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    • Rich O BrienR Offline
      Rich O Brien Moderator
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      What is it? You can it disappear into the BG

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      • FrederikF Offline
        Frederik
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        @solo said:

        @Frederick and Rich, I use a white background when rendering so exporting SU lines with a white background actually helps, in PS I use 'multiply' for blend, makes lines pop better.

        Cheers, Pete...
        Just thought you had a trick in your sleeve to export the lines with transparent background, but blending using 'multiply' works just fine... πŸ‘

        Edit: I knew I had seen somewhere that you're able to get transparent background on a Mac...
        Well, well... thomthom's Export 2d with Alpha can make similar png's for us depending on Windows... πŸ˜›
        Unfortunately only the background will be transparent and not objects (not even if you paint them in the same color as the bg)...

        Cheers
        Kim Frederik

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        • michaliszissiouM Offline
          michaliszissiou
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          @unknownuser said:

          I use a white background when rendering so exporting SU lines with a white background actually helps, in PS I use 'multiply' for blend, makes lines pop better.

          Multiply works fine, no need for transparent background.
          If you want transparent or semi transparent exports (lets say window glass etc) apply a strong color (pure magenta or green) then use it as mask in Ps. πŸ˜‰ A nice way for fake reflections in PP.

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          • Chris FullmerC Offline
            Chris Fullmer
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            @solo said:

            Mac only... πŸ’š

            See, there is a reason for owning a Mac. πŸ˜‰

            Actually, that is no longer true. I think since they re-built the SU render engine in 7.1, PC has been able to export transparent png's.

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            • FrederikF Offline
              Frederik
              last edited by

              @chris fullmer said:

              Actually, that is no longer true. I think since they re-built the SU render engine in 7.1, PC has been able to export transparent png's.

              Please elaborate and post some screen shots, Chris...
              Cause I sure can't find this in the option menu...
              I've tried both tif and png - and I don't see any option for selecting transparent background...

              @frederik said:

              Well, well... thomthom's Export 2d with Alpha can make similar png's for us depending on Windows... πŸ˜›

              Cheers
              Kim Frederik

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              • michaliszissiouM Offline
                michaliszissiou
                last edited by

                Really Frederik, you don't need this much. You may need to mask some glass windows too, transparency doesn't help much there. Try to assign a pure green or magenta instead. Ps can do miracles this way. From a mac user anyway.

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                • FrederikF Offline
                  Frederik
                  last edited by

                  I know, michalis...
                  I can make incredible things in post pro with PS for Win... πŸ˜„
                  I also know about the work arounds, but if I can avoid them, it would be great...

                  Chris F. states that transparent background is possible with SU for Win since ver. 7.1 but I can't find how/where, hence my question to Chris to post some screen shots...

                  Well, well... I don't want to hijack this thread... πŸ˜„

                  Cheers
                  Kim Frederik

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    @frederik said:

                    @chris fullmer said:

                    Actually, that is no longer true. I think since they re-built the SU render engine in 7.1, PC has been able to export transparent png's.

                    Please elaborate and post some screen shots, Chris...
                    Cause I sure can't find this in the option menu...

                    I'd also be curious, Chris. What beta build are you using?
                    πŸ˜†

                    Gai...

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                    • Chris FullmerC Offline
                      Chris Fullmer
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                      This is bizarre - is it seriouslly not possible? I swear I've done this a dozen times in the last week. Even wierder is I'm sure it was Gaieus who corrected me last time I said the same thing as Solo. I think I'm experiencing early onset dimentia. I suddenly am unsure of everything.

                      I'm on vacation now and I don't have access to SU at the moment. So when I can play with SU, I'll test it. so weird....... πŸ˜•

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        First, there is no checkbox for transparent background at all so I cannot set it. When I export (even with sky and ground turned off), the white background appears, too.

                        I can of course export with transparent background from LayOut.

                        Gai...

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                        • FrederikF Offline
                          Frederik
                          last edited by

                          @gaieus said:

                          First, there is no checkbox for transparent background at all so I cannot set it. When I export (even with sky and ground turned off), the white background appears, too.

                          Thanks for confirming this, Csaba... πŸ‘

                          @gaieus said:

                          I can of course export with transparent background from LayOut.

                          I have ver. 7 Pro, but I haven't upgraded ver. 8 to Pro... 😳
                          Besides, I've never really used LayOut...

                          Cheers
                          Kim Frederik

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                          • soloS Offline
                            solo
                            last edited by

                            Back to topic, more characters, this is a WIP, still got more face detail to do, it's supposed to be... why don't y'all guess, that way I know how bad it is.

                            who am I.jpg


                            model lines.jpg

                            http://www.solos-art.com

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                            • W Offline
                              Whaat
                              last edited by

                              Looking good, solo! Was most of this model created with the SDS2 sculpt tool? Or did you use your proxy/subdivision workflow?

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                              • soloS Offline
                                solo
                                last edited by

                                Proxy base, then divide,sculpt,divide,smooth, I know it sounds like a silly workflow but once SDS2 is released most folk will understand.

                                http://www.solos-art.com

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                                • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                  Rich O Brien Moderator
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                                  Did Richard Prior and Kevin Spacey have a love-child?

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                                  • EarthMoverE Offline
                                    EarthMover
                                    last edited by

                                    Hmmm....it's either Obama or Robert Downey Jr's character in Tropic Thunder. πŸ˜„

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                                      SketchUpNoobie
                                      last edited by

                                      Obama!!!

                                      ducks for cover

                                      πŸ˜†

                                      Edit: Aww, Adam beat me to it.

                                      --

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                                      • boofredlayB Offline
                                        boofredlay
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                                        Give him side burns and its Shaft!

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                                        • urgenU Offline
                                          urgen
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                                          ...some offtop...Obama in ZBrush. πŸ˜„ ..hapy new year again! β˜€
                                          1239303698obama.jpg

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                                            liam887
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                                            lol i second Robert Downey Jr's character in Tropic Thunder

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