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Tina Tangerine

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02-02-2007 05:24

I trying to take pics on a N30 machine, I save to my hard drive and upload. Prob is when I upload, its a texture not a snapshot, Question is how do I save a file as a snapshot ?

Jonathan Mulberry

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02-02-2007 06:07

Textures and Snapshots are essentially the same thing... they are both just graphics files. Just move the snapshot from the texture folder into the Snapshot folder.

It doen't really matter which folder they are in they both do the same things.

Chosen Few

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02-02-2007 06:19

There's no functional difference between a snapshot and a texture. They both do the exact same thing. The only difference between the two is the name. The label "snapshot" indicates an image that originated inside SL. "Texture" means an image that was uploaded to SL from the outside world. That's it.

If I may ask, why do you want your uploaded images to be called "snapshots" anyway? They won't behave any differently; they'll just have a different name.

And by the way, out of curiousity, what do you mean by "N30 machine". I googled it, and I found thousands of products with the name "N30", from cameras to computers to mice to copy machines to PDA's. It's also apparently the name of a dance club, the acquired title of a fairly historic protest rally, a type of film, a catalog listing for a classical music composition, and the name of a medical catheter, among many, many other things. Which one's yours?

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Rukos Lange

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02-02-2007 06:34

Hi Chosen,

If not mistaken, N30 is a popular photo/modelling studio available for purchase in sl.

Chosen Few

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02-02-2007 06:47

From: Rukos Lange

Hi Chosen,

If not mistaken, N30 is a popular photo/modelling studio available for purchase in sl.

Ah, thanks Rukos. That makes sense now. Not as fun to talk about as the medical catheter though.

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Tina Tangerine

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02-02-2007 06:53

Well.. unless Im doing something wrong I cant link a texture to a not card but I can with a snapshot. So in other words I can't drag I pic which is a snap shot over to my note but not a texture. So there is i different ( i think) Its not just a matter of dragging a texture to the snapshot folder, in fact you cant.

Tina Tangerine

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N30

02-02-2007 06:56

OOOhhh and yes, N30 is a SL photo studio

Chosen Few

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02-02-2007 07:12

From: Tina Tangerine

Well.. unless Im doing something wrong I cant link a texture to a not card but I can with a snapshot. So in other words I can't drag I pic which is a snap shot over to my note but not a texture. So there is i different ( i think) Its not just a matter of dragging a texture to the snapshot folder, in fact you cant.

Hmm. Looks like you're right. That's odd.

I stand corrected. There is at least one small functional difference between snapshots and textures.

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Alyse Perenti

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02-02-2007 07:49

From: Tina Tangerine

Well.. unless Im doing something wrong I cant link a texture to a not card but I can with a snapshot. So in other words I can't drag I pic which is a snap shot over to my note but not a texture. So there is i different ( i think) Its not just a matter of dragging a texture to the snapshot folder, in fact you cant.

I believe a texture must have full permissions set "on" for the next owner to be able to include it in a notecard as a snapshot substitute.

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02-02-2007 08:19

From: Alyse Perenti

I believe a texture must have full permissions set "on" for the next owner to be able to include it in a notecard as a snapshot substitute.

I'm not able to embed my own textures into notecards ( I could count the number of other people's textures I own on one hand), so it doesn't seem to be a permissions issue.

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Ceera Murakami

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02-02-2007 08:40

The problem with putting a texture into a notecard is a permissions issue. By default, a snapshot is full perms. But by default, an imported texture is NO copy / NO Mod / Transfer OK. To put that texture into a notecard, it had to be set to full perms, even if it's your texture and your notecard. That is because the notecard can give the texture to the person you give the card to,

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02-02-2007 09:18

From: Ceera Murakami

The problem with putting a texture into a notecard is a permissions issue. By default, a snapshot is full perms. But by default, an imported texture is NO copy / NO Mod / Transfer OK. To put that texture into a notecard, it had to be set to full perms, even if it's your texture and your notecard. That is because the notecard can give the texture to the person you give the card to,

Ah, I get it now. Thanks, Ceera. Sorry Alyse for mistakenly disagreeing with you.

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Tina Tangerine

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Ok

02-02-2007 09:58

well that makes sense, I knew would be simple

Alyse Perenti

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02-02-2007 12:59

From: Chosen Few

Ah, I get it now. Thanks, Ceera. Sorry Alyse for mistakenly disagreeing with you.

No problem atall... Ceera said it so much clearer!

Ceera Murakami

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Join date: 9 Sep 2005

Posts: 7,750

02-02-2007 14:43

Glad I could help! As a texture artist and sim architect, I deal with textures and notecards a lot. Most of my sim proposals are notecards that include textures that I have uploaded, showing things like rough parcel layouts, security grids, and the like. I'd be truly lost if I couldn't add an uploaded texture to a notecard!

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Tina Tangerine

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02-05-2007 08:55

I did what you said and it works, but why a snapfolder ? Is it something from a older version ?

Textures vs. Snapshots
Tina Tangerine Registered User Join date: 1 Nov 2006 Posts: 65	02-02-2007 05:24 I trying to take pics on a N30 machine, I save to my hard drive and upload. Prob is when I upload, its a texture not a snapshot, Question is how do I save a file as a snapshot ?
Jonathan Mulberry Registered User Join date: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 106	02-02-2007 06:07 Textures and Snapshots are essentially the same thing... they are both just graphics files. Just move the snapshot from the texture folder into the Snapshot folder. It doen't really matter which folder they are in they both do the same things.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	02-02-2007 06:19 There's no functional difference between a snapshot and a texture. They both do the exact same thing. The only difference between the two is the name. The label "snapshot" indicates an image that originated inside SL. "Texture" means an image that was uploaded to SL from the outside world. That's it. If I may ask, why do you want your uploaded images to be called "snapshots" anyway? They won't behave any differently; they'll just have a different name. And by the way, out of curiousity, what do you mean by "N30 machine". I googled it, and I found thousands of products with the name "N30", from cameras to computers to mice to copy machines to PDA's. It's also apparently the name of a dance club, the acquired title of a fairly historic protest rally, a type of film, a catalog listing for a classical music composition, and the name of a medical catheter, among many, many other things. Which one's yours? _____________________ . 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.
Rukos Lange Registered User Join date: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 36	02-02-2007 06:34 Hi Chosen, If not mistaken, N30 is a popular photo/modelling studio available for purchase in sl.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	02-02-2007 06:47 From: Rukos Lange Hi Chosen, If not mistaken, N30 is a popular photo/modelling studio available for purchase in sl. Ah, thanks Rukos. That makes sense now. Not as fun to talk about as the medical catheter though. _____________________ . 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.
Tina Tangerine Registered User Join date: 1 Nov 2006 Posts: 65	02-02-2007 06:53 Well.. unless Im doing something wrong I cant link a texture to a not card but I can with a snapshot. So in other words I can't drag I pic which is a snap shot over to my note but not a texture. So there is i different ( i think) Its not just a matter of dragging a texture to the snapshot folder, in fact you cant.
Tina Tangerine Registered User Join date: 1 Nov 2006 Posts: 65	N30 02-02-2007 06:56 OOOhhh and yes, N30 is a SL photo studio
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	02-02-2007 07:12 From: Tina Tangerine Well.. unless Im doing something wrong I cant link a texture to a not card but I can with a snapshot. So in other words I can't drag I pic which is a snap shot over to my note but not a texture. So there is i different ( i think) Its not just a matter of dragging a texture to the snapshot folder, in fact you cant. Hmm. Looks like you're right. That's odd. I stand corrected. There is at least one small functional difference between snapshots and textures. _____________________ . 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.
Alyse Perenti Registered User Join date: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 15	02-02-2007 07:49 From: Tina Tangerine Well.. unless Im doing something wrong I cant link a texture to a not card but I can with a snapshot. So in other words I can't drag I pic which is a snap shot over to my note but not a texture. So there is i different ( i think) Its not just a matter of dragging a texture to the snapshot folder, in fact you cant. I believe a texture must have full permissions set "on" for the next owner to be able to include it in a notecard as a snapshot substitute.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	02-02-2007 08:19 From: Alyse Perenti I believe a texture must have full permissions set "on" for the next owner to be able to include it in a notecard as a snapshot substitute. I'm not able to embed my own textures into notecards ( I could count the number of other people's textures I own on one hand), so it doesn't seem to be a permissions issue. _____________________ . 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.
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	02-02-2007 08:40 The problem with putting a texture into a notecard is a permissions issue. By default, a snapshot is full perms. But by default, an imported texture is NO copy / NO Mod / Transfer OK. To put that texture into a notecard, it had to be set to full perms, even if it's your texture and your notecard. That is because the notecard can give the texture to the person you give the card to, _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	02-02-2007 09:18 From: Ceera Murakami The problem with putting a texture into a notecard is a permissions issue. By default, a snapshot is full perms. But by default, an imported texture is NO copy / NO Mod / Transfer OK. To put that texture into a notecard, it had to be set to full perms, even if it's your texture and your notecard. That is because the notecard can give the texture to the person you give the card to, Ah, I get it now. Thanks, Ceera. Sorry Alyse for mistakenly disagreeing with you. _____________________ . 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.
Tina Tangerine Registered User Join date: 1 Nov 2006 Posts: 65	Ok 02-02-2007 09:58 well that makes sense, I knew would be simple
Alyse Perenti Registered User Join date: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 15	02-02-2007 12:59 From: Chosen Few Ah, I get it now. Thanks, Ceera. Sorry Alyse for mistakenly disagreeing with you. No problem atall... Ceera said it so much clearer!
Ceera Murakami Texture Artist / Builder Join date: 9 Sep 2005 Posts: 7,750	02-02-2007 14:43 Glad I could help! As a texture artist and sim architect, I deal with textures and notecards a lot. Most of my sim proposals are notecards that include textures that I have uploaded, showing things like rough parcel layouts, security grids, and the like. I'd be truly lost if I couldn't add an uploaded texture to a notecard! _____________________ Sorry, LL won't let me tell you where I sell my textures and where I offer my services as a sim builder. Ask me in-world.
Tina Tangerine Registered User Join date: 1 Nov 2006 Posts: 65	02-05-2007 08:55 I did what you said and it works, but why a snapfolder ? Is it something from a older version ?

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