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Subject: Saving channels?

Rokol opened this issue on May 04, 2005 · 5 posts
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Rokol ( ) posted Wed, 04 May 2005 at 1:59 PM · edited Mon, 20 May 2024 at 4:24 PM

Attached Link: http://www.richardrosenman.com/dofpro.htm

Hi, Hope someone can help me out here. I want to save a distance channel as an individual file so that I can use it in conjunction with a new DOF plug-in. I am using Carrara 3 to render, problem is that it will not allow me to seperate the G buffer files. I can see them in Photoshop in the channels, but if I try to save it I'm only offered PSD or RAW formats. The plug-in will only accept Bitmaps. Is there a way of saving distance channels as bitmaps? Link to the plug-in above. Looks good!! regards Rokol.

Hoofdcommissaris ( ) posted Wed, 04 May 2005 at 2:18 PM

When in the channels palette, you can, in the palette menu, choose 'duplicate channel'. After that you can choose to duplicate it in the same document or (an that's what you want) a 'NEW' document. Change the color of the document to greyscale, make it one layer (so that is called 'background') and save as the needed file format. Good luck! (nice you use Carrara!)

Hoofdcommissaris ( ) posted Wed, 04 May 2005 at 2:19 PM

P.S. the plugin looks very good (it was on cgnetworks), but only on Windows :-( The PS CS filter 'Lens Blur' is a lot like it, so I'll stick to that.

Rokol ( ) posted Wed, 04 May 2005 at 2:38 PM

Hi Hoof, thanks for the help, know your stuff well over at Carrara forum. Will give it a go!

Rokol ( ) posted Wed, 04 May 2005 at 2:44 PM

It worked!!! Thanks a load for the info!

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