Re: Problems with G-Buffers? 2004-02-27 - By David Bell
Back My memory is that AE only takes 1 alpha channel per image .... and I am not where I can look this up. I can't think of how I would tell AE which alpha channel to use.
Yours, David
On Friday, February 27, 2004, at 09:33 AM, whkguamusa wrote:
> Hi Petteri, > I can't answer this one, as I do not own AE or combustion. > The only reason I knew about the tiff is that I don't use PhotoShop > and I have needed to use those extra channels to give me more post- > render editing options for some print work. > > mdc > ps > hope your neck feels better in the morning > :>) > > > > > --- In Carrara@(protected), "pmiinalainen" > <petteri.miinalainen@(protected)> wrote: > > Seems i was wrong... I was damn sure that tiff and targa allow you > > to save only alpha (mask) channel. I've never even tested saving > > multiple buffers with tiffs as i've encountered that limit in other > > software. > > Have you tested if AE or combustion* accept these tiffs? Would be a > > nice alternative to psd files... > > > > Great to know this! > > > > petteri > > > > --- In Carrara@(protected), "whkguamusa" <guamauto@(protected)> wrote: > > > This is incorrect, > > > The tiff format fully supports all of the G-buffer channels. > > > Each channel shows up as an additional mask. If you check all the > > G- > > > buffer channels and the alpha mask then render you will get a > tiff > > > with R G B channels and 11 alpha channels that hold the G-buffer > > > information as an 8bit greyscale map. > > > > > > mdc > > > > > > --- In Carrara@(protected), "pmiinalainen" > > > <petteri.miinalainen@(protected)> wrote: > > > > Exactly. But what i meant, that it can't save the distance > > buffer > > > or > > > > any other G-buffer (normals, UV,...) - only the mask/ alpha > > channel. > > > > > > > >� Only layered format like photoshop psd can save several > > buffers. > > > > Other formats that has support for that is RLA and RPF. Tried > to > > > use > > > > photoshop file format plugins for RLA images, but it crashed > > > > carrara. Should propably file a bug report... > > > > > > > > petteri > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In Carrara@(protected), nospam <nospam@(protected)> wrote: > > > > > Bonjour petteri, > > > > > > > > > > No, the Tiff file is perfectly able to takle alpha mask. > > > > > It may be that Carrara is bugged on this matter and produce > > bad > > > > Tiff files when a > > > > > mask is selected, but the Tiff specification is not faulty. > > > > > > > > > > Le / On jeudi 26 f�vrier 2004, vous �criviez / You wrote : > > > > > > > > > > p> You can't save other buffers than alpha mask with any > other > > > > formats > > > > > p> than photoshop psd. Try to change to sequenced psd. > > > > > > > > > > p> petteri > > > > > p> --- In Carrara@(protected), "goofballmcgee2000" > > > > > p> <infinitevisuals@(protected)> wrote: > > > > > >> I'm rendering an animation as a sequenced Tiff file. I'm > > > > rendering > > > > > p> an > > > > > >> alpha channel just fine, but when I turn on the distance G- > > > > Buffer, > > > > > >> photoshop cannot open the file. It keeps telling me it has > > > > > p> problems > > > > > >> parsing the file. Any thoughts on this? I'm using Carrara > > 3.3 > > > > on > > > > > >> windows xp. I've never had a problem with this before. If > > > > anyone > > > > > p> has > > > > > >> any thoughts please help. Thanks > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Chris Smith > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > p> To unsubscribe send a message to > > > > > p> Carrara-unsubscribe@(protected) > > > > >� > > > > > p> Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >� > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Cordialement / Sincerly yours, > > > > > nospam > > > > > Flocons de P�ques > > > > > Infographie 2D et 3D - Cr�ation web - Services informatiques > > > > > www.floconsdepaques.com > > > > > > > > > > Pi�ces jointes / Post-Joint : <none>. > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > Carrara-unsubscribe@(protected) > > > <image.tiff> > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > � To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Carrara/ > � > � To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Carrara-unsubscribe@(protected) > � > � Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > >
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