Normal map

# 1 12-05-2006 , 12:54 PM

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Need help guys, I'm trying to normal map a character. I have tranfered surface info via the maya interface, have assigned the resultant map ( exp in targa format, is this ok?) to a fresh lambert material, done the out colour and normal camera in the connection editor, and have high quality rendering on, but when I render the whole scene is black like there is no lights what is the prob? Also the lambert material turns a black colour as the connection editor is sorted, any ideas?

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# 2 12-05-2006 , 01:11 PM

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wow man, how manytimes can you ask the same question?

you've been asking that for the past 4 months if im not mistaking.

just do a tutorial and learn how to do it.

it cant get anymore easy than this " https://www.jeffparrott.com/normalmaptut_01.html "

https://www.kennorman.com/assets/imag.../normalmap.htm

https://www.monitorstudios.com/bclowa...mal_maps8.html

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# 3 14-05-2006 , 08:55 AM

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A quick and easy way to set it up, you can use JS_NormalMapper v1.2 (basically uses the shading network setup from headus.com, but simplifies it)

Its free at https://www.pixero.com/
(theres a version for mental ray, and another for maya software renderer depending which your using)

After installing it...here's how to use it:

https://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost...14&postcount=3

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