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| − | A grayscale texture that stores height information, projected onto a highly-tesselated mesh in order to create displaced surface detail. Also called a Height Map. | + | A grayscale texture that stores height information, projected onto a highly-tesselated mesh in order to create displaced surface detail. Also called a [[HeightMap|Height Map]]. |
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[File:displacement_zbrush_beta.jpg|Displacement map example from ZBrush]] |
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| − | Displacement maps are usually saved in a floating-point file format like 16- or 32-bit TIFF | + | Displacement maps are usually saved in a floating-point file format like 16- or 32-bit TIFF/TGA/EXR, because standard 8-bit grayscale images only have 256 levels of gray which often causes height information to be lost. |
| − | * [http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=20310 Rendering ZBrush Displacement-Maps In External Renderers] thread on ZBrushCentral | + | * [http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=20310 Rendering ZBrush Displacement-Maps In External Renderers] thread on ZBrushCentral<BR/>Displacement rendering methods in multiple applications. |
| − | * See also [[VectorDisplacementMap]] | + | * See also [[VectorDisplacementMap|Vector Displacement Map]] |
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Revision as of 07:41, 14 August 2014
Displacement Map
A grayscale texture that stores height information, projected onto a highly-tesselated mesh in order to create displaced surface detail. Also called a Height Map.
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Displacement maps are usually saved in a floating-point file format like 16- or 32-bit TIFF/TGA/EXR, because standard 8-bit grayscale images only have 256 levels of gray which often causes height information to be lost.
- Rendering ZBrush Displacement-Maps In External Renderers thread on ZBrushCentral
Displacement rendering methods in multiple applications. - See also Vector Displacement Map
