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Phototextures blend into FS default?

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devon

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Hi,
i have got a problem using phototextures with the default Fs textures.
I red many threads here to find a solution but the most are "talking" about the alphachannel and gradients.

Is it possible to blend my photoedges into the default textures? I'm working with terrabuilder and it must be 24bit BMP's. So, how can i use alphachannels with an 24bit picture?!

Can anybody help me?

Bernd
 
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please let me know what sim version you are designing for. It makes a huge difference in the answer to this question.
Bob
 
i'm working with the Fs2004.
I know that it is much easier to realize with the new FSx, isn't it?!
thanks a lot for answers

Bernd
 
Hi Devon,

I think people have found other ways to do this in fs2004 than my way, but here's my way.

I take screen shots of the default, and screenshots of the new photoreal. Now if your doing a huge area, then you need to do this in pieces.

Hopefully you have photoshop, or one of the other graphics programs with layers.

In the graphics program, make seperate layers out of your real source image, the screenshot of the photoreal, and the screenshot of the default. Scale the screenshot of the photoreal until it matches the source image. Use the identical scaling of the default. Now hide the screenshot of the photoreal. I then carve out sections of the source image using selection tools with feathering along artistic lines to "expose" the underlying default.

Finally when done, I flatten the whole kitand kaboodle and then submit that result as your new source image.

Make sense?

Have fun,
Bob
 
thanks a lot for your solution, but is it possible at all, to work with alphachannels to realize textureblend in fs2004?
 
Devon, alpha channel is reserved to display as water in fs2004. Only way to use alpha channel is to display imagry on a polygon added to fs2004 as a 3d object, in that application, alpha channel content controls transparency.

Bob
 
If you use VTP polygons to place them the alpha channel will also become transparancy. But this method has the downside that small gaps are visible between the different tiles.
 
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