"Christoph Hormann" <chr### [at] gmxde> wrote in message
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> > Secondly can anybody give me any tips on creating the best landscapes
(I'm
> > using heightfields)?  Should I save the greyscale images as 24bit or
32bit?
> > Thanks
>
> 24bit or 32bit?
>
> Usually you would use 8 or 16 bit for heightfields (as PNG or PGM format
> for example), 24 bit TGA with red and green channel for the height values
> is another common form.

Oh I see, it's just that when I save in Photoshop as a TGA is gives me the
option of 16bit, 24bit or 32bit - I've just done some tests and 32bit seems
to produce the best results.

I'm checking out the links now.

Peter Cracknell

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