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Map Transfer and Normals

barbultbarbult Posts: 24,240
edited December 1969 in The Commons

I'm using Map Transfer to convert skins to V5 UV for use with Genesis 2. I can't get it to convert the normal maps. I got diffuse, bump and specular. Can't it do normals? How about displacement - haven't tried that. What maps can Map Transfer handle?

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  • larsmidnattlarsmidnatt Posts: 4,511
    edited December 1969

    barbult said:
    I'm using Map Transfer to convert skins to V5 UV for use with Genesis 2. I can't get it to convert the normal maps. I got diffuse, bump and specular. Can't it do normals? How about displacement - haven't tried that. What maps can Map Transfer handle?

    Teach me map transfer. A link to an already written tutorial would be enough if you happen to have one. Sorry can't help, just leaching at the moment.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,781
    edited December 1969

    You could try applying the normal map to the diffuse colour to convert it, then use the converted map as a normal map afterwards.

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,240
    edited December 1969

    larsmidnatt said:
    barbult said:
    I'm using Map Transfer to convert skins to V5 UV for use with Genesis 2. I can't get it to convert the normal maps. I got diffuse, bump and specular. Can't it do normals? How about displacement - haven't tried that. What maps can Map Transfer handle?

    Teach me map transfer. A link to an already written tutorial would be enough if you happen to have one. Sorry can't help, just leaching at the moment.
    SickleYield has tutorial, although I did not use it. I searched Google and these forums for tidbits of information sprinkled throughout. Here is a link to SickleYields tutorial. http://sickleyield.deviantart.com/journal/Tutorial-The-Map-Transfer-Utility-368686796

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,240
    edited December 1969

    Richard Haseltine said:
    You could try applying the normal map to the diffuse colour to convert it, then use the converted map as a normal map afterwards.

    That is a clever idea, Richard. It did work, in that it saved the images for me. However, the original normal maps were TIFF files and Map Transfer saved JPG. Does that matter. I really don't know what the requirements for normal files are. By the way, I am converting David 5 materials.
  • larsmidnattlarsmidnatt Posts: 4,511
    edited December 1969

    the tiff are better quality, but I don't think it should be too noticeable... tiff is normally not required from my experience. Thanks for the link to SY tutorial. I had seen it at one point but never saved the link.

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