Request: Normal Map Generation

[CameronMcDonald]

Quote[/b] ]well post your normal map here and lets see what youve got

Couple of posts up.

[Nephilim]

dude....

try this with the nm plugin..

load the ps plugin created normal map

doubicate
set it to overlay and give it a gaussian blur (bout 1-2 pixel)

dublicate this layer and give it another blur

etc etc until you have about the same result.

then merge all layers and run the normal map filter again.
but with the option set to normalize only.

done...

you dont need stupid crazybump for that...

Quote[/b] ]Yeah, but, crazybump does that for you.

yea maybe... but you have more control on what youre doing..
and derriving a ao map from a norma map is...
laughable easy...

and deriving a normal map to fake geometry just from the diffuse map is... not a good idea..
you only do this for detailing and not faking geometry..

[MehMan]

dude....

try this with the nm plugin..

load the ps plugin created normal map

doubicate
set it to overlay and give it a gaussian blur (bout 1-2 pixel)

dublicate this layer and give it another blur

etc etc until you have about the same result.

then merge all layers and run the normal map filter again.
but with the option set to normalize only.

done...

you dont need stupid crazybump for that...

I now see what you mean, it seems I've been setting the blur setting far too high previously and thus I got negative results with the overlay. With a 1 px one it comes out very nicely. Sweet, I really don't need crazybump now.

[CameronMcDonald]

That does give a good result. How many duplicate layers would you recommend usually? Just curious.

EDIT - Cancel that, found it.

[Nephilim]

Until it suits you of course

[DMarkwick]

You might want to check out ShaderMap, there's a free version as well as a better version that costs like $20 or something.

[BilOlson]

You might want to check out ShaderMap, there's a free version as well as a better version that costs like $20 or something.

I 2nd that, I use it as well, ShaderMap CL (command Line), produces much better results than nvidia plugin.. imho of course..

[CameronMcDonald]

Aye, I agree, having tried it. It looks like we've got a winner, especially with the multilayering technique. Cheers, lads - it's a shload less turn-one-pixel-into-a-rivet-y than the plugin.