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Subject: Masks not required anymore ...


FVerbaas ( ) posted Wed, 03 February 2021 at 1:27 PM · edited Thu, 14 November 2024 at 8:51 PM
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The latest opdate of Poser 12 features the fix for a real pain: to dissect your .png to get a separate mask file.

The Cycles ImageTexture node now outputs the transparency (alpha) channel correctly. So, you need no mask anymore to crowd your scene with 'poster' figures.
The below image is simply an old Roxie .png I had, as cycles image texture on two squares. Note it correctly casts shadows. I did not make the squares 'look' at the camera, so I could show the principle.

roxiesroxies.jpg

The dead-simple shader I used for the PhysicalSurface node on the left square.

Schermafbeelding 2021-02-03 201117.jpg

PoserSurface a little more complicated, on square on the right:

Schermafbeelding 2021-02-03 202502.jpg

No separate masks needed anymore when you dare to go into the cycles nodes lists. Hurray!


Y-Phil ( ) posted Wed, 03 February 2021 at 3:31 PM

Cool! :-)

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Kalypso ( ) posted Thu, 04 February 2021 at 9:38 AM
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This is a pleasant change!


NikKelly ( ) posted Sun, 07 February 2021 at 9:09 AM

That's so neat.

D'uh, I usually dissect PNGs with IrfanView to their RGB and Alpha, save as JPGs...


AcePyx ( ) posted Sat, 13 February 2021 at 8:07 PM

That's helpful. Guess, pngs it is then.


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