Re: Texture file format

[Alan Fregtman]

If you use Arnold you'll use .tx files for optimal memory management.
(They're highly efficient, if a tad large, multiresolution TIFFs.)

Else, png and exr for the win!



On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 9:23 AM, Stephen Davidson wrote:

> I mostly use PSD, since I use Photoshop to create many of my textures.
> I used to convert to TGA files, in the old days, when Softimage wanted only
> pic format, and used a plugin , for Photoshop, to write PIC files. (many
> moons ago)
>
> Today is so much easier being able to use PSD files directly in Softimage.
> Just don't use CMYK PSD files. :)
>
>
>
>  On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:52 AM, Martin Yara  wrote:
>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> Pretty noob question but I was wondering, what is the most used texture
>> file format you are using for pre-rendered movies?
>>
>> I've had been working mostly in game production (real time) and DDS,
>> Nintendo TGA, normal TGA, are almost the main standard. I rarely see PNG,
>> TIFF being used, not even as a temporary format (for that we use standard
>> TGA or PSD).
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Martin
>>
>
>
>
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Re: Texture file format

[Stephen Davidson]

I mostly use PSD, since I use Photoshop to create many of my textures.
I used to convert to TGA files, in the old days, when Softimage wanted only
pic format, and used a plugin , for Photoshop, to write PIC files. (many
moons ago)

Today is so much easier being able to use PSD files directly in Softimage.
Just don't use CMYK PSD files. :)



On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 4:52 AM, Martin Yara  wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> Pretty noob question but I was wondering, what is the most used texture
> file format you are using for pre-rendered movies?
>
> I've had been working mostly in game production (real time) and DDS,
> Nintendo TGA, normal TGA, are almost the main standard. I rarely see PNG,
> TIFF being used, not even as a temporary format (for that we use standard
> TGA or PSD).
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin
>



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Re: Texture file format

[Morten Bartholdy]

It depends to some degree on which renderer you want to use. Some
renderers, like Arnold works a lot smoother with mipmapped textures for
which we use tiff and exr. MR is pretty good at handling all the texturing
stuff for you as well as 3Delight and Redshift. Tga's would be fine in MR,
but bear in mind you may want to use formats that support float for bump,
displacement and other special maps - tiff and exr do this.

Morten



Den 22. april 2014 kl. 10:52 skrev Martin Yara :

> Hi list,
> 
> Pretty noob question but I was wondering, what is the most used texture
> file format you are using for pre-rendered movies?
> 
> I've had been working mostly in game production (real time) and DDS,
> Nintendo TGA, normal TGA, are almost the main standard. I rarely see PNG,
> TIFF being used, not even as a temporary format (for that we use standard
> TGA or PSD).
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Martin

Re: Texture file format

[Alok Gandhi]

Same for me, have been using TGA.


On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Martin Yara  wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> Pretty noob question but I was wondering, what is the most used texture
> file format you are using for pre-rendered movies?
>
> I've had been working mostly in game production (real time) and DDS,
> Nintendo TGA, normal TGA, are almost the main standard. I rarely see PNG,
> TIFF being used, not even as a temporary format (for that we use standard
> TGA or PSD).
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin
>



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