Easy Normal-Map & Shader Generator

THIS TOOL IS AMAZING!!!!

YOU RULE MAN!!

Out of curiosity, what shader model is required in order to use this tool? I assume v1.1, seeing as my card is able to run it fine... but just for refrence, when figuring out what the requirements are of my current project...

Thank you, and great job with this too, it really simplifies normal mapping
DeKO_Mania

Edit: Also, it appears there is some problem with your software. I will try to explain the circumstances as best as possible...

First, I created a very simple texture in Photoshop, using some clouding effects to create a mixed gradient, and then created an alpha layer, on which I added some "noise" to get the effect of sand. Then, I saved that texture as a .bmp file (to the desktop). When I tried to import that file into your program, it gave me a nondescript "Windows Error", and shut the program down. Now, every time I try to run your program, it gives me the following error:

Error E355
Startup failure

Any idea as to whats up?

BTW: The texture was 512x512...

Hallo,
sehr nettes Tool, danke.

Hi DeKO,

sorry, I don't know the reason for your problem. I just have get problems using textures >1024x1024. If you get an startup failure, try to delete all the "temp" files you can find in the program folder. Try then a shorter file name for your picture.
Hope it works.

Regards
TSGames

@ TSG_Torsten:

Well it isn't really important features to export for Lite-C. The conversion is very easy for the exported C-Script, but it would be more convienent if it could be done automatically by the click of a button.

C-Script
Code:

---

material Example_mat
{
	// section: Diffuse:
	// entry: Red
	diffuse_red = 255;
	// entry: Green
	diffuse_green = 255;
	// entry: Blue
	diffuse_blue = 255;
	
	// section: Ambient:
	// entry: Red
	ambient_red = 16.0;
	// entry: Green
	ambient_green = 16.0;
	// entry: Blue
	ambient_blue = 16.0;
	
	//	// section: Sun:
	//	// entry: Red
	//	specular_red = 64.0;
	//	// entry: Green
	//	specular_green = 64.0;
	//	// entry: Blue
	//	specular_blue = 64.0;
	
	// section: Static Lighting:
	// entry: Red
	emissive_red = 255.0;
	// entry: Green
	emissive_green = 255.0;
	// entry: Blue
	emissive_blue = 255.0;
	//
	flags = tangent | enable_render;
	effect = "NM_Shader.fx";
}

action Example_action
{
	my.material=Example_mat;
//Hier kommt weiterer Code für die Entity
}

---

Lite-C
Code:

---

MATERIAL* Example_mat =
{
	// section: Diffuse:
	// entry: Red
	diffuse_red = 255;
	// entry: Green
	diffuse_green = 255;
	// entry: Blue
	diffuse_blue = 255;
	
	// section: Ambient:
	// entry: Red
	ambient_red = 16.0;
	// entry: Green
	ambient_green = 16.0;
	// entry: Blue
	ambient_blue = 16.0;
	
	//	// section: Sun:
	//	// entry: Red
	//	specular_red = 64.0;
	//	// entry: Green
	//	specular_green = 64.0;
	//	// entry: Blue
	//	specular_blue = 64.0;
	
	// section: Static Lighting:
	// entry: Red
	emissive_red = 255.0;
	// entry: Green
	emissive_green = 255.0;
	// entry: Blue
	emissive_blue = 255.0;
	//
	flags = tangent | ENABLE_RENDER;
	effect = "NM_Shader.fx";
}

action Example_action()
{
	my.material=Example_mat;
//Hier kommt weiterer Code für die Entity
}

---

Ok, thx, i would import it in the next hours and upload the new version as soon as it is ready, stay tuned

Regards
TSGames

Ok, the new version 1.2 is now out, featuring lite-c export. The download link is the same, again.

Regards
TSGames

hm, ne stimmt ich meine natürlich die normalmap. ich hab keine ahnung warum das gerade bei mir nicht geht... das mit den lichtern klappt auch nicht hmm

Einzigste Möglichkeit wäre ein Problem deiner Grafikkarte. Vielleicht unterstützt sie diesen Shader nicht (ich hab den nicht geschrieben, kann dir da also nicht helfen). Eine Möglichkeit wäre, mal eine andere Shader-FX zu probieren (in der Massive Shader Collection von Slin gibts ja zur genüge Normal Mapping Shader).

Gruß
TSGames

hm, also meine grafikkarte unterstützt shader 3.0. verdammt nochmal

Nice work! I've just downloaded it myself, though it will be a little while before I start using it (and I'm new to NM'ing, shaders, etc). Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the Lite-C export!

Only to prevent errors add to the top these two lines:

Code:

---

//Exported by Normal Map Creator ©TSGames
//Just add the action an entity
//Have fun with the Code!
//Don't forget: The first skin is the color map
//The second skin is the normal map
//Lite-C Version

#include <acknex.h>
#include <default.c>

---

Ok, so it seems that your program simply has no support for textures with alpha layers. I just ran a comparason between two textures, the same texture, but one created with an alpha layer, and one without. The one with the alpha layer crashed the program, and I subsequently had to reinstall. However, the texture without the alpha layer is currently running fine. So, I am not sure what exactly would cause this, but it is a fairly big glitch, as I often use alpha layers for my textures. Just thought I would let you know my findings...

Both textures are bitmaps @ 512x512. If you would be interested in getting those textures for your own testing, PM me and I would be happy to email them to you.

Regards,
DeKO_Mania

Nice! Very useful and creative. Also very good and clean installer (forget which program it was, but I've used it before)...

This will definatly be part of my toolset, thanks again


Not to sound greedy, but is that normal-map shader mine? Just curious...

Also, how did you create the normal maps? Just scan through the texture and calculate the normal yourself, or is there another tool involved?

bmap_to_normals(bmap,factor)

Didn´t I give you the link to xXxGuitar511s Thread?
But yeah, it is that shader

for some reason this crashs on startup, just getting this

Can you give some more information about your system? CPU, graphic adapter, etc.?

Regards
TSGames

xp home edition
sp2

amd athlon 64 processor
2.19ghz, 1gig ram
is that what your after?

It would be important to know what graphic card are you using, which shader it are support and which max. texture size.

Regards
TSGames

the texture was 1024x1024 bmp
i`m not to sure on how to find the system specs mate, but it think this is what your after, nvidea ge force 6200 se turbocache i have no ideas what shaders it supports though

The shader only requires ps2.0, and my (now old) GEForce FX 5700LE supports ps2.0...


I need to update my card, but first I need to buy a car...

@TSG-Torsten: Wäre es möglich den Quellcode einzusehen? ....speziell der Teil in dem die Normalmap erstellt wird-ich versuch mich nämlich auch gerade daran, aber die Qualität lässt sehr zu wünschen übrig und dann hab ich noch undefinierbare Fehler...ich hab nen Shader geschrieben der ne Normalmap in Echtzeit berechnet und die sieht gut aus-diese can ich dann allerdings nicht über bmap_save() speichern da nicht die Bitmap manipuliert wird sondern nur das Rendering.

Danke schon mal im Voraus.

nimm doch vec_to_normal von Gamestudio

îch glaub ich will sterben....
seit wann gibt es "bmap_to_normals(bmap_for_entity(my,0),1);"??!!
oh Mann und ich hab mir wie in meinem Shader versucht die Grauwerte der Pixel zuholen, da hat aber pixel_for_bmap gestreikt (wie die GDL die blöden ****) als ich von den Pixelkoordinaten eins subtrahiert hatte um mir den Grauwert des neben dem zu konvertierenden Pixels zuholen -AAABBER egal..also dickes Danke das bringt mich wirklich weiter.

...unfassbar...so viel Zeit verschwendet...^^°

Habs gerade heruntergeladen und ausprobiert. Wirklich klasse.. danach habe ich schon lange gesucht.

Vielen Dank
Rincewind