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Offline Raven2001

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Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
Found this little free software for normal map creation. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds mighty cool and powerfull.

http://www.polycount.com/2010/10/06/ndo-normal-map-creation-toolkit/

Enjoy! :)
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Offline Nuke

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
pretty useful, i will definately give this a go next time im doing normal maps.
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Offline JGZinv

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
Looks awesome... Shame it's for CS2 and up only right now.

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
heh, i still use ps7. all the cs versions just seem slower and dont really offer any new features i need. i keep cs3 installed but i seldom use it.
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Offline Raven2001

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
I'm using CS5. Very neat thing, especially due to its 3d painting mode (although its kind of slow).
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Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
This is a good thing. We really should sticky a topic with all the free little extra programs. :yes:
 
Roadkill, the Nvidia plugins, any others that come to mind.
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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
This looks pretty cool.

p.s. did you read the article about how to hire an artist? It's linked to the website. I think this guy will never get full value from his artists, even if he only pays them a pittance. Keeping them in the dark!  :lol:

 
Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
I seem to be running into a command "delete" missing error  :confused:

Anyways... what does this do?  Let you paint with normal normals?
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Offline Raven2001

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
Its a normal map generator, kind of like the NVidia or Xnormal tool. But it has lots of inbuilt features, and alot more control than usual.
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Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
It's TINY filesize wise. Not got a chance to try it out yet though. From what I've seen it looks quite straightforward.
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
It works beautifully. You can alter the parameters of you normal map, and see the difference immediately. With the nvidia plugin, I had to save it, go look at it, go back, alter it, save it...

Unfortunately, you can't zoom in while working, and you can't tab to look at other files in photoshop while working with it.

 

Offline -Sara-

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
http://www.crazybump.com/

That works too, but all those programs are never as good as baking actually normal maps from high-poly models.
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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
http://www.crazybump.com/

That works too, but all those programs are never as good as baking actually normal maps from high-poly models.

Crazybump used to be good but then went pay  :blah:
Also painting normal maps can be a whole lot quicker than using high-poly models (imagine trying to model with hundreds of rivets)
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Offline Raven2001

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
http://www.crazybump.com/

That works too, but all those programs are never as good as baking actually normal maps from high-poly models.

This program is superior to crazybump, from what I recall of crazybump.

And yes, nothing beats baking the normals from an high-poly model. But that is extremely time consuming
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Offline Nuke

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
that meathod doesnt work very well if the model isnt made with normal mapping in consideration. if you have an old model with a lot of overlapped uv space, then its better just to use normal maps as simple bump maps.
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Offline Colonol Dekker

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
Lol. Meat hod. D:
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

Your friendly Orestes tactical controller.

Secret bomb God.
That one time I got permabanned and got to read who was being bitxhy about me :p....
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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation

Also painting normal maps can be a whole lot quicker than using high-poly models (imagine trying to model with hundreds of rivets)

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
And how long did that take you?  :p
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Offline Angelus

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Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
And how long did that take you?  :p

can't speak for others, but i spend rather 5 hours in Max, detailing for the normal, then 15hours in Gimp.

 
Re: Here's something really cool for normal maps creation
And how long did that take you?  :p

Ummmm.......lots?