What's new in PhotoSculpt Textures 1.03
Sep 2, 2011
- Added 8 bit tiff and png support for opening/ saving all images
- Added 16 bit tiff support for opening/saving displacement maps
- Added 2nd rubber polygon for croping in perspective + seamless mode.
- Added a +/– option for blur size during sculpt. (sharper results can be obtained, but less stable too. Experimental, see it in new menu/?/Laboratory in the pay version)
- Added closed mesh obj export (experimental, see it in menu/?/Laboratory)
- Improved flat and seamless tileable mode now more seamless than before
- Added function to “open one photo for both front and right”
- Adjusted security features for increased stability (crash issue)
- Increased depth button limit
- Bug correction: corrected color shift seen sometimes in low resolution textures
- Added "Clear all" option
- "Depth" now refered as "displacement" for clarity
- “Frame +/-“ now refered as “blend +/-“ for clarity
- Multiple export now add full filename extension (e.g. “-d” is now “-displacement”)
- Png image now image saving default (was jpg)
- Error message corrected in “Open 3D model from depth map image..."
- Also changed function name now refered as “open displacement as model”
New in PhotoSculpt Textures 1.01 (Sep 2, 2011)
- Added full "save" and "export" options to the demo
- Corrected Error message in function “Open 3D model from depth map image..."
- Renamed function "Subtract local detail" for clarity (was called "add inverted local detail")
- Turned off mesh optimisation while seamless tileable mode is on to reduce memory usage errors
- Added splash screen image on demo (as for the release)
New in PhotoSculpt Textures 1.00 (Sep 2, 2011)
- Visual: New splash screen with PhotoSculpt logo instead of box
- User management: now each user on the pc can have it’s own settings (color)
- Crash fix: with function under development “Edit using morphing method” is now back working
- Removed now useless functions under ? menu
- Fixed web site addresses to new web site
- New function: Open sample directory under ? menu
- Legal: Released final licence texts (Demo, indiv, pro, Co)
- Security features added and improved
- Demo version release 1.00 now online
New in PhotoSculpt Textures 0.49 Alpha (Sep 2, 2011)
- Added “load alpha channel”, so now you can make a part of your model disappear, by painting an alpha map in black
- Added new “alpha” tab
- New function: 3d display now hide quads hidden by alpha mode
- New function: Added error message if directx redist not installed
- Improved interface font for better readability
- New function: Added option Panel
- New function: Buttons added to invert normalmap directions
- New function: New slider to set jpeg quality 0%-100%
- New function: Slider to set the maximum number of triangles to display 50000-4000000 tria
- New function: change Hue and saturation of interface color
- Background luminosity slider added from black to white
- Corrected names : left image now called Front image for consistency
- Reduce obj file size by about 10%, increasing speed too
- Obj export now removes unnecessary quads hidden by alpha
- Corrected font color too dim on right hand bottom corner
- Added image file name on top of source photos
- Added sculpt format in save multiple dialog
- Save multiple file dialog: meaning of “size” clarified
- Initial depth increased after a new sculpt (it was flat looking on 0.48)
- Added: Link to tutorial page on the web site
- Corrected an aliasing effect on hi-textured big models
- Repaired the power of 2 map size mode combined with seamless map (was not working anymore on 0.48, sorry)
- Corrected UV maps mean (‘spikes’) bug w. obj export, sorry
- Some crashes were corrected
New in PhotoSculpt Textures 0.48 Alpha (Sep 2, 2011)
- Big speed improvement of 40% on big maps, 10% on small maps. (No negative impact was seen on results.)
- Depth correction for perspective (= much less curvature with wide angle shots)
- Memory usage improvement by 17% less on big maps. But the target of sculpting full 24mpix images is not met (yet).
- Aesthetics improvement : new drop shadow around all 2D images and maps, what do you think?
- Interface change : Design of source image icons , what do you think?
- “left image” is now called “front image” for clarity
- Bug corrected on perspective cropping
- User experience change : 17 new warning messages added with corresponding graphics for when source image are not optimum. It detects things as too much angle or wrong position between shots, bad horizon, lighting problem, blur problem, and so on.
- Bug corrected with windows position
- New function : left + right mouse button pressed together now rotate around the 3d model (roll)
- Improved graphics of the “save multiple” dialog box
- Mesh optimization, it’s not just a grid any more, triangles are now located at key positions around details so it improves visual a bit. What do you think?
- Disk usage cancellation for displaying 3D models = Speed improvement when displaying 3D with directX
- New turntable animation mode (see ? / under development)
- New sharp edge display mode
- Removed warning message at program launch
New in PhotoSculpt Textures 0.47 Alpha (Sep 2, 2011)
- New function added : “Add local detail”, it's a very interesting addition, see it in menu/?/under development
- improve sculpting with line detection, it's better with subjects with hard edges and horizontal lines
- New function added : perspective cropping (not just croping only rectangles) (warning : some bugs)
- removed the (painful) 4s waiting phase right after clicking on sculpt button
- Improved memory usage (by 10%)
- Improved robustness against 2 images with different exposures, also against too dark and too light images
- Auto level applied on source image
- better memory error handling with a clean error message
- Corrected freeze problem created with v0.46
New in PhotoSculpt Textures 0.46 Alpha (Sep 2, 2011)
- Some more functionality was added and some corrections were made. 30-days-demo added. Free viewer added.
- improved loading from 8 bit .sculpt file, (no stepping effect, but now a bit slower to load)
- Save Multiple Files dialog. with mesh 3D low res + diffuse map + normal map + multiple selectable definition levels and/or maps.
- tool tips popups
- smaller icons
- corrected popup windows
- modal crop window
- added window title
- added zoom control with + and - key
- added free sculpt file viewer
- added free 30 day trial demo (limitations : cannot save, text overlayed on maps)
- Option to raise triangle limit up to the maximum allowed by graphic card (go to menu/?/under development)
- Direct X texture size increased to maximum allowed by graphic card
New in PhotoSculpt Textures 0.45 Alpha (Sep 2, 2011)
- New user feed-back-based functionality added.
- New file format : .sculpt
- New function : file format and icon is now registred with the installation
- New function : Load .sculpt model on double click on a .sculpt file in explorer (warning some crashes on some files were observed)
- New function : Load .sculpt model on mouse drag'n drop of a .sculpt file from explorer
- New function : Load depth maps = makes model update directly with photoshop possible
- New function : Added 3D-Translation using right mouse button
- New function : Added handles on the crop rectangle
- Bug correcton : Corrected tileable mode was sometime making separation lines, it now works great
- New function : Added a new subdivision system and a navigation for this New function : Added remaining time estimate
- New function : Added display of number of triangles displayed
- New function : Added shine (specularity) in the 3d model to enhance visual rendering
- New function : Added wireframe display mode
- Bug correction : Popup now display only when hoovering image, not window
- New function : Work in Progress window
- Bug correction : Many bugs (freezes) removed (low memory error handling), but ... also new bugs were created
- Depth maps are 8bit = 256 levels only, some stepping effect can be observed