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Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:32 pm
by SiENcE
Is it possible to IMPORT my own Heightmap in ArtifexTerra (8bit greyscaled BMP, 6144x4096 pixel), Edit it, and EXPORT it again to an 8bit BMP?

Scaling should also be noticed, since i think i'm using a different Z Worldscaling.

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:48 pm
by Nauk
No sorry, ETM doesn't support the size, you would get the following result:
Error message: OGRE EXCEPTION(2:InvalidParametersException): Heightmap width must be a multiple of (tileSize-1) + 1 in ET::Impl::checkInfo at .\src\ETTerrainManager.cpp (line 63)
which pretty much explains the required size format. So the only way with the current version is to chop it up and convert it to PNG. 8 Bit would be no problem but the output is either 16bit PNG or a custom float binary. I would not recommend 8 bit anyway since it comes with a fat quality loss, 16 bit already has a slight but noticable loss being converted from the internal float array. If you load and save around 20 times from and to 16 bit PNG you will already suffer a very visible data erosion and previously smooth slopes will look stairy - the reason I started default saving to binary.

The scaling should be no problem and can be set freely.

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 3:00 pm
by SiENcE
ok. Thanks for this answer.
But my Engine uses an 8bit heightmap and i have to use it. I'ts a bit more complicated. I have an 8bit heightmap and an 16bit colormap of sizes up to 6144x4096 pixel, where each pixel is an Tile.

Now i searched the web for a good TerrainEditor doing the heightmap stuff. The colormap is more difficult and i don't expect to find an programm todo this. But i want to draw the heightmap and maybe also generate the shadowmap. Thats why i'm asking, weather i could import/export my own files. Because I love the way i could draw in your Editor :).

this is for example a combined color+heightmap: http://sience.schattenkind.net/iris4kin ... n10%29.png

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:40 pm
by Nauk
Thanks for the compliment on the drawing :) - As said, Importing is possible, maybe an idea would be to run the 8 bit through a smarter algorithm to convert it to 16bit without stairs. For the exporting, you could take the binary float format and try to find a way to convert it with a minimum of quality loss to 8 bit. For the format see the Artifex loader code that comes with the installation. A 16 bit colourmap is something I have to pass for now too. Otherwise if you are not in a hurry and without revealing too much yet, the next artifex version might fit your needs much better.

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:13 am
by SiENcE
Ok. I take a look at your loader code.

If you want, i can do beta tests for you. If you want, you can contact me over icq.

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:09 pm
by Nauk
SiENcE wrote:Ok. I take a look at your loader code.

If you want, i can do beta tests for you. If you want, you can contact me over icq.
Thanks for offering, I might get back to you about it soon :)

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:46 am
by hangchon18
Nauk:
Is ArtifexTerra still developed? How to get ArtifexTerra's source code?

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:41 pm
by Nauk
It is still under development, just not very active at the moment because I am busy with other stuff. About the source code, there is currently no way to get it, but I am considering source licensing right now.

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:15 pm
by shanefarris
I would definitely be interested in purchasing a licence to the source, I think this tool is awesome.

Also seems like your site has been down for the last few days at least.

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:38 pm
by Nauk
Thanks for your interest and nice feedback Shanefarris, you can contact me on MSN if you want :) And yes the site is down at the moment, moving to a new provider, it will be up very soon again, going to setup a mirror meanwhile. Thanks for the notification :).

*edit*
Download mirror: http://www.shareware.de/artifexterra3d- ... y-edition/

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:38 pm
by shanefarris
I added you on msn, hope to hear from you soon. I tried the new link to download, and both mirrors don't work either.

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:12 pm
by Nauk
Hmm, that is odd, the first link, aka the "download" button works fine for me... but this is only temporary anyway :) Thanks for notifying me.

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:20 am
by Nipash
First of all I have to say thank you for making the only terrain editor (I have tried over 15) that can edit heightmaps, alpha maps and color maps all at once plus be very easy and intuitive to use. I have one question though that I'll just post here since the official Artifex forums don't work. Does Artifex Terra 3D support heightmaps above the resolution 1025x1025? I tried replacing the template heightmap (adjusting the terrain settings accordingly of course) with my own 2049x2049 heightmap (with the same BPP and greyscale as the 1025x1025 one). However, I get a wierd error where I can only edit the first 1/4 of the terrain. I don't think I did anything wrong because all of the images are exactly the same format as the ones included in the template (except heightmap size). Any help?

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:06 pm
by Dredogol
Strange...
Everything directed at your website is all down.
Is the web server still up and running?

Can't view any of the SS or even DL the binary...

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:22 pm
by Sslaxx
Dredogol wrote:Strange...
Everything directed at your website is all down.
Is the web server still up and running?

Can't view any of the SS or even DL the binary...
Getting a parking page here.

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 2:37 pm
by Dredogol
Hey Nauk...

What happened to the AT3d website :!: :?:
It's been over 2 months now, and the website is still dead.

Is there any other way to DL the binary?
I used to have a copy over a year ago for a class project, but I don't have that anymore...

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:37 pm
by Xypher
Nauk, where'd you go? :(

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:26 pm
by Beauty
I created a wiki page for this editor.
http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/tiki-ind ... ifex+Terra

It would be great when somebody adds details.
Also the videos can be embedded to the page by the youtube button in the edit menue. (maybe you need to enable the advanced edit mode)

Also one or more screenshots would be nice.
How to add images you can read here:
http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/Help+-+Images

More help you find in the wiki menu at "Ogre Wiki Help".

It would be nice to add it to the OGRE DCC Tools page.




The website is dead since months.
@Nauk: It would be great if you upload the latest binary version to a public repository (like code.goodle.com, soureforge, etc.).
Maybe also the source code (if you like to share), screenshots, help files, wiki snapshot, ...

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:18 pm
by Beauty
Nauk, your project page http://www.artifexterra3d.com is dead (and now grabbed by a spammer).
Maybe you closed your nice project.
In this case it would be great if you publish the code and useful stuff on a public hoster , which keep the content online for many years (e.g. Sourceforge, code.google, bitbucket), because it could be still useful for other people.
I'm sad to see several good projects going dead, ...

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:18 am
by Nauk
The website is dead since almost a year now and I have been very busy, too busy to find time or energy to work on it sadly. There is a new domain since quite a while, that will be filled soon(tm) at least with a placeholder and download page to speed things up: www.artifexterra.com . I finally have time now over xmas and new years to rebuild it. There is also a couple of new features sitting idle half finished to almost finished on my hardddrive since a year or so, including a new gtkmm gui. Thanks for the interest, feedback and notifying me :)

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:34 am
by Beauty
Many thanks for your reply. :D
Also it's great that you want to put it online again.
I will remove the "dead project" note from the wiki page and add the link to your new website.

I whish you smooth cristmas days with a little bit more free time!

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:47 pm
by Xypher
Awesome, I'll add a feature to brush your teeth for you, too! ;)
Was hoping you'd come back some time Nauk! I love the editor!

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Bugfix - Pg.8]

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:17 pm
by Nauk
Page and download working again.

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Up again]

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:32 pm
by drwbns
It doesn't work for me... works in firefox, not in IE9

Re: ArtifexTerra - Terrain editor [0.90RC2b - Up again]

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:08 pm
by Nauk
Still not? I havent tested in IE9 tbh. IE7/8 seems to work fine now.