Indigo Renderer Forum

The final version is out and posted in the Downloads section.

Here is the release announcement:
http://forum.sketchup.com/showthread.php?t=81433

Whaat

Thanks!

I'll be testing it tonight...

Whaat

Mate when I tried to use a HDR image for the environment map I get the following error:

Renderer\indigo_07_final\indigo_07_test7\FJ BH Aufgang.hdr". File is not an image file. (In element 'latlong', around line 30, column 13)

Any ideas???

you have to use a .exr richard.

Thanks Manitwo!

So just for interest how do we use HDRI in Indigo if not for Environment maps??

you can't use the hdr format directly - you have to convert it to exr (for latlong) or float (for spherical).

Richard,
here is a post in another forum I found about converting HDR to exr

http://www2.indigorenderer.com/joomla/f ... php?t=1243

there is also a thread in this Skindigo forum where I was experimenting with exr images, haven't really gotten it to work right. Maybe you will have better luck!

crc wrote:Richard,
here is a post in another forum I found about converting HDR to exr

http://www2.indigorenderer.com/joomla/f ... php?t=1243

there is also a thread in this Skindigo forum where I was experimenting with exr images, haven't really gotten it to work right. Maybe you will have better luck!

Mate

I had a look at that thread I'll have to stick with waiting for HDRI support to play with the enviro mapping feature. You are just speaking dutch there!

You can find free EXR images on the net. You can also convert any image (including HDR) to EXR with this program:
http://www.imageconverterplus.com/how-t ... r_exr.html
I tried it out and it is very easy to use but it is not free
They have a free demo, though.

using hdr2exr(free) also isnt too difficult. if you fail in converting you could send me the hdr - i'll do it for you.

Thanks Whaat I'll check those links out!

I found a free PS plugin that will allow creation of EXR from other image files. For those with CS2 who can read HDRI could easily open and resave as EXR!

http://www.openexr.com/downloads.html

Thanks again manitwo!

It is actually all the reference to command line stuff that lost me! I'm still having trouble with english and I've been doing that for over 40 years!

Question for Whaat:

Sorry mate when you suggest distorted textures aren't currently supported are you also meaning projected textures?????

Cheers Richard

Richard wrote:Question for Whaat:

Sorry mate when you suggest distorted textures aren't currently supported are you also meaning projected textures?????

Cheers Richard

I think he means texures that are applied by using 'photomatch'.
Not sure though..

Richard:
To be honest, I have never even tried to export projected textures (you mean with 'projected' checked in Sketchup right?) Try it and let me know if it works...

Kwistenbiebel:
Textures projected from photomatch have been distorted so the UVs will not get exported right. It's a difficult problem to solve. I am not working on it right now but I know Tomasz is....
I believe that as long as you don't distort the perspective of the texture using the yellow colored pushpins, they will get expoted correctly. I think skewing the texture with the blue pin works but I am not sure. Haven't got around to testing that yet....

Regarding the projected textures I have tried in and thats why I asked, didn't seem to work for me! Though I could well have done something else wrong. I was playing with blended materials and seem to have a hard time getting back to a single layer material at times!!