Re: XSI Normal Map node

["Tim Leydecker" <BauerOink(at)gmx.de>]

Hi there,

I´m sorry to butt in but where do I get this D3 Normal shader?
(To make it even worse:) What is this D3 shader?

Cheers

tim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andre DeAngelis" <andre.deangelis(at)ubisoft.com>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 3:18 PM
Subject: RE: XSI Normal Map node


> That makes sense Raffaele but the D3 nromal shader does provide an 
> influence parameter that does appear to work pretty much the way a bump 
> map amplitude works.
>
> AD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf 
> Of Raffaele Fragapane
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 1:16 AM
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: XSI Normal Map node
>
> amplitude on a normal map?
> after the relief/displacement derived normals have been calculated, or if 
> you're using a straight baked normals map (derivated from the difference 
> between geometries, like in Zbrush), you don't have an "amplitude" 
> anymore.
>
> an amplitude is only possible when setting a height for a relief mapping 
> of some sorts, once the normals are derivated there's no amplitude you can 
> set for them.
>
> I don't remember D3 having an amplitude parameter and I can't see how it 
> could have had one, but then I haven't used it in ages and I'm maybe 
> missing something.
>
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>
>
> Andre DeAngelis wrote:
>
> > Yes the XSI native normal map nodes seem to be lacking somewhat. I
> > also noticed that there is no control for amplitude either.
> > You'd think they woudl have though of these paramters when creating
> > them, seeing as they already existed in D3.
> >
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> > *From:* owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] *On
> > Behalf Of *Michaël Bentitou
> > *Sent:* Monday, February 27, 2006 3:23 PM
> > *To:* XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > *Subject:* XSI Normal Map node
> >
> > Hey list -
> >
> > Maybe I'm missing something, but there doesn't seem to be a way to set
> > the repeats for a normal map texture. I don't see a way of setting the
> > repeats anywhere in the XSI Normal Map Node - even if you click on
> > Edit, it brings another PPG to mess with the UVW Transformation, the
> > Wrapping, even the Swap UV - but no repeats ??
> >
> > Anyway I'm using the D3 Node instead for the time being but
> > nonetheless I'm still curious as to why we can't set the repeats... 
> > Anyone ?
> >
> > -=mb.
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