Attached Link: http://poser.maredias.de/cg_wacros.zip

Just download the ZIP and unpack it in your Poser directory - must be the main Runtime, or the scripts won't show up. Handling explained in the next postings.

Hi Uwe... I just downloaded (just out of interest, as I use Poser Pro), and although the folders are all there, the UserDefined folder is empty. Is this just me, or the same for everyone I wonder? I'm on Mac, which expands the zip file automatically. (Never had problems with zip files before).

 How to use it? If you go in the material room, select the material you want to change. Go on "User Defined", select GC for the first kind of conversion. Everything in the Diffuse color channel and the specular color channel will be connected with the proper nodes of the shader. 

Comments, suggestions, praise and critique welcome.

Fantastic! Thanks, just downloaded it!

Very cool, Uwe. I tried it out and it works great.

One small glitch - the zip file folder contains "runtime/python/posescripts" instead of "poserscripts" - the letter "r" is missing. This caused me some confusion after installing because the wacros didn't show up.

Thank you very much.  Although I predominantly use PoserPro, never know when I have to go back to P7.  Thanks again.

 Path fixed and reuploaded, now everything should be fine. (hopefully)

The wacros are in my freestuff as well. I will add the explanations made here to the zip as well this weekend, so that the people won't need this thread for it. 

I hope that helps getting more people into using GC. Both shaders make things a lot easier, and works easily with most materials already there.

The script will do nothing if Alternate_Diffuse is already used. So starting it a second time won't do anything - and it won't try to gamma-correct VSS skin shaders.

Nice and easy.  Thank-You!

Don't know if it either a Mac thing or a PoserPro thing, but they don't show up unless you change .Py to .py or small p in the extension.

Neither Poser Pro nor Poser 7 on my Mac can see the files unless they have a small "p".

Being a bit obsessive, I renamed the downloaded files without thinking before installing them, so I missed this problem!

Another glitch which I missed, mainly because I don't have a Mac and Windows doesn't care.
Ok, fixed, and made a note for possible later scripts. 

This is superb timing :) I've been going through the gc threads this weekend but couldn't for the life of me figure out how to save the shader network.

Many thanks :)

I LOVE this wacro! Could I make a request? Could you write one that adds GC and AO?

 Shouldn't be that much of a hassle. I will look into it next weekend.

Very impressive work... vielen Dank, Uwe. This saves me doing all this by hand, copying and pasting nodes...

this saves a lot of times. but dont forget that you will need to change a lot of settings. GC makes everything brighter. its different. so your previous shaders are designed for low lighting .here it is brighter. so the texture or diffuse value will have to be changed.

The diffuse value is already reduced by the wacro. Of course you still may have to fine-tune the shader.

Uwe, may I create a link to this page in my blog? This is a phenomenal tool - using it a lot. And thank you for taking the time to create it.

Of course you may link to this thread. I'm happy that you find it usefull.

:biggrin:

Thanks so much for that, Uwe. Here's a link to that blog... not a massive readership yet, but one wins by sticking to it:
tightbytes.com/wordpress/

If you see any glaring errors or omissions, please let me know.

You got an ETA on that GC with AO? Anticipating with baited breath! :)

I did not find the time up to now. I will see if I manage to do it today in the evening or tomorrow. If that does not work, you will have to wait for another week.

But I think I can do it today.

 Necromancing this.. because.. did that GC with AO wacro ever get created? If so then where? :)

You know, TG, I have never seen a follow up for it and I haven't check out the second version thoroughly.

Awesome!  
Thank you kindly!

If I want to apply "ao" to the material where do I plug it in ?

thanks

Diffuse_Value on the Diffuse node, which from the screen shot above I'm guessing is GC5_Diff.

Quote - Diffuse_Value on the Diffuse node, which from the screen shot above I'm guessing is GC5_Diff.

thanks for fast reply bagginsbill