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#861891 Cut-Out Faces Megapack TECHNICAL SUPPORT thread - first post updated for FM26

boatbie

15 years ago

1 month ago

30 Dec 2025 15:53:39

By RagingBrit 30 December 2025 - 15:45 PM UTC

Ive installed it on steam to my C drive, yet for some reason the folder in documents is going to public instead of “myname”>documents, so its automatically being generated “C:\Users\Public\Documents\Sports Interactive”

I've manually created C:\Users\mikew\Documents\Sports Interactive\graphics and installed the facepack there.
Still not working whether its installed to the public>documents or if i manually move it to “myname>documents”

Is the correct directory supposed to be as follows, or am I not meant to have sortitoutsi folder?

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 26\graphics\sortitoutsi (then faces and iconfaces folders)
C:\Users\mikew\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 26\graphics\sortitoutsi (then faces and iconfaces folders)

TLDR I really have no idea why its not working and I'm getting beyond frustrated now, i've not had ANY issues with previous games as far back as I can remember.
Please help.

For me
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 26\graphics\players (faces iconfaces)

then open game and joy

#861877 Cut-Out Faces Megapack TECHNICAL SUPPORT thread - first post updated for FM26

boatbie

15 years ago

1 month ago

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30 Dec 2025 14:23:09

FM26 Facepack Cut-out Fix (Remove the Top Line Issue)

I planned to play FM26 during the long holiday, so I was mentally prepared to adapt to the new UI. However, there was one thing I simply couldn’t ignore—the cut-out facepacks for players and staff. No matter whether they were downloaded from sortitoutsi or other sources, many of them had a thin line appearing above the head, which looked very distracting.

After trying several approaches, I found that the issue could be fixed by adding a small amount of space (around 2px) to the bottom of each facepack image. Once that extra space is added, the line at the top disappears completely.

The problem was scale: I have around 527,003 cut-out facepack images, so fixing them one by one was not realistic. I had to process everything in batch using ImageMagick.

Before

After

Step 1: Install ImageMagick

Windows

1 Go to: https://imagemagick.org

2. Open Download → Windows Binary Release

3. Download the .exe installer

4. During installation, make sure to:

✔️ Check “Install legacy utilities (convert)”

✔️ Check “Add application directory to your system path”

5. Finish the installation

6. Open Command Prompt and verify:

magick -version

If the version information appears, ImageMagick is installed correctly.

macOS

The recommended method is via Homebrew.

1. If Homebrew is not installed yet:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

2. Install ImageMagick:
brew install imagemagick

3. Verify the installation:

magick -version

If the version is shown, ImageMagick is ready to use.

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Step 2: Open Terminal / Command Prompt

Windows

Open your Facepack folder
Click the address bar at the top of the window
Type cmd and press Enter
Command Prompt will open directly in that folder

macOS

Open Finder
Right-click the Facepack folder
Choose “New Terminal at Folder” (or “Services → New Terminal at Folder”, depending on macOS version)

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Step 3: Batch process the facepacks

Run the following command inside the Facepack folder:

for %f in (*.png) do magick "%f" ^
-alpha on ^
-gravity north -crop 250x248+0+0 +repage ^
-background none -gravity north -extent 250x250 ^
"%f"

This command:

Crops 2px from the bottom
Adds transparent space back to keep the image at 250×250
Effectively removes the visible line at the top of the cut-out face

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Processing time & notes

I started the process at 10:15, and as of 21:22 (around 10 hours later), it still wasn’t fully finished—only about 70% complete. This is simply because the facepack contains over 500,000 images.

A small number of images still have minor issues and may need to be fixed manually later. However, this affects only a very small portion of the total, mostly older or lesser-known players and staff. (It because of some image size is not 250 × 250 px. please use code version 2)

I think this method works well as a temporary workaround for anyone who is bothered by that top line issue. However, it’s important to understand that Sports Interactive may fix this in a future FM update, in which case this method will no longer be necessary—and you may need to download the Mega Facepack again.

Enjoy the game, and happy managing! ⚽

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Version 2 (Fixing the bug with 180px images)

for %f in (*.png) do magick "%f" ^ -alpha on ^ -gravity north -crop "%[fx:w]x%[fx:h-2]+0+0" +repage ^ -background none -gravity north -extent "%[fx:w]x%[fx:h]" ^ "%f"

Recommendation: try copying around 20 images into a separate folder and test them first before processing the entire facepack.

#859478 Cut-Out Faces Megapack TECHNICAL SUPPORT thread - first post updated for FM26

boatbie

15 years ago

1 month ago

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12 Dec 2025 16:49:05

By slix22 24 October 2025 - 12:08 PM UTC

There is a white line above every player picture when using the Cut Out pack that isnt present without it (as in using SI's licensed player pictures).

I tested resizing the image — if I remember correctly, to 251×251 — and the line at the top disappeared. I only tried it with one image though. It would be difficult for me to convert more than 100,000 images.

#858252 Cut-Out Faces Megapack TECHNICAL SUPPORT thread - first post updated for FM26

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#861891 Cut-Out Faces Megapack TECHNICAL SUPPORT thread - first post updated for FM26

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#861877 Cut-Out Faces Megapack TECHNICAL SUPPORT thread - first post updated for FM26

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FM26 Facepack Cut-out Fix (Remove the Top Line Issue)

Before

After

Step 1: Install ImageMagick

Step 2: Open Terminal / Command Prompt

Step 3: Batch process the facepacks

Processing time & notes

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