Description from original post (created 2015-01-17 21:51):
So I'm currently using an animation software with a minecraft player shape rig or whatever it's called. Unfortunately, the skin has to be in the older skin format. All the current online skin editors ( I use NovaSkin) has been updated to the new format that 1.8 is using. My new skin was created in the 1.8 format but i need it in a 1.7 format for the animation to work.
I think SkinDex's format is still 1.7 but i can't upload my skin on it because the format is wrong. I need to re-edit it but i can't use the Microsoft paint because it eliminates transparency. I tried using Sketchpad but the colors became messed up. I don't have photoshop or anything and gimp is not working for me. So how do I convert a 1.8 skin back to 1.7? I don't use those extra layers in the 1.8 updates but the format changed because the arms and legs can have separate designs. HELP ME PLEASE!!!