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Title: BUmp Mapping
Post by: PSYCHO on April 26, 2002, 08:46:07 am
:D
(http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/qm/pub/psycho/New%20Hawking01.jpg)
What do you think?
Title: BUmp Mapping
Post by: Ulundel on April 26, 2002, 09:02:53 am
w00t! Very cool and realistic indeed!
And just imagine that since fsf will be released, all fs ships are goin' to look like that.



w00t
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Post by: Stunaep on April 26, 2002, 09:16:04 am
mmm...methinks this pulls bump mapping some good 20 times higher in the FS-source todo list.
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Post by: Setekh on April 26, 2002, 09:20:44 am
Yikes. :) Nice reskin on the Hawking. ;)
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Post by: Styxx on April 26, 2002, 09:24:51 am
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Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
w00t
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Post by: an0n on April 26, 2002, 10:23:26 am
AAAARRGGHHH!!!!!!! Starlancer!!
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Post by: Ulundel on April 26, 2002, 10:27:26 am
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Originally posted by an0n
AAAARRGGHHH!!!!!!! Starlancer!!


What about it?
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Post by: Redfang on April 26, 2002, 12:54:41 pm
Looks very good! :eek2: :nod::yes:
 
I've always liked good bump-mapping, it makes things to look much better.
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Post by: Dark_4ce on April 26, 2002, 01:16:49 pm
:jaw: SWEEET!!! :D
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Post by: Fineus on April 26, 2002, 01:41:15 pm
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Originally posted by Setekh
Yikes. :) Nice reskin on the Hawking. ;)

Haven't heard that name for a while! reminds me of your render as well ;)

But yeah - that picture rocks Psycho - truly outstanding stuff :)
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Post by: Shrike on April 26, 2002, 04:34:40 pm
I notice you fixed the nameplate
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Post by: Corsair on April 26, 2002, 05:14:48 pm
Coo :yes:
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Post by: Thorn on April 26, 2002, 05:34:05 pm
Holeee ****! I love the new paintjob on that thing...
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Post by: Setekh on April 26, 2002, 11:04:43 pm
Hey, did you build that off this? :)

(http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/art/big/gallery4/dark01.jpg)
Title: BUmp Mapping
Post by: PSYCHO on April 27, 2002, 01:41:08 am
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Originally posted by Setekh
Hey, did you build that off this? :)

(http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/art/big/gallery4/dark01.jpg)

 No actually ....... But always did like this Render Dark did.:nod:
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Post by: Fineus on April 27, 2002, 02:35:33 am
The planet in particular (yes I know the rest of it's good but the planet sticks in my mind)...
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Post by: Setekh on April 27, 2002, 02:47:04 am
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Originally posted by PSYCHO

 No actually ....... But always did like this Render Dark did.:nod:


I'm quite impressed. Well done. :nod::yes:
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Post by: Zeronet on April 27, 2002, 04:29:19 am
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Originally posted by Ten of Twelve




w00t
Title: BUmp Mapping
Post by: Wildfire on April 27, 2002, 07:04:09 am
What is bump mapping exactly?  I never found out.
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Post by: Ulundel on April 27, 2002, 07:08:35 am
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Originally posted by Wildfire
What is bump mapping exactly?  I never found out.


makes things look more realistic. Adds...STUFF.
Title: BUmp Mapping
Post by: Wildfire on April 27, 2002, 07:09:26 am
Stuff?
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Post by: LtNarol on April 27, 2002, 08:02:28 am
how do you do bump mapping?
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Post by: CP5670 on April 27, 2002, 11:10:41 am
Wow, that planet really looks photorealistic. I thought it was a NASA image or something at first. ;)
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Post by: Stunaep on April 27, 2002, 11:13:32 am
Bump mapping makes textures look relief, when needed by using shading techniques defined by a...bump map.
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Post by: Corsair on April 27, 2002, 11:41:47 am
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Originally posted by LtNarol
how do you do bump mapping?
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Post by: Vertigo1 on April 27, 2002, 01:42:14 pm
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Originally posted by Wildfire
What is bump mapping exactly?  I never found out.


bump mapping is a cheap technique used by 3D programs to increase detail without increasing the polygon count.  Unfortunately, this increases the render time by as much as 3 fold...depending on the object its applied to.

In laimens terms....take an image of say.....the Earth.  No detail at all.  It looks totally flat and un-realisitic.  What bump mapping does is "raises" parts of the surface, like mountains, to make it look more realistic.
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Post by: Galemp on April 27, 2002, 04:47:52 pm
:nod: Try to imagine a smooth globe: that's normal mapping. Now imagine a relief globe: that's bumpmapping.
Title: Wow
Post by: PSYCHO on April 27, 2002, 06:06:10 pm
Alot of positive feed back .........Well BumpMapping is basically a grey scale image that tells the program that White (rgb 255, 255, 255) is at the top and Black (rgb 0, 0, 0) is at the bottom and you design a map that reflects these properties and then add a depth to your desired descetion.....forgive my spelling:o ....hehehe well the render was done in TS4x and I just copied the map and greyscaled it then added lines the render took like about an hour to do when you know what you are doing...... hehe any way anyone who cant see the render its because the VW is down right now and most likly to Growing Pains with the flood of users...... Stay tuned to United Space Forum for further renders of other ships that Iam designing....and thanks for all the Positive comments I enjoy them and they keep me going;7
                       L8r Psycho
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Post by: Setekh on April 27, 2002, 10:50:55 pm
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Originally posted by CP5670
Wow, that planet really looks photorealistic. I thought it was a NASA image or something at first. ;)


Actually, it could be... this one was. It's not particularly difficult to blend a photo with a render. :nod:

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/setekh/earth2335.jpg)
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Post by: mikhael on April 27, 2002, 11:06:36 pm
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Originally posted by Setekh


Actually, it could be... this one was. It's not particularly difficult to blend a photo with a render. :nod:

[Shameless pimp removed]


P1MP!

Really, Steak, that was shameless. ;)
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Post by: Setekh on April 27, 2002, 11:22:22 pm
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Originally posted by mikhael
P1MP!

Really, Steak, that was shameless. ;)


Pardon me. ;)

In retrospect, that blending job was really kinda poor, but hey... everything looks kinda poor right now as I look back on it... :)