TeAcH Posted September 10, 2000 Share Posted September 10, 2000 Id like to pose a question to all of the pro-mod-sters out there. Is it possible to convert photos into .bmps for use in CM? and will they look good? I'm wondering how the terrain would look if a photo of grass (say 20x20 top down) was used. Maybe this was already done or attempted. TeAcH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted September 11, 2000 Share Posted September 11, 2000 I don't know about grass, but buildings should be definitely possible. It's just a question of finding the right photographs. ------------------ Der ver zwei peanuts, valking down der Strasse, and von vas...assaulted! peanut. Ho-ho-ho-ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyShot Posted September 11, 2000 Share Posted September 11, 2000 teach, It probably wouldn't work too well for a couple reasons: - unless you happen to get the same lighting on all your shots, it would require touching-up/altering every image so that the colour, shadows, etc. is all consistent (a lot of work!) - when you size the photos down (some to only about 128x128 pixels) they lose most of their detail anyways. That said, a lot of the textures in CM, both originals and mods, are based on photos and then tweaked in a paint program. And, if you have a super powerful system and graphics card you could try to make a set of very high-res textures that would preserve a lot of the photo's detail - but I don't think there are enough people with those systems to warrant the time spent on a project like that - at least not yet! So in a way you're right - photos are a big part of the textures in CM, but nice photos alone won't guarantee a nice looking mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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