Couldn't find file error in script.rpy

[Michformer]

Hey guys,

I just started editing the script for my Ren'Py game, and right off the bat, I'm confronted with an annoying image error. The script couldn't find my image file bg_black.png, even though the file itself is in the game's images folder, and properly labeled:

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I'm sorry, but an uncaught exception occurred.

While loading <'Image' 'bg_black.png'>:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 21, in script
    e "You've created a new Ren'Py game."
IOError: Couldn't find file 'bg_black.png'.

-- Full Traceback ------------------------------------------------------------

Full traceback:
  File "game/script.rpy", line 21, in script
    e "You've created a new Ren'Py game."
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\ast.py", line 593, in execute
    renpy.exports.say(who, what, interact=self.interact)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\exports.py", line 1018, in say
    who(what, interact=interact)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\character.py", line 826, in __call__
    self.do_display(who, what, cb_args=self.cb_args, **display_args)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\character.py", line 688, in do_display
    **display_args)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\character.py", line 491, in display_say
    rv = renpy.ui.interact(mouse='say', type=type, roll_forward=roll_forward)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\ui.py", line 277, in interact
    rv = renpy.game.interface.interact(roll_forward=roll_forward, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\core.py", line 2248, in interact
    repeat, rv = self.interact_core(preloads=preloads, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\core.py", line 2577, in interact_core
    self.draw_screen(root_widget, fullscreen_video, (not fullscreen_video) or video_frame_drawn)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\core.py", line 1699, in draw_screen
    renpy.config.screen_height,
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 367, in renpy.display.render.render_screen (gen\renpy.display.render.c:5766)
    rv = render(root, width, height, 0, 0)
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 175, in renpy.display.render.render (gen\renpy.display.render.c:2604)
    rv = d.render(widtho, heighto, st, at)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\layout.py", line 629, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 99, in renpy.display.render.render (gen\renpy.display.render.c:2925)
    cpdef render(d, object widtho, object heighto, double st, double at):
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 175, in renpy.display.render.render (gen\renpy.display.render.c:2604)
    rv = d.render(widtho, heighto, st, at)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\layout.py", line 629, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 99, in renpy.display.render.render (gen\renpy.display.render.c:2925)
    cpdef render(d, object widtho, object heighto, double st, double at):
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 175, in renpy.display.render.render (gen\renpy.display.render.c:2604)
    rv = d.render(widtho, heighto, st, at)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\layout.py", line 629, in render
    surf = render(child, width, height, cst, cat)
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 99, in renpy.display.render.render (gen\renpy.display.render.c:2925)
    cpdef render(d, object widtho, object heighto, double st, double at):
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 175, in renpy.display.render.render (gen\renpy.display.render.c:2604)
    rv = d.render(widtho, heighto, st, at)
  File "renpy/display/accelerator.pyx", line 104, in renpy.display.accelerator.transform_render (gen\renpy.display.accelerator.c:1877)
    cr = render(child, widtho, heighto, st - self.child_st_base, at)
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 175, in renpy.display.render.render (gen\renpy.display.render.c:2604)
    rv = d.render(widtho, heighto, st, at)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\image.py", line 211, in render
    return wrap_render(self.target, width, height, st, at)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\image.py", line 83, in wrap_render
    rend = render(child, w, h, st, at)
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 99, in renpy.display.render.render (gen\renpy.display.render.c:2925)
    cpdef render(d, object widtho, object heighto, double st, double at):
  File "renpy/display/render.pyx", line 175, in renpy.display.render.render (gen\renpy.display.render.c:2604)
    rv = d.render(widtho, heighto, st, at)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\im.py", line 478, in render
    im = cache.get(self)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\im.py", line 200, in get
    surf = image.load()
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\display\im.py", line 529, in load
    surf = renpy.display.pgrender.load_image(renpy.loader.load(self.filename), self.filename)
  File "C:\Users\Michel\Documents\renpy-6.99.3-sdk\renpy\loader.py", line 450, in load
    raise IOError("Couldn't find file '%s'." % name)
IOError: Couldn't find file 'bg_black.png'.

Windows-8-6.2.9200
Ren'Py 6.99.3.404
Make Love, Not Politics 0.0

I've uploaded an image that proves that the file itself is in the game folder, but the script still refuses to acknowledge the file's existence.

Please help!

[Donmai]

You did not show the part of the code where you actually call that image, but never mind. Not exactly answering your question, but you don't need a bitmap for a completely dark scene.
'Black' is a pre-defined image in Ren'Py. You just need to type

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scene black

No bitmap required.

[Michformer]

Thanks for the prompt reply.

[PyTom]

How did you define it? If you use the images directory, you can just run:

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scene bg_black

If you need to get at the file, you need to include images/ in the path:

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image bg black = "images/bg_black.png"