3dsMax RTT problem

SnakeDoctor · Jul 2011

Hey I am using render to texture but for some reason its always ends up darker then my diffuse. It looks correct when its actually rendering the map...

...but when I open it in Photoshop I get this.

I am sure its a setting I must be missing. I have global supersampler turned on, reset xforms, and placed a skylight in my scene but so far no luck. Anyone know what might be happening?

Mark Dygert · Jul 2011

Are you checking the actual maps it outputs or are you going with what it shows you in the render preview window? You shouldn't use what it previews in fact you shouldn't trust that at all its a full render incuding shaders and scene lighting.

You don't ever want to save what you have in the preview plane and use that, always hook up the output path and use those files instead.

SnakeDoctor · Jul 2011

Yes, its the outputs that I am opening in photoshop.

Ace-Angel · Jul 2011

Do you have Gamma enabled?

SpeCter · Jul 2011

The first pick says: "Display Gamma : 2,2" so i guess it is enabled.

Ace-Angel · Jul 2011

SpeCter wrote: »

The first pick says: "Display Gamma : 2,2" so i guess it is enabled.

Oops, sorry didn't see the first image because it didn't load for me the first time :poly136:

LMP · Jul 2011

I too your render into photoshop and dropped an "exposure" adjustment layer over it, adjusted the gamma there to 2.2 and got this.

My personal conclusion is that it's gotta be related to the gamma.

SnakeDoctor · Jul 2011

Cool, I will check the gamma check box when I get home and see if that helps.

SnakeDoctor · Jul 2011

Ok, so for some reason it works when I disable enable gamma 2.2 . I dont know why that is.

Ace-Angel · Jul 2011

Which version of Max? I think 2011/2012 have an issue with this one some PC's...

Joshua Stubbles · Jul 2011

Previous versions of Max kept gamma turned off, but in 2012 they decided to enable it by default. Keep it disabled and you're good to go. It's not needed at all for general modeling/texturing.

SnakeDoctor · Jul 2011

Ok well that explains it, thanks guys.

r_fletch_r · Jul 2011

Joshua Stubbles wrote: »

Previous versions of Max kept gamma turned off, but in 2012 they decided to enable it by default. Keep it disabled and you're good to go. It's not needed at all for general modeling/texturing.

shame there isnt a game art preset for max. like the mentalray one.

3dsMax RTT problem

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