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Rachel Boram

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Join date: 19 Dec 2006

Posts: 48

08-18-2007 11:31

I found a texture (at a web site that specialises in that sort of thing). i want to bring the texture to sl. So which can i download to my computer (from the internet) and then upload to use as a texture?

.tiff
.jpeg
.eps (can it be downloaded - put in Adobe Illustrator then changed to a .tga for use in the game?)

Which of these files can be uploaded to the game? Most of these are downloadable as vector .eps. Please please please say these will work in second life.

Reitsuki Kojima

Witchhunter

Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 5,328

08-18-2007 12:10

SL supports .jpg, .bmp, .tga, and .png. Not .tiff, not even JPG2000 (stupidly enough), and most certainly not any vector format natively.

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I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.

Gregory McLeod

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Join date: 21 Oct 2006

Posts: 278

08-18-2007 12:11

I believe .tiff and .jpeg can be modified in your computer to .tga depending on what you use there.
Warning there may be a loss of layer depth when converting to .tga.

Reitsuki Kojima

Witchhunter

Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 5,328

08-18-2007 12:24

From: Gregory McLeod

I believe .tiff and .jpeg can be modified in your computer to .tga depending on what you use there.
Warning there may be a loss of layer depth when converting to .tga.

Well, yes, but I didn't think this needed to be said - anyone with even a halfway respectable graphics package can convert almost any format to almost any other format.

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I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.

Al Sonic

Builder Furiend

Join date: 13 Jun 2006

Posts: 162

A note on uploaded textures...

08-18-2007 12:41

Remember, technically ALL textures that go into SL end up as JPG2000 files (which is why Reitsuki finds it silly that you can't actually upload them using that format). Also, the texture shown on your prims is effectively never greater than 512×512 in size. (to get around this, either use multiple textured surfaces, or tile a single texture multiple times across a surface.)

Basically just save it to a .png/.tga/.bmp (doesn't matter which) at 512×512, or any other lower powers of 2 e.g. 128×256, and upload that file.

On an interesting note, I heard that 128×128 and below are being made lossless for sculpting purposes, though I'd have to ask Qarl for more info on that one....

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Chosen Few

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Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

08-18-2007 15:34

From: Al Sonic

On an interesting note, I heard that 128×128 and below are being made lossless for sculpting purposes, though I'd have to ask Qarl for more info on that one....

I heard this as well today. It's great news. No more having to upload via command line just to get straight lines. Yay! I love Qarl.

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Gregory McLeod

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Join date: 21 Oct 2006

Posts: 278

08-19-2007 01:34

From: Reitsuki Kojima

Well, yes, but I didn't think this needed to be said - anyone with even a halfway respectable graphics package can convert almost any format to almost any other format.

I was just trying to be helpful. To return the many times I have been helped by someone taking the time to reply. I'll just sit quietly in the background from now on.

Reitsuki Kojima

Witchhunter

Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 5,328

08-19-2007 05:04

From: Gregory McLeod

I was just trying to be helpful. To return the many times I have been helped by someone taking the time to reply. I'll just sit quietly in the background from now on.

Sorry - that came off harsher than intended. I was just trying to make it clear I wasn't too stoopid to think of that

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I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.

Domino Marama

Domino Designs

Join date: 22 Sep 2006

Posts: 1,126

It will!

08-19-2007 10:24

You can convert vector .eps to tga image files with Ghostscript

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1897&package_id=108733

Chosen Few

Alpha Channel Slave

Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

08-19-2007 12:56

From: Domino Marama

You can convert vector .eps to tga image files with Ghostscript

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1897&package_id=108733

Wouldn't it be simpler just to convert it in one of the standard, full-featured program like Photoshop, PSP, GIMP, or Paint.net? Just about everyone on this forum has at least one, if not several, of these. They're required must-haves for anyone doing any texturing at all.

While it's nice that people are out there exercising their programming chops by making these obscure little dedicated translation utilities, I really can't fathom why anyone would bother with them when the standard tools already do all the same things and more.

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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.

Domino Marama

Domino Designs

Join date: 22 Sep 2006

Posts: 1,126

08-19-2007 15:05

From: Chosen Few

Wouldn't it be simpler just to convert it in one of the standard, full-featured program like Photoshop, PSP, GIMP, or Paint.net?

He he. Well as Rachel mentioned Illustrator I'm assuming she will be using that.

I'm not familiar with the import / export options of all the software out there, and was just offering an option for anyone who needs a standalone converter.

Made me laugh to hear Ghostscript called obscure

Lolita Pro

www.PhotosByLolita.com

Join date: 30 Oct 2006

Posts: 273

08-27-2007 09:50

http://www.IrfanView.com <--freeware

Also, make sure to download the plugin pack.

Will it work? Please say it will!
Rachel Boram Registered User Join date: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 48	08-18-2007 11:31 I found a texture (at a web site that specialises in that sort of thing). i want to bring the texture to sl. So which can i download to my computer (from the internet) and then upload to use as a texture? .tiff .jpeg .eps (can it be downloaded - put in Adobe Illustrator then changed to a .tga for use in the game?) Which of these files can be uploaded to the game? Most of these are downloadable as vector .eps. Please please please say these will work in second life.
Reitsuki Kojima Witchhunter Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 5,328	08-18-2007 12:10 SL supports .jpg, .bmp, .tga, and .png. Not .tiff, not even JPG2000 (stupidly enough), and most certainly not any vector format natively. _____________________ I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.
Gregory McLeod Registered User Join date: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 278	08-18-2007 12:11 I believe .tiff and .jpeg can be modified in your computer to .tga depending on what you use there. Warning there may be a loss of layer depth when converting to .tga.
Reitsuki Kojima Witchhunter Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 5,328	08-18-2007 12:24 From: Gregory McLeod I believe .tiff and .jpeg can be modified in your computer to .tga depending on what you use there. Warning there may be a loss of layer depth when converting to .tga. Well, yes, but I didn't think this needed to be said - anyone with even a halfway respectable graphics package can convert almost any format to almost any other format. _____________________ I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.
Al Sonic Builder Furiend Join date: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 162	A note on uploaded textures... 08-18-2007 12:41 Remember, technically ALL textures that go into SL end up as JPG2000 files (which is why Reitsuki finds it silly that you can't actually upload them using that format). Also, the texture shown on your prims is effectively never greater than 512×512 in size. (to get around this, either use multiple textured surfaces, or tile a single texture multiple times across a surface.) Basically just save it to a .png/.tga/.bmp (doesn't matter which) at 512×512, or any other lower powers of 2 e.g. 128×256, and upload that file. On an interesting note, I heard that 128×128 and below are being made lossless for sculpting purposes, though I'd have to ask Qarl for more info on that one.... _____________________ If I said a thing ya don't understand, lemme know. I too love it when info is easy to read .
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	08-18-2007 15:34 From: Al Sonic On an interesting note, I heard that 128×128 and below are being made lossless for sculpting purposes, though I'd have to ask Qarl for more info on that one.... I heard this as well today. It's great news. No more having to upload via command line just to get straight lines. Yay! I love Qarl. _____________________ . 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.
Gregory McLeod Registered User Join date: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 278	08-19-2007 01:34 From: Reitsuki Kojima Well, yes, but I didn't think this needed to be said - anyone with even a halfway respectable graphics package can convert almost any format to almost any other format. I was just trying to be helpful. To return the many times I have been helped by someone taking the time to reply. I'll just sit quietly in the background from now on.
Reitsuki Kojima Witchhunter Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 5,328	08-19-2007 05:04 From: Gregory McLeod I was just trying to be helpful. To return the many times I have been helped by someone taking the time to reply. I'll just sit quietly in the background from now on. Sorry - that came off harsher than intended. I was just trying to make it clear I wasn't too stoopid to think of that _____________________ I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.
Domino Marama Domino Designs Join date: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 1,126	It will! 08-19-2007 10:24 You can convert vector .eps to tga image files with Ghostscript http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1897&package_id=108733
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	08-19-2007 12:56 From: Domino Marama You can convert vector .eps to tga image files with Ghostscript http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1897&package_id=108733 Wouldn't it be simpler just to convert it in one of the standard, full-featured program like Photoshop, PSP, GIMP, or Paint.net? Just about everyone on this forum has at least one, if not several, of these. They're required must-haves for anyone doing any texturing at all. While it's nice that people are out there exercising their programming chops by making these obscure little dedicated translation utilities, I really can't fathom why anyone would bother with them when the standard tools already do all the same things and more. _____________________ . 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.
Domino Marama Domino Designs Join date: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 1,126	08-19-2007 15:05 From: Chosen Few Wouldn't it be simpler just to convert it in one of the standard, full-featured program like Photoshop, PSP, GIMP, or Paint.net? He he. Well as Rachel mentioned Illustrator I'm assuming she will be using that. I'm not familiar with the import / export options of all the software out there, and was just offering an option for anyone who needs a standalone converter. Made me laugh to hear Ghostscript called obscure
Lolita Pro www.PhotosByLolita.com Join date: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 273	08-27-2007 09:50 http://www.IrfanView.com <--freeware Also, make sure to download the plugin pack.

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