Diffuse Overlay - Won't work in 4.8?

maclean

I accidentally discovered Diffuse Overlay this morning. Perfect for what I need! Then my next discovery was that it only exists in DS 4.9. I tried saving the material and applying it in 4.8, but the channel doesn't appear.

So my question is, is there any way to replicate the effect in 4.8?

I have a sheet of gift wrap paper, and I want the full texture on the outside, but a 'whiter' version on the inside. I did this in 4.9 by adding a blank white texture to Diffuse Overlay and playing with the values to 'whiten' the wrapping paper tex. Is there a way to do this in 4.8? (I've already tried and can't find a way, but maybe someone else has).

cheers

mac