lkendall opened this issue on Dec 18, 2007 · 76 posts
ShawnDriscoll posted Wed, 19 December 2007 at 2:33 AM
Quote - Could anyone explain what Normal Map support would mean for the Poser User?
In a nutshell, Normal Mapping would replace Bump Mapping because it's higher detail and shows more depth than Bump Mapping can produce. Most 3D apps now can export displacement textures as Normal Maps which can be imported to other 3D apps and applied to objects. Displacement Mapping actually generates more polygons for its detail whereas Normal Mapping is still flat like Bump Mapping is.