlight the texture2:buninormal layer. Click on Texture/Import. Select
the utahc72h_lighting.bmp file. You should now see the new lighting layer. Click on File/Save.
Step 6 – Import uniform using BigGUI
Open BigGUI. Open the utahc72h.viv file. You will still see the original 50s All-Stars files here.
Click on Import and browse to the “aaa” folder. Select the following five files: utahc72h_size.fsh,
utahc72h_num.fsh, utahc72h_nreg.fsh, utahc72h.fsh and utahc72hr.fsh and OPEN them. You should now
see ten files listed.
Highlight the five as50away files and click on Delete (Red X), click on YES. You should now have the five
utahc72h files. Click on Rebuild (Blue R) five or six times (until the offset column stops changing).
Your VIV file is now ready to be added to your game.
Note: Some guys at the NLSC were having trouble with the file sizes being too big, so you may need to
'Compress' the VIV file.
Step 7 – Copy files for use in game
Copy the utahc72h.viv file to X:\your NBA Live 06 folder\sgsm\uniforms folder. Using a DBF editor make
the necessary changes to teamgear.dbf. Refer to my Adding New Jerseys Tutorial if needed. For this
uniform use:
False id+1
28
3 False False c72h 1972-73 3 14031928
14467 16119285 15 0 0 0 1
The uniform is now ready to use in the game. Load NBA Live 06. Load the roster you made the changes
for (the one you in which you changed the teamgear.dbf file). Select your team and the new jersey. Start the
game and verify that the uniform looks correct and loads properly. Use the Instant Replay feature to view
the uniform. If it looks good, then you are done. If you need to make further changes exit the game and go
back to PSP. Repeat steps 4 – 7 until you are content. The uniform numbers may not be displayed in the
correct positions. It is possible they are far enough off from their location that you may not even see a
number. Use the Jersey Raptor to align/resize the numbers. Use a scrap piece of paper and write down the
initial parameters for the uniform locations. Make your changes and write down the new parameters. Check
out the results and keep modifying until you are content with the results. Read the forums at
GamingAccess, NLCS or Live.org for information on using the Jersey Raptor.
Summary
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Research – select a uniform you want to make, find pictures and logos.
Export files from VIV file using BigGUI.
Export BMP file using FshX.
Create the new uniform using PSP and save as a BMP file. Create the lighting layer also.
Import new BMP file(s) back into FSH file using FshX.
Import new FSH files back into VIV file using BigGUI.
Copy files to sgsm\uniforms folder.
OPTIONAL – create jersey preview file.
Modify teamgear.dbf file.
Run game. Load roster. Select new jersey. Play game and verify. Use Instant Replay to view
uniforms.
Editing Uniform Name Letters
You can change the color of the text used on the back of the uniforms. Using FshX you can view the
texture0:blet layer in the utahc72h.fsh file. For this uniform we want to have either a blue or red letters
since these are the team colors and we don’t want white. If you have a suitable picture you can determine
the correct color. For this example we will change the color to red (214,28,56).
You will need to export the letters in PNG format which has a transparent background. To do this open the
utahc72h.fsh file with Dolffin Live. Click on File/Open Volume. Browse to the ‘aaa’ folder and open the
file. Click on the texture0!blet layer. Click on File/Export Blob. Select ‘PNG’ and click ‘OK’. Save the file
as utahc72h texture0!blet.png.
In PSP open the file you just saved. You will have white letters on a transparent background. This may
differ if you have used different source files. Lock the transparency ON for this image. The Blue Lock
should be showing. Use your paintbrush tool to change the letters to red.
Only the letters should change color. Save your file using the same name. Open utahc72h.fsh using FshX.
Click on the texture0!blet layer. Click on Texture/Import. Start typing the name of the PNG file. Select the
file from the drop-down list. Click on Open. You should now see the red letters shown on the right side.
Click on File/Save. You now need to import this file back in to the VIV file. Go back to Step 6-7.
Another Option:
If you do not want to change the color of the letters you can export the DDS file using FshX from one
uniform and import into another uniform. This may save some time if the source colors are the same as you
need for your new uniform.
It may be possible to change the font of these letters using the information below (Editing Uniform
Numbers). You’d have to save this layer as a PNG file and paste new numbers over the old numbers and
turn off the original layer. I haven’t tried it myself. You may not get good results since the font would be
very small in-game.
Editing Uniform Numbers
You can modify the fonts used for the uniform numbers. I used Cable Guy’s tutorial at NLSC.
http://www.nbaliveforums.com/ftopic32814.php. According to Cable Guy you only need to modify the
numbers on the back of the jersey. Just edit nbk0.png – nbk9.png. nbk10.png is a blank space used for
double digit numbers. Be careful when editing that you don’t make your numbers too wide. Leave a few
pixels blank around the edges otherwise you may have streaks on your uniform.
Follow Cable Guy’s instructions using Fshline to extract the PNG files. Ignore the DDS files.
Open the nine PNG files in PSP. Start with nbk0.png (picture A). Choose a suitable font with the correct
colors and adjust the font size so that it is the same size or slightly smaller that the original (picture B).
Note: normally the background is transparent, I changed the color to yellow for illustrative purposes.
Position the new number over the top of the old number (picture C). Turn off the old layer (picture D).
Save the file and repeat for the other numbers. Continue with Cable Guy’s instructions. Take the updated
xxxxyyyy_num.fsh file and import it in to the VIV file for the uniform. I usually make changes to the
uniform FSH file (utahc72h.fsh) first. I update the uniform, letters and lighting. I then update the numbers
(utahc72h_num.fsh). Lastly I use BigGui to update the VIV file (utahc72h.viv).
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Black or dark uniforms
If you want to create black or dark uniforms you will have to create different types of texture layers or add
more texture layers. You need to have the wrinkles give the uniform some texture.
Try adding a new layer above the multiply layer and change it to Soft Light. Adjust the opacity of the three
layers as needed.
Change the multiply layer to Burn. Adjust the opacity of the two layers.
Pure black uniforms may not look good in the game. Instead of 0-0-0 try using 10-10-10 instead.
Optional – Create your own template
The file by SAG375 that you downloaded from NLCS contains four different textures plus a mesh
texture. You can use these textures to create your own template. There are other textures that you can
download from the various websites. AndyG, Stalker and C0nr4d have made their textures available. You
can also create your own template. Creating a template will save you a lot of time and make it much easier
to create uniforms, especially if you want to create many uniforms. If you are making simple uniforms or
just a few, you may not want to create a template.
Use the simple template I included as a base. You will need to create new layers for your template.
Above the base color layer add a new raster layer and name it ‘waist’. Click on this layer and select the
selection tool. Carefully drag the cursor over the waist section of the uniform. Fill this section with any
color. Lock the transparency of this layer (no red X). You can now easily paint the waistband using the
paint tool or the fill tool. You can now make more layers for the waistband. You can create single, double
or triple stripes for the waistband. Name these layers so you understand what they are. In PSP you can even
group your detail layers. Now it’s easy to turn on/turn off layers and change colors. You can now create
layers for the neck trim (single or double stripes) and the arm trim (single or double stripes). To make
stripes, use the pen tool and create point-to-point lines using the original texture as a guide. Create enough
points so that you will have smooth rounded stripes around the neck or arms. You will probably need to
change the node types to symmetric to achieve smooth shapes. It should now be easy to change the width
of these stripes and the color. You can also use the sleeves.psd file that SAG375 included. Add these layers
below the texture layers, name them and lock the transparency. Turn on/off these layers when painting.
You can change the color easily. If you have a mesh texture, copy it to the top layer, set the blend mode to
multiply. You can move this layer as needed. Sometimes I place this layer above the jersey section and
below a shorts section when I do not want mesh shorts.
Save your new template and use it to create more uniforms. You can create more templates using
the other textures and neck shapes. One warning, don’t try to create one super template with every texture
you can find unless you have the system resources to be able to edit a 10Mb file. It is probably better to
create a template for the five different neck types used in the game. 0 = round,(Boston), 1 = vneck1(Indiana), 2 = v-neck2(Dallas), 3 = v-neck3(Houston), 4 = v-neck4(Denver).
Use your imagination and creativity for these templates. A template will save you from having to
create similar effects whenever you paint. You can copy layers from one template to another whenever you
want. You can create a template as simple as a base/overlay/multiply layers combination or a template with
dozens of layers.
Suggestions
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Practice, Practice, Practice.
Learn more about the graphical program you use. Search on the Internet for tutorials. There are
hundreds of sites for PSP and PS. For PSP: search on ‘psp tutorial’ or ‘psp tips’ or ‘psp help’ or
‘paint shop pro’. Do the same for PS.
Save tutorials on your hard drive or burn them to a CDROM. For Internet Explorer click File/Save
As and save the file in html or mht format. After saving double click on the file and make sure it
contains what you wanted to save.
Print tutorials and save them in a binder or file cabinet. Use the Print Preview to verify you are
printing correctly; check that the edges are not cropped off. You may need to use a screen capture
program (PSP has one built in) to save some pages.
Samples
Here are some Harlem Globetrotter uniforms that I made. The first uniform has a mesh jersey.

Creating New Jerseys for NBA Live 06 Tutorial

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