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thankyou DAZ for the Easter gifts

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  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 4,626

    richardandtracy said:

    Yeah, I know, I was grumbling into my {non-existent} beard. I've had a freebie arched bridge come up with a download size bigger than V3 (at 60Mb), and it wasn't even rigged, so I'm at fault too. But every now & again it hits me.

    Regards,

    Richard

    I'm starting to think you need to actually grow that beard. laugh 

  • FJM1977FJM1977 Posts: 309
    Torquinox said:

    FJM1977 said:

    The problem JPG's is you can get some nasty compression artifacts, if you are not careful with settings.

    True, but I think many folks here know how to properly prepare a .jpg for use. Yes, that seems quite likely. angel  

    Unfortunately some PA's have had trouble with it: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/9436446#Comment_9436446 (I hope I haven't been coming across as a passive aggressive jerk lately)
  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 4,626

    FJM1977 said:

    Unfortunately some PA's have had trouble with it: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/9436446#Comment_9436446 (I hope I haven't been coming across as a passive aggressive jerk lately)

    Ah, well... There's that! Yes, there are a shocking number of products out there where the jpgs have artifacts. I wouldn't convert normal maps for reasons discussed in that thread and because of color shift. (No, I don't think that. smiley)

     

    You know, it takes a lot of compression to produce artifacts like that! But pngs are carrying an extra 8 bits on every pixel for transparency. It adds up when you've got a lot of large texture maps that don't need built-in transparency. One thing I found is, a smaller image with less compression can look better and handle better than a larger image with more compression.And, of course, the image takes up memory in RAM based on its pixel dimensions, regardless of compression. So, we're really talking about a balance between download size and storage on the drive with space in RAM and how the assets look at render time. I personally find it hard to justify a gigabyte of storage space for a set of textured pillows, and I've got pillows in my library that take up that much space! surprise Anyway, I think we're wandering pretty far off topic here. Sorry.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,909

    there is no topic cheeky

    wander where the road may take you

    as thread creator but not owner or gatekeeper, you have my blessing yes

  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 4,626

    Thank you Wendy and cheers to you!

  • ed3Ded3D Posts: 2,591

    Blando Calrissian said:

    I've noticed today that there are also a lot of items sitting at 99 cents. Thanks, Easter Bunny! (bok bok!)

    .. giggle  ~  giggle   +   And  missed  all  of  these  completely  - :shrug:  :gee:

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