THANKS for YOUR tutorial, and very helpful!

Based on my own tests- Vue will load a 16 bit DEM, or 16 bit TIF, but immediately samples it down to 8-bit. So you don't get the type of terrain detail that Terragen has.

This is why I would really like to see E-On support the loading of TER files as Vue Terrains. TER is a true 16 bit file format and if E-on supported it we would see much better terrains in Vue. However, just supporting TRUE 16 bit TIF import would be great as well.

And I would also hope they fix the bump mapping of terrains.
It shouldn't have to be that complicated. It should work the same as a regular texture mapped object. E-on should factor in the bump formula automatically the way Bryce does.

Message edited on: 09/13/2005 14:09