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Crazybump; An alternative to Nvidia Normal Map Generator (Edited main post for crack and download link)
Topic Started: Dec 31 2012, 08:16 AM (6,642 Views)
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Hi guys,

Recently I am paying sometime on improving normal maps, they are great way to improve the detail of your mod. I particularly find this idea interesting because whenever I take anything from SF4AE and generate their normal maps they loose the much needed detail like shadows, wrinkles etc. One reason is AE textures are very low res textures so they don't produce high quality normal maps and secondly the normal maps of SFxT are quiet different compared to AE so you never get the detail you want.

I asked Khaled about it and he gave some tips about enhancing normal maps which got me more interested in this thing so I started searching for more possibilities on internet and found this program "CrazyBump". It is a paid software but I got my hands on it, what I like about this software is that it is very easy to use and gives you some fine control over your normal map generation. I don't know how better or worse this is against Nvidia DDS Plug-in but it a good program so I would like to add this in modding resources here.

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You get live preview of your object, just load the obj and the program will map texture + normal maps on it :)

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I tried to keep default settings to get a more fair comparison but I think modders can achieve better results with more adjustments.

DOWNLOAD (Program)

http://crazybump.com/release/CrazyBumpSetup12.exe

DOWNLOAD (Crackonly) - password is brutalace

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?23timkzx3h53cnm

I used password on crack file because I think it will prevent violation check. Read nfo file to see instructions on how to apply crack.

There is another program called NDO2 which is also used for Normal Map Generation but so far I haven't got my hands on it so whenever I get it I'll share here.

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Nice find Ace !
The 3D preview in real time is very intresting :)
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aaniishh
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I'm planning to make Zangief with adidas Tshirt.or a workout clothes.there will be options of shorts and pant.But I want to use beard again and make him a Sikh.
This is such a nice find.I like the nike label.I'll also try crazybump to make adidas label.
Edited by aaniishh, Dec 31 2012, 08:36 AM.
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@Khaled

Thanks bro and yes the live preview tool is very handy, you can get your preview on a 3d sphere, cube etc or the actual mesh itself like the shirt I have shown in picture :)

@Aaniishh

Thanks and okay I don't mind beard or sikh zangief :)
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Hoping for this result, the one on the left.
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The picture I linked is a "work in progress" so have some patience :P
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the link says it has been blocked for violation :(
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BrutalAce
Dec 31 2012, 04:48 PM
The picture I linked is a "work in progress" so have some patience :P
I has patience friend, no rush~ I understand that modding takes time!
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@streetfighterrox

Oh, but it is downloading here correctly ? try again otherwise I'll upload it again.

@Dan Hibiki

Thanks bro :) by the way you want same chinese written on her shirt or should I write something else ?
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streetfighterrox
Dec 31 2012, 05:45 PM
the link says it has been blocked for violation :(
download here http://crazybump.com/release/CrazyBumpSetup12.exe (Demo version)
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http://www.mediafire.com/?2ejgwq0ou34liht
Edited by gdragonthaxx, Dec 31 2012, 06:25 PM.
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