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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: SSC-ADMRL on April 05, 2003, 06:14:46 pm

Title: What program? (planets)
Post by: SSC-ADMRL on April 05, 2003, 06:14:46 pm

Which program do you believe is best for creating planets and backgrounds.  Im am intrested in rendering planets at the moment.  Thats for the input:)

Title: What program? (planets)
Post by: Kamikaze on April 05, 2003, 06:19:00 pm

Try gliteratto and/or lunarcell. Both are plugins from flaming pear for Photoshop.

Title: What program? (planets)
Post by: KillMeNow on April 05, 2003, 07:04:39 pm

well those plugs are ok for a quick background but  can create reallice nice planets with 3d programs - lw does a relaly nice job but comes down to the effort you put in that said its realtiely easy in lw

(http://dynamic5.gamespy.com/~realization//gallery_killmenow/photos/Earth.jpg)

one i did earlier =) obviously earth

Title: What program? (planets)
Post by: Stryke 9 on April 05, 2003, 09:08:01 pm

MAX can do that atmosphere trick, too. Aside from that, pretty much any prog is one level or another of all right.

Title: What program? (planets)
Post by: Carl on April 05, 2003, 10:07:05 pm

making textures and bump maps in photoshop and using them on a sphere in a 3D program is always best, but you could use lunarcell if you're lazy, or you could even paint them in photoshop.

Title: What program? (planets)
Post by: Ryx on April 06, 2003, 04:54:14 am

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Originally posted by Carl
making textures and bump maps in photoshop and using them on a sphere in a 3D program is always best, but you could use lunarcell if you're lazy, or you could even paint them in photoshop.

Or you could generate maps with Lunarcell and export those to BMPs for use in a 3D App.

Title: What program? (planets)
Post by: Scorpius on April 06, 2003, 09:38:54 pm

Hey I couldnt know less about these programs but one comment about the planet. It is awesome and very realistic but earth's darkside isnt THAT dark. There is some moon shine. But thats just nitpicking.... my random comment for the day :)

Title: What program? (planets)
Post by: Nico on April 07, 2003, 02:13:07 am

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Originally posted by Ryx


Or you could generate maps with Lunarcell and export those to BMPs for use in a 3D App.

yup, you can, but it's always random.

Title: What program? (planets)
Post by: Nico on April 07, 2003, 02:13:40 am

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Originally posted by Scorpius
Hey I couldnt know less about these programs but one comment about the planet. It is awesome and very realistic but earth's darkside isnt THAT dark. There is some moon shine. But thats just nitpicking.... my random comment for the day :)

what if it's a night w/o moon? :p