Palette settings live in the capture manager’s local profile by default. Save or assign aDocumentation Index
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PixelateProfile when you want multiple capture managers to share the same palette settings.
Choose a palette mode
Open the Color Palette section on the capture manager or on a savedPixelateProfile asset.
| Mode | Use when |
|---|---|
| Auto Generate Palette | You want Pixelate to build a palette from the captured image. |
| Custom Palette | You already have a palette texture and want every pixel snapped to it. |
| Section unchecked | You want full-color output without palette limiting. |
Auto palette
Select auto generate palette
Choose Auto Generate Palette. New profiles start in this mode with Medium detail.
Pick palette detail
Use Low for
8 colors, Medium for 12, or High for 16. Choose Custom to edit Color Count.Editable when Palette Detail is Custom. Low, Medium, and High show their fixed counts as read-only values. Minimum custom value is
1.Save a generated palette
After Pixelate generates a preview with auto palette enabled, review the generated palette above Save Palette in the Color Palette section. Click Save Palette to save a PNG palette in the export folder without changing the local or shared profile. Assign that PNG as a Custom Palette only when you want the profile to reuse it.Custom palette
Set import settings
Select the palette texture and use point filtering, clamp wrap mode, no mipmaps, and no compression.
If the assigned custom palette is missing or imported with incompatible settings, Pixelate ignores it and captures without palette limiting.