Attached Link: Question about displacement

We just went over this problem in the linked thread.

The thread started out asking about displacement. But near the bottom of Page 1 we started talking about the same problems showing up in bump as well.

Exactly what you see here is being explained in that thread.

When you have a bump map with very little dynamic range, nearly all mid-gray, and you crank the bump level up to make it do something more visibly, you end up moving (virtually) the whole surface really far. Mid-gray is NOT neutral.

"and Poser did appear to in fact considerthe transparency as a nuetral gray"

In Poser, gray is never neutral. That is a myth, conjured up constantly despite my demonstrating otherwise at least 20 times in the last two years.

Please read the linked thread - study the images, and then spread the word. You'll save yourself and a lot of other people a ton of grief if you remember to NEVER EVER use the phrase "neutral gray" again. The correct phrase is "neutral black".

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