Make a camera effect Black and White?

[Op4 BuhBye 0]

Can you set a camera view and make it black and white instead of color?

[Balschoiw 0]

Maybe using a screensize ressource with alpha channel and the appropriate color will give you some filter-effect.

I don´t know any other way to alter the color output via scripting.

[scars09 9]

damn nice idea Balschoiw

what you think the paa has to look like?

grey, half transparent as alpha?

also a nice idea for a cutscene when someone should take a look threw a keyhole or something.

[wika_woo 182]

Or you could just record it in colour, then make it b & w in vegas or any other video editing software

[Balschoiw 0]

Quote[/b] ]what you think the paa has to look like?

grey, half transparent as alpha?

Test it in photoshop. Make a screenshot in Arma use it in PS and add a layer with alpha and play with the colors. I´m pretty sure you will not be able to get a sharp contrast black-white this way but sepia style should be possible.

Quote[/b] ]also a nice idea for a cutscene when someone should take a look threw a keyhole or something.

Yes, or security monitors, cam overlays, griddings, etc

I haven´t checked yet but some of the ressources that came with OFP had half transparent layers, like the TV set for example. As they are packed to .paa you will have a hard time ripping them apart to see how they did it, but it shouldn´t be that hard.

I guess Kegetys has released a plugin for PS to export .paa if I´m not totally mistaken...

Yep, the plugin is here:

Kegetys Arma section

Let´s you export .paa directly from PS

Haven´t tested if it supports alpha but I guess so.

Now if BIS only managed to embedd animated ressources, media files and a render to texture option...

[Op4 BuhBye 0]

Well the reason I ask is I had the idea of Making a camera script and giving the option to enter and leave it for a UAV flying recon overhead and I wanted to know if you could do this to make it look like thermal imaging.

Balschoiw I read what you said and it was all chinese to me dude.

[Junker 0]

you can make it look old with a few RCS piccies looping with static and scratches on them

[Op4 BuhBye 0]

Thermal imaging doesn't really look old. Its just black and white with the heat sorces white and everything else shades of black and gray. I guess ArmAs not ready for this yet. Thanx for the replys guyz.

Can you apply the Green NV to a camera script?

[moricky 211]

If is it in night, just use setaperture 0.07 scripting command. It was used in intro of Blood, Sweat and Tears mission.

[Op4 BuhBye 0]

Thanx Ill check it out.