Halo Photography

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:57 pm

Well, not everything is always fine and dandy in the world of bump mapping... sometimes generating Normal Maps with the NVIDIA photoshop plugin destroys image quality (a problem on MY end, not on the end of Aequitas. You're a champ, Aequitas). Here are examples:

And, for those who like the Magic Eye books, here's a semi-3d version for you (could have been better. Just cross your eyes so the images merge and you should see it. It's not the best, but that's because I took the picture from too far away.

I'll post pictures of good vehicles soon. These are just so you remember that I'm still human

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Geo · Post by **Geo** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:59 pm

No, judging from the way you quoted me before saying it, would imply it was aimed at me.

What doesn't make sense is how you try to tell us that it isn't a shield we see in the commercial.

myriads_requiem, you haven't started an argument... we merely have conflicting opinions.

EDIT: I often have that problem with Normal Maps, there are several ways around it, however.

Veegie[Temp] · Post by **Veegie[Temp]** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:01 pm

iGeo wrote:What doesn't make sense is how you try to tell us that it isn't a shield we see in the commercial.

I never said that it wasn't a shield...
The only thing I dispelled of was that it was an apparent Grenade, which is in fact incorrect.

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:03 pm

Veegie wrote:Ok, if you're referencing the shield in the commercial, for the 100th time, it's not a shield.

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:04 pm

Veegie he got you.

V0Lt4Ge · Post by **V0Lt4Ge** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:10 pm

That Ghost actually looks pretty cool in my opinion, Chad.

Munsie · Post by **Munsie** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:15 pm

Chad FTW.

I might have a cool idea for a bump.

~Munsie

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:16 pm

So, here's more pictures to again change the topic from the "shield"

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:16 pm

Is there a way to make bump maps extremely far out. Like so it actually makes the object bulge.

Veegie[Temp] · Post by **Veegie[Temp]** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:17 pm

iGeo wrote:
Veegie wrote:Ok, if you're referencing the shield in the commercial, for the 100th time, it's not a shield.

Why the hell did I type that?...

Wow.
I guess I wasn't typing what I was thinking. Excuse the massive contradictive logic in my past few posts, I spaced.
I literally went back to 161 to check that I actually wrote shield instead of Grenade. Oh well.

Hawaiian Modder wrote:Is there a way to make bump maps extremely far out. Like so it actually makes the object bulge.

Bump maps only affect the normal of the polygonal geometry, it doesn't actually edit any transformation matrices.

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:26 pm

Is there a way to change a bumps intensity?
Bungies bump maps seem to be very subtle while these custom ones are very drastic and you can tell theres an edit to the bump map instantly.

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:34 pm

It is all dependent on the height used... they can easily be made to be identical to Bungies...

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:40 pm

Hawaiian Modder wrote:Is there a way to change a bumps intensity?
Bungies bump maps seem to be very subtle while these custom ones are very drastic and you can tell theres an edit to the bump map instantly.

iGeo speaks the truth. The reason the bumps on the ghost seem way more intense is because inverted them. In other words, where they once were once "innies" they are now "outies."

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:41 pm

Lol. Great way to put it.
Also could you get some pics of the bumps as "innies"

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:48 pm

Ah, I forgot to mention that I have a white outline on the skin along all the bumps. That helped it stand out even more. If I make "innies" for you here, I'll do them without the white lines.

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:50 pm

Sure. I just want to see the difference.
Also is Aequitas gonna release his app/method for injecting bump maps.

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:36 pm

I cannot comment on rumors and speculation.

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:50 pm

Oh ok. Also could I get those pics?

T Beezie · Post by **T Beezie** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:33 pm

I realize this "shield grenade" subject is getting out of hand but,

myriads_requiem wrote:blah,blah,blah, "someone should make a shield grenade"

iGeo wrote:I say make a shield grenade, even if it doesn't protect you... it'd be neat to see =)

Apparently, you guys missed when I posted these,
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k212/ ... nade-2.jpg
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k212/ ... nade-3.jpg
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k212/ ... d_Nade.gif
And it does protect you.

Still needs alot of work though.

Battery · Post by **Battery** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:43 pm

damn TBZ can you give me the patch?