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question re Colour Picker for DAZ Studio

jakibluejakiblue Posts: 7,281
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http://www.daz3d.com/color-picker-for-daz-studio

Just making sure I've understood this correctly: with this product, I can select the eyebrow colour on a figure and use that to change the diffuse colour of hair, without leaving DAZ Studio and opening Photoshop? (as an example)

Or if I wanted to change the specular colour of hair, I can pick up the actual full hair colour, and then change it slightly to get the specular colour....and not just have to guess the approximate colour of the hair?

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  • WilmapWilmap Posts: 2,917

    Yes, you can select any colour without leaving Daz and use it on something else. I grabbed it as soon as I saw it. Will come in useful for my texturing when I want to match a colour with a pattern etc.

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,336
    edited November 2015

    I am running DAZ studio 4.7 with Windows 7 -  64 bit and Net Framework 4.5. I purchased Color Picker and DIM installed it but I can't seem to find the color picker button. I don't have a tap labeled Scripts as shown in the video but I do have a tap labeled Building/Scripting and it doesn't seejm to be there.

    What am I doing wrong? Please help.

    Thanks,

       Charlie

    Edited to add: I have to be away from the computer for a bit. I'll check back in a few hours

    Post edited by Charlie Judge on
  • kristelia9kristelia9 Posts: 5

    Hello, I too have the same problem, but can't seem to follow the replys.

  • patience55patience55 Posts: 7,006

    um, try 4.8

  • kristelia9kristelia9 Posts: 5
    jakiblue said:

    http://www.daz3d.com/color-picker-for-daz-studio

    Just making sure I've understood this correctly: with this product, I can select the eyebrow colour on a figure and use that to change the diffuse colour of hair, without leaving DAZ Studio and opening Photoshop? (as an example)

    Or if I wanted to change the specular colour of hair, I can pick up the actual full hair colour, and then change it slightly to get the specular colour....and not just have to guess the approximate colour of the hair?

    I dont understand how this is done?? Can anyone help. I am confused and frustrated

     

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,336

     

    patience55 said:

    um, try 4.8

    I'm not ready to install and try 4.8 yet. The product page doesn't say that 4.8 is required; but if it is then I'm returning color picker.

  • LyonessLyoness Posts: 1,639

    the color picker button can be found in the scripts folder of your install runtime.

  • LyonessLyoness Posts: 1,639
    edited November 2015

    here is a pic showing where it is located. 

    I recommend that once you find it, you right click and select "create custom action"  that will put it in your scripts menu for easier access.

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  • LyonessLyoness Posts: 1,639

    now that the two threads are meged, Draagonstorm and I will do the best we can to answer you questions.  So if you need more help... please post now ----------->

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,336

     

    Lyoness said:

    the color picker button can be found in the scripts folder of your install runtime.

    Duh, Thanks. I found it; now to play around and get familiar with using it

  • DraagonStormDraagonStorm Posts: 748
    kristelia9 said:
    jakiblue said:

    http://www.daz3d.com/color-picker-for-daz-studio

    Just making sure I've understood this correctly: with this product, I can select the eyebrow colour on a figure and use that to change the diffuse colour of hair, without leaving DAZ Studio and opening Photoshop? (as an example)

    Or if I wanted to change the specular colour of hair, I can pick up the actual full hair colour, and then change it slightly to get the specular colour....and not just have to guess the approximate colour of the hair?

    I dont understand how this is done?? Can anyone help. I am confused and frustrated

     

    Have you looked at the Demo on YouTube?

     

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,336

    Seems pretty useful in matcing colors in DAZ studio scenes.

    However, one thing I noticed when doing a screen grab is that an image of the color picker box is included in the screen grab and may obscure the area I want to pick from. I know I can move the box around in DAZ Studio but this sometimes means I have to go back and- move it then do another screen grab. I suppose with practice I'll get used to moving it out of the way first.But as a suggestion for a future release / update, you might consider making the color picker box minimzed in the screen grab.

  • DraagonStormDraagonStorm Posts: 748

    It is not available in Daz Script to hide/minimize the script window. I checked :)

  • LyonessLyoness Posts: 1,639
    Charlie Judge said:

    Seems pretty useful in matcing colors in DAZ studio scenes.

    However, one thing I noticed when doing a screen grab is that an image of the color picker box is included in the screen grab and may obscure the area I want to pick from. I know I can move the box around in DAZ Studio but this sometimes means I have to go back and- move it then do another screen grab. I suppose with practice I'll get used to moving it out of the way first.But as a suggestion for a future release / update, you might consider making the color picker box minimzed in the screen grab.

    I know what you are saying.  Yes, that makes it a little more challenging because you need to remember to move the box, but in the grand scheme of things.... it's not that bad.  Because we NOW HAVE A COLOR PICKER IN DS!!

  • jakibluejakiblue Posts: 7,281

    I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!!! LOL

     

    Lyoness said:
    Charlie Judge said:

     

    I know what you are saying.  Yes, that makes it a little more challenging because you need to remember to move the box, but in the grand scheme of things.... it's not that bad.  Because we NOW HAVE A COLOR PICKER IN DS!!

     

  • riftwitchriftwitch Posts: 1,439

    This jumped into my cart as soon as I saw this thread. I always wondered why D/S didn't have a color picker; it seems like the kind of basic tool that any art program should have.

  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,362

    I have it but I am not at my computer. It looks cool.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,907
    DraagonStorm said:

    It is not available in Daz Script to hide/minimize the script window. I checked :)

    What do you mean by "hide the script window"?

  • DraagonStormDraagonStorm Posts: 748
    Richard Haseltine said:
    DraagonStorm said:

    It is not available in Daz Script to hide/minimize the script window. I checked :)

    What do you mean by "hide the script window"?

    I'll pm you.

  • sandmanmaxsandmanmax Posts: 992

    Another issue is that it only grabs my primary monitor. There doesn't seem to be any way to selectively choose what's in the screen-grab. On top of that, I have Snag-it (commercial screen-grab software) mapped to the print screen key, so it got called instead.  The color picker window was blank. In order to get it work, I had to disable Snag-it.

    However... I just discovered a work-around, that also lets me use my 2nd monitor. Copied SnagIt's screen grab to the clipboard and it magically appeared in colour picker's screen grab window.

  • KhoryKhory Posts: 3,854

    I don't have an issue with multiple printers. It lets me move over to my secondary so I'm not sure what is up with that.

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