"Unexpected error (Generic Failure)" importing .tif into T.E. ?

3dcal

When trying to import a picture (16mb, 2048x2048)

into the Terrain Editor to use as a height map, I get an error (?). 

Bryce 7 Pro (LAA), Windows 10, i7. 

Is TE Filters.exe necessary to make the height map acceptable to Bryce? 
I have the program, and videos, but not sure yet how it works. 

Horo

No, TE-Filters is not necessary. The TE image must be 16-bit grey scale TIF or PNG; 16-bit pixels unsigned integer values. The TIF file size is about 8,388,608 bytes plus a few bytes for the header; PNG are compressed and you cannot rely on the file size.

3dcal

Thanks, Horo. 

The grey scale is a 16mb .tif ,

1 of 6 created when exporting an obj terrain mesh in GAEA. 
Is that too large for Bryce?

I guess I need to stack them in Bryce (?)

The other option is to just import the mesh into Bryce, which I did
successfully (see screenshot), but not sure yet how to best apply Bryce materials. 

75 and still learning. 

Horo

A 2048 square greyscale terrain height map at 16 MB is most probably a 32 bit TIF. 32 bit are usually single precision floating point numbers (reals) not integers. Bryce cannot cope with that. Find another export method for your terrain in GAEA.

 

 

3dcal

Thank you, my friend. 

 

mermaid010

3dcal said:

 

75 and still learning. 

Welcome to the Club

Horo

Every day you learn something new was worth getting up it the morning.

mermaid010

Horo said:

Every day you learn something new was worth getting up it the morning.

So true