POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.unofficial.patches : Bump_maps + Mesh + MegaPov? : Re: Bump_maps + Mesh + MegaPov? Server Time
1 Sep 2024 18:13:11 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Bump_maps + Mesh + MegaPov?  
From: Gilles Tran
Date: 14 Jan 2001 13:16:06
Message: <3A61ECBE.E3A85E4C@inapg.inra.fr>
GrimDude wrote:

> I'm not getting bumps from image_maps. Is this broken for mesh objects?
> Forgive me if I'm posting on a known thing. I'm pulling hair over here! :)

Are you sure that your bump map is contrasted enough ? For instance, the bump
maps that come with Poser have little contrast, so to make them usable I
convert them to B&W and increase the contrast. It's easier to control if you
have the full range of tones between black and white.

G.
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