CrazyBump

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Author: Ryan Clark
Thread(s): CrazyBump Forums
Version: 1.1
Last Updated: March 17th, 2009
Requires: Pentium III, DirectX 9 Video Card (pixel shader 2), 512 MB RAM
Download(s): CrazyBump.com

[edit] Description

CrazyBump creates displacement, normal, occlusion, and specmaps based on 2D images. It's fast, sports a nice and clean interface, and makes an excellent tool to quickly take your textures to the next level. A free demo is available.

[edit] Hardware Requirements

  • CPU: At least a Pentium III (will take advantage of multi-core)
  • Video: At least a DirectX 9 (pixel shader 2) capable video card.
  • Memory: At least 512 MB RAM for smaller images and 1.5 GB for larger images.

[edit] Software Requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 2000/XP/XP-64/Vista/Vista-64
  • Video Card: Latest drivers for your card.
  • Microsoft .NET Framework - This comes packaged with CrazyBump but if you are using XP-64, you will need to install .NET Framework 2 from Microsoft's web site.
  • Microsoft DirectX - This comes packaged with CrazyBump.

[edit] Examples

CrazyBump Example

[edit] History

[edit] Version 1.1, 2009-03-17

  • Some UI tweaks you don't care about.
  • Whole damn program is twice as fast.

[edit] Version 1.05, 2008-05-19

  • Faster loadtime.
  • New "gloss" control on the 3D preview.
  • Improved SpecMap control allows inverted levels.
  • Support for saving 24bit Targa files.
  • Improved UI rendering.

[edit] Version 1.03, 2008-05-07

  • Preview AntiAliasing!

[edit] Version 1.02, 2008-04-26

  • Fixes a bug with automation.

[edit] Version 1.01, 2008-04-22

  • Fixes miscellaneous bugs and compatibility issues.

[edit] Версии 8.91 BETA, 2008-03-27 

Повышена стабильность! 
Этот релиз устраняет crashy ошибок и удобно взаимодействует с другими приложениями.

[edit] Version 8.8 BETA, 2008-03-23

  • Improved accuracy when loading normal maps.
  • New slider for adding noise to specmaps.
  • Fixed a bug that caused black pixels to appear in normal maps.

[edit] Version 8.7 BETA, 2008-03-12

New features:

  • Quad-core support
  • Two new sliders: "Sharpen" and "Noise Removal"
  • Increased power of "Very Large detail" slider.
  • Increased power of specularity contrast slider.
  • Fixed a problem with some OBJ files.

[edit] Version 8.6 BETA, 2008-02-14

  • Better normal map quality!
  • New shortcuts for opening photographs and heightmaps

[edit] Version 8.5 BETA, 2008-02-??

  • Better shape recognition blending.
  • Better mixer blending.
  • Fixed a bug that was making blurry diffuse maps.
  • Fixed a bug opening images with alpha.
  • Overall awesomeness improved by 27%.

[edit] Version 8.2 BETA, 2008-02-04

  • Use shift + arrow to change a value by 10
  • Settings are kept when you reload diff, spec or mixer map
  • X-axis toggle is restored
  • Several miscellaneous bug fixes

[edit] Version 8.1 BETA, 2008-01-??

  • Load settings is not broken
  • Text box does not bleep

[edit] Version 8.0 BETA, 2008-01-??

  • Undo & Redo, with infinite levels
  • New preview shapes
  • Refresh/Reload your source texture
  • Preview remembers your settings
  • Lots of bug fixes
  • Mailing list signup totally works now! I promise!
  • Hotkeys

[edit] Version 7.6 BETA, 2008-01-17

  • Fixed a crash-on-startup.
  • Fixed an error saving 16 bit displacement.
  • Smoother rendering of interface elements.
  • Fixed a tiling error for non-power-of-two textures.
  • Improved display for non-power-of-two textures.

[edit] Version 7.5 BETA, 2008-01-??

  • More changes to the specmap interface. Now you can load your own specmap.
  • Improved keyboard controls for all sliders.
  • Fixed a bug causing some OBJ files to render extremely dark.
  • Fixed a bug causing numbers to display improperly while being edited.
  • Fixed a bug preventing some users from running Beta 7.

[edit] Version 7 BETA, 2008-01-??

  • More options for the preview window. All maps can be toggled independently.
  • Controls to add highlights & crevices from your normal map to your diffuse texture.
  • A control to soften the displacement map, because parallax can look bad with sharp edges.
  • Major overhaul of the specmap controls. We gained some new sliders and lost some old ones.
  • New option to "save all textures"
  • New option to load diffuse color from the clipboard.
  • Performance improvement: Maps aren't rendered when they aren't visible.
  • Nifty "fade in" effect for the title screen.

[edit] Version 6.2 BETA, 2007-12-15

  • Fixed weird discoloration in the preview window.
  • Improved handling of large non-square images.

[edit] Version 6.1 BETA, 2007-??-??

  • Fixed a bug that caused normal maps to preview incorrectly in Beta 6.
  • Unreal Engine collision meshes will no longer show up in the preview window.
  • Fixed some sliders that were not responding to keyboard-control.

[edit] Version 6.0 BETA, 2007-??-??

  • Removes unwanted shading from photo-sourced textures.
  • Create and preview colored specularity maps.
  • Parallax displacement in the preview window
  • Specular Highlights in the preview window
  • Better handling of large non-square textures
  • New tabbed interface!

[edit] Version 5.4 BETA, 2007-11-16

  • Improved very low frequency detail. (Looks better. Takes longer to compute.)
  • Improved contrast level of grayscale displacement maps.
  • Added tiling controls to the preview window. Press + and -.
  • Fixed a problem saving 16-bit TIFFs.
  • Probably fixed other stuff I'm not thinking of right now.

[edit] Version 5.3 BETA, 2007-??-??

  • Fixes a problem with preview texture not working after you open a normal map.

[edit] Version 5.2 BETA, 2007-??-??

  • Fixes a problem with Maya failing to load CrazyBump TGA files.

[edit] Version 5.1 BETA, 2007-??-??

  • Fixes a problem with saving TGA files.
  • Fixes a problem with the automator not overwriting images.

[edit] Version 5.0 BETA, 2007-10-18

  • Everything is MUCH faster, thanks to SSE and multi-threading.
  • Apply your own diffuse texture in the preview window!
  • DDS/DXTN textures are supported with mipmap-creation.
  • Global Intensity range is increased to allow negative numbers.
  • New option: "Calculate 3D shape analysis on image load"
  • New option: "Calculate low-frequency detail on image load"
  • Displacement refresh happens in the background!
  • A problem with non-normalized output is fixed.
  • Doesn't hog as much memory

[edit] Version 4.8.4 BETA, 2007-09-29

  • Better error recovery!
  • More helpful error messages!
  • Uses .net v2.0 instead of v1.1. (Seems to be more stable)

[edit] Version 4.81 BETA, 2007-09-??

  • Fixes a bug with large fonts.

[edit] Version 4.8 BETA, 2007-09-??

  • Awesome new "Fake Occlusion" filter. Click here to see an example!
  • The "Sharpen & Flatten" control is renamed "Enhance Detail."
  • The lame "Emphasize Shadows" slider is gone. (I don't think you'll miss it. Let me know if you do.)
  • When you select a new preview shape, it starts rotating automatically.

[edit] Version 4.7 BETA, 2007-09-??

  • All windows now have "close" buttons
  • Miscellaneous UI improvements

[edit] Version 4.6 BETA, 2007-09-??

  • Fixed a crash-on-startup that some users were seeing.
  • Fixed a bug with the normals mixer
  • Added a DirectX update to the installation.

[edit] Version 4.5 BETA, 2007-09-??

  • Supports the .ASE mesh format
  • Middle button pans when previewing a custom mesh.

[edit] Version 4.4 BETA, 2007-09-??

  • Drag & drop files to open them.
  • Load heightmaps in the normals mixer.
  • The mixer can adjust the strength of the original map

[edit] Version 4.3 BETA, 2007-09-09

  • Batch processing actually works
  • You can save 16-bit displacement maps.
  • You can save normals and displacement together in an RGBA texture.

[edit] Version 4.2 BETA, 2007-09-05

  • Fixed a mouse bug on the preview window
  • Fixed a problem with preview of wide-aspect images

[edit] Version 4.1 BETA, 2007-09-04

  • Preview your own model. Supports .OBJ, .X, and Collada.
  • Fixed some compatibility problems.

[edit] Version 4.0 BETA, 2007-08-31

  • Pretty new renderer (requires dx9)
  • View your own model in the preview window (.X format is working. Other formats are forthcoming.)
  • Batch processing of normal maps
  • Customizable prefix and suffix for saving files. (eg: "Normals from Myimage.tga")
  • A button to invert the 3D analysis, in case you picked the wrong one.
  • Fixed the noise in the displacement-sharpen slider.
  • Fixed a compatibility problem with TIFs

[edit] Version 3.1 BETA, 2007-06-29

  • Adds an automation feature!
  • Adds "paste from clipboard" to the normals mixer.
  • Fixes a problem with seamless textures at non-power-of-two sizes.
  • Support for loading .DDS files (not saving yet - sorry!)

[edit] Version 3.0 BETA, 2007-05-25

  • "Normals Mixer" blends normal maps together in 3D. This creates a much better result than a 2D blend in photoshop.
  • Savable presets.
  • Improved preview window.
  • Preferences save correctly
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