Hail, denizens of PolyCount! CrazyBump Beta 4.8 is ready for testing. It contains a new "fake occlusion" filter. Here's an example to show what the new filter does: You can download beta 4.8 from www.crazybump.com. As always, I appreciate your feedback and suggestions! cheers, -Ryan Clark
Thanks! One caveat to explain up front is that CrazyBump's shade-removal only helps with soft shading. It's not much help against shadows that are hard-edged or extremely dark. It's mostly useful for examples like the one above, where lighting is pretty good to begin with.