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Raziel Vesperia

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Join date: 16 Jul 2005

Posts: 48

11-07-2005 13:21

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong. I follow everything according to the SL guide, but when I'm wearing my tattoo which I created in Photoshop by inverting the Alpha... it's super blurry, well, not super blurry, but certainly not sharp.

Thanks!

Photo now attached!

Chosen Few

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Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

11-07-2005 14:09

It would be helpful if you could post a picture of the problem. It's a bit hard to diagnose just by you're description. Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "inverting the alpha." Please explain.

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Eloise Pasteur

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Join date: 14 Jul 2004

Posts: 1,952

11-07-2005 23:46

I've occasionally had this since 1.7 with textures that worked just fine before. Something that forces the av to redraw itself often fixed it - I ended up creating a transparent jacket and wearing that when the tats didn't draw properly and it worked just fine.

So it might be worth trying that, it could be a SL texture drawing issue, not a problem with your PS skills at all.

Namssor Daguerre

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Join date: 18 Feb 2004

Posts: 1,423

11-08-2005 14:54

I think it's a 99% chance that SL redraw is the problem. Remember they had to fix a bug that prevented the full resolution redraw. It was crippling for high rez photo shoots

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Edred Einarmige

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Join date: 3 Oct 2005

Posts: 16

11-10-2005 20:19

From: Raziel Vesperia

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong. I follow everything according to the SL guide, but when I'm wearing my tattoo which I created in Photoshop by inverting the Alpha... it's super blurry, well, not super blurry, but certainly not sharp.

Thanks!

Photo now attached!

What resolution is your tat at? I created a purple latex texture and it was coming out blurry, but when I resed the template up to 1024x1024 and did it the quality increased. Just don't rez it down to 512x512 before you save it and it will work fine.

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Raziel Vesperia Virtual Hippie Join date: 16 Jul 2005 Posts: 48	11-07-2005 13:21 Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong. I follow everything according to the SL guide, but when I'm wearing my tattoo which I created in Photoshop by inverting the Alpha... it's super blurry, well, not super blurry, but certainly not sharp. Thanks! Photo now attached!
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	11-07-2005 14:09 It would be helpful if you could post a picture of the problem. It's a bit hard to diagnose just by you're description. Also, I'm not sure what you mean by "inverting the alpha." Please explain. _____________________ . 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.
Eloise Pasteur Curious Individual Join date: 14 Jul 2004 Posts: 1,952	11-07-2005 23:46 I've occasionally had this since 1.7 with textures that worked just fine before. Something that forces the av to redraw itself often fixed it - I ended up creating a transparent jacket and wearing that when the tats didn't draw properly and it worked just fine. So it might be worth trying that, it could be a SL texture drawing issue, not a problem with your PS skills at all.
Namssor Daguerre Imitates life Join date: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1,423	11-08-2005 14:54 I think it's a 99% chance that SL redraw is the problem. Remember they had to fix a bug that prevented the full resolution redraw. It was crippling for high rez photo shoots _____________________
Edred Einarmige Registered User Join date: 3 Oct 2005 Posts: 16	11-10-2005 20:19 From: Raziel Vesperia Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong. I follow everything according to the SL guide, but when I'm wearing my tattoo which I created in Photoshop by inverting the Alpha... it's super blurry, well, not super blurry, but certainly not sharp. Thanks! Photo now attached! What resolution is your tat at? I created a purple latex texture and it was coming out blurry, but when I resed the template up to 1024x1024 and did it the quality increased. Just don't rez it down to 512x512 before you save it and it will work fine.