quick DXTBmp question anyone?

[richiemo]

Gang, I've been researching how to get rid of shine/reflection on an aircraft texture using DXTBmp. There's an engine I'm working on and I want to reduce shine. If I just paint over it, the shine comes through the pain. The research has turned up some really deep technical stuff. I'm a pretty good painter but I don't understand it. Does anyone have a quick tip.

[keefpee]

First thing is to put the existing DXT'ed .bmp back into DXTbmp & then re-save without an alpha layer.

Not sure if one can add a 'reversed' alpha layer - will depend on whether its for FS9 or FSX as the alpha colour is opposite to each other!!!

Beyond that its probably in the gmax/FSDS pre .mdl model & I think you will need that from the originator.

[1biggles1]

Hi just deleting the alpha will stop the shine it will also stop the transparent outline, send them to a graphics editor and make the grey areas whiter pure white is no shine and shading.

Let me know if you want to clarify anything else

Howard

 

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[tgibson_new]

Keep in mind that the alpha channel creates *reflection*, not the shine from the sun. That's called Specular shine. That's done within the model itself in FS9 and cannot be changed by editing textures.