While playing with image modes in Photoshop CS5, I lost my ability to export a Targa in any mode but 8-bit. Now I have the ability to save as a Targa only when my PSD file is in 8-bit mode, but that destroys the image entirely. Here are my normal maps: As you can see, the 8-bit normal is unusable. It's not even a normal…
These are the settings I'm working with right now. If I change the bits/channel in either direction, it destroys the image but allows me to export in Targa. Pictured in the first post is what PSD looks like when displayed in 8 bit, but it is also what the file exports at 24 bit. I did not try 16 bit or 32 bit because it is…