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Normal Map??? How to???
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:23 am
by Mattia Sullini
Ok, i admit: never used normal maps! And no...i have no green skin nor three-fingered hands. Only wondered how to create a normal map from a geometry in LW. Thanx for help.
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:53 am
by Fernando Tella
I know nothing about LW, but I've found a tutorial for 3dsmax. Maybe you have similar tools in LW...
http://www.cgchat.com/forum/showthread. ... tid=196134
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:12 am
by firebird
take a look here, maybe you will find something useful
http://amber.rc.arizona.edu/lw/normalmaps.html
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:37 pm
by Jeff Tamagini
on nvidia's website there is also a download; a plugin for photoshop, that will turn images into normal maps
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:44 pm
by Hervé
I may be wrong, but I don't think you could output normal maps from LW... but Modo does it well...
or maybe this plugin can output some normal maps...
http://www.evasion3d.com/mw_lw_intro.html
Re: Normal Map??? How to???
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 3:09 pm
by mgroeteke
Mattia Sullini wrote:Ok, i admit: never used normal maps! And no...i have no green skin nor three-fingered hands. Only wondered how to create a normal map from a geometry in LW. Thanx for help.
here's the most informative thread on LW forum about this argument...
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54255
EDIT: for LW9 open beta registered users only...
ciao
markus
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:18 am
by Hervé
Markus... do you have special privilage to watch that page... even though I am a registered lw forum... I cannot access it..
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:55 am
by mgroeteke
Hervé wrote:Markus... do you have special privilage to watch that page... even though I am a registered lw forum... I cannot access it..
ah forgot, you have to be registered for open beta - but if you have LW9 it should be easy!
salut
markus
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:08 am
by Hervé
yes but I don't... hehe..
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:16 am
by mgroeteke
Hervé wrote:yes but I don't... hehe..
no LW9 or no registered openbeta? there's also a thread somewhere over there about how to make a node for normal shading, which should work even better
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:22 am
by Hervé
that fur hat I have now was a lot of $.. so I am totally broke now.. hehe..
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 4:22 pm
by mgroeteke
Hervé wrote:that fur hat I have now was a lot of $.. so I am totally broke now.. hehe..
...but a good investment: the next winter will come for sure
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:50 pm
by Mattia Sullini
Thanx a lot for the replies guys! Quick, kind and exhaustive as usual within this community!
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:05 am
by Hervé
mgroeteke wrote:Hervé wrote:that fur hat I have now was a lot of $.. so I am totally broke now.. hehe..
...but a good investment: the next winter will come for sure
he he yes.. I am so ready....