[added] Mistmyr Manor - Page 2

**gm9** · #26 05-03-2009, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaintPeter

I don't know if EQ2 can read an alternate setting which would give us higher color depth, but I suspect even if we could the files would be a lot bigger.

EQ2 supports all formats (it's a directx api call anyway, isn't it?) but the file size is the reason. However, I looked at the PSD and the DDS side by side and I really didn't see an issue with it for the present map.

**Drumstix42** · #27 05-03-2009, 07:52 PM

as suggested to me, 8.8.8.8 ARGB 32 pp | unsigned, seems to be great quality.
I used the photoshop plugin as well.

**gm9** · #28 05-03-2009, 07:59 PM

That's uncompressed format so no quality loss at all. Have been using that for some UI textures in the past, but I can assure you that we won't accept maps in that format - the present map would be 4.5 MB uncompressed.

**Drumstix42** · #29 05-03-2009, 08:37 PM

But if it doesn't need to be DDS why not use something like a PNG?

SaintPeter · #30 05-03-2009, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drumstix42

But if it doesn't need to be DDS why not use something like a PNG?

What he was saying is that EQ2 will read all formats of DDS (of which there are plenty), not that it would read all image file formats.

I think the current settings are reasonable. As much art as we put in the map, they're really for information, not to showcase our artistic talent.

**gm9** · #31 05-04-2009, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drumstix42

But if it doesn't need to be DDS why not use something like a PNG?

Two reasons (apart from what SaintPeter said): First, the filesize of a PNG even at the maximum compression level would still be much too large. And more importantly, while PNG is theoretically supported by EQ2, I never found out which PNG settings you need to use (if any) to not crash the client with it.

Sxandi · #32 05-04-2009, 02:12 AM

Yep you're right.

I think the quality is good enough.
SaintPeter has the original quality of the map.
It has much more resolution (about 3500x2400)
so much more detail. ;-)

But I think we should cut the crap ;-)
We have to make a trade off between superb
quality and download traffic. After all eq2mapper is
a free tool and it rocks!

Thanks again
for putting the map live!

Daria

PS.: The Photoshop plugin doesn't work (or i don't know how to make it work) with the old version of PaintShopPro. I had to use a different version and this one tells me that all the DDS Files need to be in a power of 2. (That is different to beeing dividable by 2) Otherwise the plugin will disable all compress 2d texture features -> and gm9 is right -> the uncompressed version is about 4 megs in size!

**gm9** · #33 05-04-2009, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Sxandi

I had to use a different version and this one tells me that all the DDS Files need to be in a power of 2.

So that's why I originally though that and why all old dds files (including all old EQ2MAP maps images) are in a power of 2 format. Mystery solved (we were discussing it recently)!