SkyJumpys MortarCalc - Mortar Calculator

bishop_smith2 · 2012-05-08, 08:14

Here are some more tips about the process of creating a heightmap that will work correctly with the mortar calculator.

The heightmap shouldn't look correct in GIMP. It should be upside down. And you can't save it from GIMP and expect it to work correctly with the mortar calculator. GIMP doesn't seem to save as 16-bit grayscale. It seems to save as 8-bit grayscale instead. You need to use ImageMagick, ImageJ, L3DT or Adobe Photoshop or some other program that can output 16-bit grayscale images. I have only verified that ImageMagick and ImageJ work correctly start-to-finish.

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bishop_smith2

2012-05-08, 08:14	#22
bishop_smith2 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 9 United States of America Location: United States	Re: SkyJumpys MortarCalc - Mortar Calculator Here are some more tips about the process of creating a heightmap that will work correctly with the mortar calculator. The heightmap shouldn't look correct in GIMP. It should be upside down. And you can't save it from GIMP and expect it to work correctly with the mortar calculator. GIMP doesn't seem to save as 16-bit grayscale. It seems to save as 8-bit grayscale instead. You need to use ImageMagick, ImageJ, L3DT or Adobe Photoshop or some other program that can output 16-bit grayscale images. I have only verified that ImageMagick and ImageJ work correctly start-to-finish. -- bishop_smith2