Black Textures..Help!

[Matrix2k20 10]

Hi,

i use the Takistan map Textures, but after import of the Satimage and Mask File i get only black images under the Layer folder. Only the Sat Images are correct.

Why?!

i rename the Textures and change the folder in the RVMAT File....anything else i must know?

Maskfile is in 24bit RGB 8192x8192

Sat Image 24bit RGB 8192x8192

all folders in the Layer.cfg are correct...Arrrghhh!!!:(

please help! gimme a tip!

i use the search in the forum, but found nothing that can help

[Alliexx 10]

Hi,

this has to do with the conversion of your mask_lco file, this is the file that should represent the texture locations on your map.

To convert the mask_lco correctely you need a maplegend.png and a layers.cfg file, these files define the colors used on your mask file. If these definings are not done correct you might end up with a converted mask file with only black parts in your dta data\layers folder.

The color value( red/green/blue ) need to be correct with the values of the colors used in photoshop.

Must be something like this.

layers.cfg file (SAMPLE):

class Layers

{

class xx_sand

{

texture = "XX\entebbe\data\xx_hlina_mco.png";

material="XX\entebbe\data\xx_hlina.rvmat";

};

class xx_grass

{

texture = "XX\entebbe\data\xx_travad2_mco.png";

material="XX\entebbe\data\xx_travad2.rvmat";

};

class xx_grass2

{

texture = "XX\entebbe\data\xx_trava1_mco.png";

material="XX\entebbe\data\xx_trava1.rvmat";

};

class xx_asfalt

{

texture = "XX\entebbe\data\xx_asfalt_mco.png";

material="XX\entebbe\data\xx_asfalt.rvmat";

};

class xx_pisek

{

texture = "XX\entebbe\data\xx_pisek_mco.png";

material="XX\entebbe\data\xx_pisek.rvmat";

};

};

class Legend

{

picture="XX\entebbe\source\mapLegend.png";

class Colors

{

/// color names should correspond to surface layer names

xx_sand[]={{255,255,0}}; //yellow not sand !

xx_grass[]={{0,255,0}}; //green

xx_grass2[]={{0,0,255}}; //blue

xx_asfalt[]={{255,0,0}}; //red

xx_pisek[]={{255,110,110}}; //pinkish

};

};

Sample maplegend.png file:

http://yfrog.com/n3maplegendp

Hope this helps.

Allie

Later,

Allie

Edited November 14, 2010 by Alliexx

[Matrix2k20 10]

I use the standard maplegend.png from BIS...

i try to download it again...it must be something with the mask_ico.png or the BIS Textures...another tip for me?

the layer.cfg is 100% ok...

[Matrix2k20 10]

my Layer config:

class Layers

{

class skalni_sterk

{

texture = "Matrix2k20\A76\data\76_skalni_sterk_mco.paa";

material="Matrix2k20\A76\data\76_skalni_sterk.rvmat";

};

class polopoust

{

texture = "Matrix2k20\A76\data\76_polopoust_mco.paa";

material="Matrix2k20\A76\data\76_polopoust.rvmat";

};

class hlina

{

texture = "Matrix2k20\A76\data\76_hlina_mco.paa";

material="Matrix2k20\A76\data\76_hlina.rvmat";

};

class plevel

{

texture = "Matrix2k20\A76\data\76_plevel_mco.paa";

material="Matrix2k20\A76\data\76_plevel.rvmat";

};

};

class Legend

{

picture="Matrix2k20\A76\source\mapLegend.png";

class Colors

{

/// color names should correspond to surface layer names

skalni_sterk[]={{255,0,0}};

polopoust[]={{205,114,0}};

hlina[]={{0,255,0}};

plevel[]={{255,255,0}};

};

};

i use the Takistan Textures

co.paa

mco.paa

nohq.paa

nopx.paa

.rvmat

my sat image is correct converted under folder "layer"..only the textures are all black!

[bushlurker 45]

All looks OK in the layers.cfg...

Sat_lco and Mask_lco saved as 8bit no interlace .png???

Then reimport into Visitor?

Also... note that - regardless of the colours you use in your Mask_lco, when Visitor converts it to layers it uses Red, Green, Blue & Black for the 4 allowed colours - so an awful lot of your Mask "tiles" will actually BE black anyway - not all of them though...

B

Edited November 15, 2010 by Bushlurker

[Matrix2k20 10]

Hi Bushlurker,

every Tutorial i use say something different to Colordepth on sat & Mask...very confussing :confused:

my sat & Mask are in 24bit..if i use the sat in 24bit and the mask in 16 or 8bit the visitor crashes.

sat/mask 8bit??? only 256 color? why are the maplegend.png from BIS is in 24bit.

hmmm....

i try it...

[Alliexx 10]

Hi,

My sat_lco and Mask_lco are both 8 bit (RGB)

Later,

Allie

[Matrix2k20 10]

Problems gone..now everything working fine..yipieehh..(proud)

i habe a pgn converting (Color) Problem from Corel Photopaint to Arma2 Pgn Format. I try some settings (Interlace, transparence settings, Color settings)in Corel..and now it works and looks amazing.

Now i can do some optimizations on the sat map and do the next step.

and my sat & Mask are both 24bit and not 8bit!

thanks to you all...next time some pictures of the north of Afghanistan with hd Sat maps and real ASTA Data :bounce3:

[Nephris1 10]

Hi folks,

i have a siomilar problem so i just hijack this thread.

I created a mask_lco.png @ 8bit/no interlace.

Three layers.

Using blue,white and black colour.

Everything works fine with blue and black colour but at the terrain covered with white igot this artefacts...means almost black.

In bulldozer it looks more like z-bufffering.Means it looks like flickering between 2 layers.

layers.cfg

class Layers
{
 class nep_grass
 {
   texture = "Nep\Nosdrovo\Data\g_mco.paa";
   material= "Nep\Nosdrovo\Data\g.rvmat";
 };


 class nep_feld
 {
   texture = "Nep\Nosdrovo\Data\k_mco.paa";
   material= "Nep\Nosdrovo\Data\k.rvmat";
 };

  class nep_wald
 {
   texture = "Nep\Nosdrovo\Data\c_mco.paa";
   material= "Nep\Nosdrovo\Data\c.rvmat";
 }; 



 };



class Legend
{
 picture="Nep\Nosdrovo\source\mapLegend.png";
 class Colors
 {
   nep_grass[]={{0,0,0}};
nep_feld[]={{255,255,255}};
nep_wald[]={{0,0,255}};
 };
};

I am using the bis legend....

Edit: well there must have been sth wrong with the corresponding texture or its rvmat.

I substituted it for test sake, and it worked again.

Edited November 24, 2010 by Nephris1