Hi guys ,
This is a bit of a desperate request does anyone know of a way to convert a Normal map to a Displacement map ?
Basically I have a low poly character with a normal map and id like to subdivide the mesh in my 3d app and use the normal map as a displacement map .
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
cheers
A normal map doesn’t have the information necessary to be processed for displacements. All it does it perturb the surface normals of the object to give an illusion of details – sort of like a fancy bump map.
Here’s an analogy: I can give you a good description for how to create a glass of what looks like Sprite. But without the actual recipe, you’re not going to have Sprite. A normal map contains instructions for how to make something look pretty close to the real thing, but it’s not the actual recipe for real depth.
Hehe. A funny way of describing the “problem”.
hi folks…ok, old thread, but what about using a replikator for the sprite?
[http://www.zarria.net/heightmap/heightmap.html](file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/sascha.henrichs/Desktop/DisplacementCreatorV2.1.exe)
bump
the displacement generator mentioned in the above post really rocks.
http://www.zarria.net/heightmap/heightmap.html
Properly used, it turns your flatbed scanner into a 3d-scanner. Anyhow… it’s well worth checking out!
oh and btw. the nvidia plug does it too.
http://christianstoray.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=32