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nimrod Yaffle

Cavemen are people too...

Join date: 15 Nov 2004

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07-29-2005 10:22

Does anyone have the texture of LL's shinyness? Not just black-white gradiant, but the actual fake shiny texture?

Ghoti Nyak

καλλιστι

Join date: 7 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,078

07-29-2005 10:36

Is there an actual texture overlay? I always thoguht it was a specular effect.

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Skeal Nilsson

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07-29-2005 11:27

It certainly seems static enough doesn't it?

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nimrod Yaffle

Cavemen are people too...

Join date: 15 Nov 2004

Posts: 3,146

07-29-2005 12:23

From: Skeal Nilsson

It certainly seems static enough doesn't it?

It's just the plain shiny texture to make things look shiny for people without shiny turned on.

Chosen Few

Alpha Channel Slave

Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

07-29-2005 13:10

I'm confused what you're asking for. Making different objects appear shiny with a baked faux shine texture is a highly variable process, depending entirely on the shape of the particular object you want to "shine". There's no way to universally apply a single texture to everything and make it look right. Could you perhaps attach a snapshot of an object that has the type of effect you're looking for so I can better understand what you want? I'll be happy to help if I can.

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nimrod Yaffle

Cavemen are people too...

Join date: 15 Nov 2004

Posts: 3,146

07-29-2005 15:32

From: Chosen Few

I'm confused what you're asking for. Making different objects appear shiny with a baked faux shine texture is a highly variable process, depending entirely on the shape of the particular object you want to "shine". There's no way to universally apply a single texture to everything and make it look right. Could you perhaps attach a snapshot of an object that has the type of effect you're looking for so I can better understand what you want? I'll be happy to help if I can.

Just a cylindrical object like a pipe.

nimrod Yaffle

Cavemen are people too...

Join date: 15 Nov 2004

Posts: 3,146

07-29-2005 16:02

At the Gigas Mall, this:

nimrod Yaffle

Cavemen are people too...

Join date: 15 Nov 2004

Posts: 3,146

07-29-2005 16:22

Nevermind, I go it.

Burke Prefect

Cafe Owner, Superhero

Join date: 29 Oct 2004

Posts: 2,785

07-29-2005 16:24

From: nimrod Yaffle

Nevermind, I go it.

Then EXPLAIN it to us? Please?

nimrod Yaffle

Cavemen are people too...

Join date: 15 Nov 2004

Posts: 3,146

07-29-2005 18:01

From: Burke Prefect

Then EXPLAIN it to us? Please?

lol, * got, if you want a copy, IM me ingame!

Kyrah Abattoir

cruelty delight

Join date: 4 Jun 2004

Posts: 2,786

07-29-2005 23:03

why isnt shiny active by default? i get somtimes these idiots "eeeeh you object is all white not chromed like in the picture...."

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Cid Jacobs

Theoretical Meteorologist

Join date: 18 Jul 2004

Posts: 4,304

07-30-2005 01:40

CODE

llSetTexture("36ac9ac1-7947-4ba3-3077-73a4855d1ccc",ALL_SIDES);

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Blain Candour

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Join date: 17 Jun 2005

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08-01-2005 15:19

It is always a good idea to teture anything you make shiny with a low resolution texture just so non shiny people don't see it as a matte color ruining your objects effect totally.

Laukosargas Svarog

Angel ?

Join date: 18 Aug 2004

Posts: 1,304

08-02-2005 03:42

Interesting...

I completely understand why people turn off local lighting but I've found turning off shiny makes little or no difference. I run on a 15" G4 PowerBook which is by no means a great machine for SL but I keep shiny on because

- a) turning it off makes no noticeable difference

- b) I miss so much with it off.

As I make many shiny items I'd like to know what other peoples experience really are ...

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Tya Fallingbridge

Proud Prim Whore

Join date: 28 Aug 2003

Posts: 790

08-02-2005 05:11

Having "shiny" enabled, brings more depth to the overall surroundings.

Thanks for post about the texture, and the code snippet, I am sure this will come in handy one day

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Minsk Oud

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Join date: 12 Jul 2005

Posts: 85

08-02-2005 05:17

Tried moving the psudo-specular texture to adapt to the direction of incoming environmental light? It would seem really easy for simple shapes like pipes.

Lora Morgan

Puts the "eek" in "geek"

Join date: 19 Mar 2004

Posts: 779

08-02-2005 05:43

What does the code do that I can't by just selecting the texture when building?

Cid Jacobs

Theoretical Meteorologist

Join date: 18 Jul 2004

Posts: 4,304

08-02-2005 05:47

From: Lora Morgan

What does the code do that I can't by just selecting the texture when building?

It's just in case you dont have the texture in your inventory or dont want to upload it.

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Max Metropolitan

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Join date: 7 Jun 2005

Posts: 15

08-03-2005 02:52

for me the shiny gradient is one of the most clever ideas. I've been working on various way to get special effects in SL without having to utilize the options SL gave us due to the fact ppl tend to squawk over it in time.

I came up with a reflective glass effect that I'm extremely pleased with by taking various pics of the surrounding skylines in both day and night. i posted an example on a globe

HERE

The 'shiny' objects option checked as on tends to lag me personally so i'm glad I can disguise flat and transparent textures as shiny for an option as well as reflection. HTe more clever the better

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nimrod Yaffle Cavemen are people too... Join date: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3,146	07-29-2005 10:22 Does anyone have the texture of LL's shinyness? Not just black-white gradiant, but the actual fake shiny texture?
Ghoti Nyak καλλιστι Join date: 7 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,078	07-29-2005 10:36 Is there an actual texture overlay? I always thoguht it was a specular effect. -Ghoti _____________________ "Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on the terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon." ~ H.P. Lovecraft
Skeal Nilsson Registered User Join date: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 11	07-29-2005 11:27 It certainly seems static enough doesn't it? _____________________ http://secondlife.com/vote/index.php?get_id=454
nimrod Yaffle Cavemen are people too... Join date: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3,146	07-29-2005 12:23 From: Skeal Nilsson It certainly seems static enough doesn't it? It's just the plain shiny texture to make things look shiny for people without shiny turned on.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	07-29-2005 13:10 I'm confused what you're asking for. Making different objects appear shiny with a baked faux shine texture is a highly variable process, depending entirely on the shape of the particular object you want to "shine". There's no way to universally apply a single texture to everything and make it look right. Could you perhaps attach a snapshot of an object that has the type of effect you're looking for so I can better understand what you want? I'll be happy to help if I can. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
nimrod Yaffle Cavemen are people too... Join date: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3,146	07-29-2005 15:32 From: Chosen Few I'm confused what you're asking for. Making different objects appear shiny with a baked faux shine texture is a highly variable process, depending entirely on the shape of the particular object you want to "shine". There's no way to universally apply a single texture to everything and make it look right. Could you perhaps attach a snapshot of an object that has the type of effect you're looking for so I can better understand what you want? I'll be happy to help if I can. Just a cylindrical object like a pipe.
nimrod Yaffle Cavemen are people too... Join date: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3,146	07-29-2005 16:02 At the Gigas Mall, this:
nimrod Yaffle Cavemen are people too... Join date: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3,146	07-29-2005 16:22 Nevermind, I go it.
Burke Prefect Cafe Owner, Superhero Join date: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 2,785	07-29-2005 16:24 From: nimrod Yaffle Nevermind, I go it. Then EXPLAIN it to us? Please?
nimrod Yaffle Cavemen are people too... Join date: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3,146	07-29-2005 18:01 From: Burke Prefect Then EXPLAIN it to us? Please? lol, * got, if you want a copy, IM me ingame!
Kyrah Abattoir cruelty delight Join date: 4 Jun 2004 Posts: 2,786	07-29-2005 23:03 why isnt shiny active by default? i get somtimes these idiots "eeeeh you object is all white not chromed like in the picture...." _____________________ tired of XStreetSL? try those! apez http://tinyurl.com/yfm9d5b metalife http://tinyurl.com/yzm3yvw metaverse exchange http://tinyurl.com/yzh7j4a slapt http://tinyurl.com/yfqah9u
Cid Jacobs Theoretical Meteorologist Join date: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 4,304	07-30-2005 01:40 CODE llSetTexture("36ac9ac1-7947-4ba3-3077-73a4855d1ccc",ALL_SIDES); _____________________
Blain Candour Registered User Join date: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 83	08-01-2005 15:19 It is always a good idea to teture anything you make shiny with a low resolution texture just so non shiny people don't see it as a matte color ruining your objects effect totally.
Laukosargas Svarog Angel ? Join date: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 1,304	08-02-2005 03:42 Interesting... I completely understand why people turn off local lighting but I've found turning off shiny makes little or no difference. I run on a 15" G4 PowerBook which is by no means a great machine for SL but I keep shiny on because - a) turning it off makes no noticeable difference - b) I miss so much with it off. As I make many shiny items I'd like to know what other peoples experience really are ... _____________________ *Geometry is music frozen...*
Tya Fallingbridge Proud Prim Whore Join date: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 790	08-02-2005 05:11 Having "shiny" enabled, brings more depth to the overall surroundings. Thanks for post about the texture, and the code snippet, I am sure this will come in handy one day _____________________
Minsk Oud Registered User Join date: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 85	08-02-2005 05:17 Tried moving the psudo-specular texture to adapt to the direction of incoming environmental light? It would seem really easy for simple shapes like pipes.
Lora Morgan Puts the "eek" in "geek" Join date: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 779	08-02-2005 05:43 What does the code do that I can't by just selecting the texture when building?
Cid Jacobs Theoretical Meteorologist Join date: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 4,304	08-02-2005 05:47 From: Lora Morgan What does the code do that I can't by just selecting the texture when building? It's just in case you dont have the texture in your inventory or dont want to upload it. _____________________
Max Metropolitan Registered User Join date: 7 Jun 2005 Posts: 15	08-03-2005 02:52 for me the shiny gradient is one of the most clever ideas. I've been working on various way to get special effects in SL without having to utilize the options SL gave us due to the fact ppl tend to squawk over it in time. I came up with a reflective glass effect that I'm extremely pleased with by taking various pics of the surrounding skylines in both day and night. i posted an example on a globe HERE The 'shiny' objects option checked as on tends to lag me personally so i'm glad I can disguise flat and transparent textures as shiny for an option as well as reflection. HTe more clever the better