"Lower" Normal Map intensity in Photoshop?

xXm0RpH3usXx

Hey folks, i am trying to get into marmoset right now.
I have made a transport container and everything is done. Now i imported it and it looks okay, only problem is that my normal map is way too "deep". And there is no slider for controlling it

Would it be sufficient to put a layer with a 129/129/255 in the background of my psd and then change my "over the top" normal map's layer's opacity? Or is there a more professional way to go about that?

MikeF

thats how i've done it in the past and never had any problems. I'd go for it!

Deadly Nightshade

Load the texture up in CrazyBump and cut the intensity in half?

EarthQuake

xXm0RpH3usXx wrote: »

Would it be sufficient to put a layer with a 129/129/255 in the background of my psd and then change my "over the top" normal map's layer's opacity? Or is there a more professional way to go about that?

This will work but use 127,127,255.

Also as Per says, never do this on baked content, you'll get all sorts of smoothing errors and seams.

xXm0RpH3usXx

nono, this was done with nDo2, so there should not be a problem.
but i already flattened everything and did some tweaks, so i won't go back to my layered file.

thx for reminding me of the renomalizing, did not think about it...

i'll try the opacity technique and renormalize afterwards.