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Brian · DeleD PRO user Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 98

Thanks guys. Thought the power of 2 had to be something like that. Thanks for explanation, I will now keep that in mind when saving textures. Kind regards Brian Laughing

Paul-Jan · Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 12:49 pm Post subject:

(>;O_>)> Tweaked: Are you on the latest ATI drivers (you'd be amazed how often that solves problems)? If so, could you perhaps send me (paul [at] delgine [dot] com) the skybox images, so I could give it a shot? It's a bit of a longshot, but otherwise I don't have a clue what could be wrong.

A side-note on the whole power-of-2 thing: there isn't really much of a problem working with ordinary textures that are not power-of-2 within DeleD (for the techno-savvy amonst us: because we generate mipmaps anyway). Heck, even one of the textures that is distributed with DeleD is (accidentally btw) non-power-of-2. However, you might run into troubles when:

- exporting to other programs that don't support non-power-of-2 (... that is, a lot of other programs.
- using them for the skybox

So agreed, it is best practice to stick to power-of-2 textures. However, there is a gap between 'best practice' and 'enforcing it through the application'. Not sure wether the latter is the right way to go. I know at least some of you believe it is, so let's definitely continue this discussion some day in a different thread. Smile

Daaark · Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:07 pm Post subject:

Paul-Jan · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 2:35 pm Post subject:

Like I said, "I know at least some of you believe it is" Smile

Lesson #312 in UI design: don't force-feed your power users pedantic dialog boxes they have to keep clicking away for all eternity. I myself am one of those power users. I do use non-power of 2 textures sometimes. Clicking away dialog boxes makes me severely unhappy.

This discussion is of course extremely off topic in this thread. That's why I suggested having it somewhere else in the first place. Very Happy

Paul-Jan · Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 2:53 pm Post subject:

(>;O_>)> Tweaked: I just tested the images you send me, and they work perfectly. I have also send you and e-mail to confirm this.

At this point, I am mostly out of ideas on how to solve your problem. Long shots:
- Are you sure you are using the latest version of the graphic drivers?
- Does _any_ other image work for you in the skybox (a random .jpg from the texture folders, for instance)?

(>;O_>)> Tweaked · Member Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Las Vegas

Tried it again, and it works!... I upgraded my card, and it works just fine now.... here's an image>>>

This one's not done yet, but it's besides the point, the skybox is working, and I'm a happy person Very Happy

Jeroen · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:35 am Post subject:

Great to hear! Very Happy

I love that scene btw, it has a "touch of spring" so to speak. Wink

Mr.Fletcher · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 2:29 pm Post subject:

Yep, looks good Very Happy

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(>;O_>)> Tweaked · Member Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Las Vegas

cool thanks Surprised

Paul-Jan · Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 9:04 am Post subject:

That looks great! Very Happy

I still had your e-mail in my 'todo'-inbox, because I wasn't sure whether you meant 'it is working' or 'it is working, but only with this particular skybox'... All in all, good to hear you've got things up and running!