Autodesk LIGHTSCAPE, Manual

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Batch Processing Utilities B
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Lightscape
The extension of the image file determines the format into which the image will be saved. The following exten-
sions are supported:
The 48-bit color output is available only if your graphics card supports that display mode.
T o convert radiosity meshes to textures using the lsm2t utility:
1.
Choose Start | Programs | MS-DOS Prompt.
A DOS window appears.
2. At the command line, type the following, then press Enter:
CD “\PROGRAM FILES\LIGHTSCAPE\BIN”
Note: If the path to the Lightscape application files differs from above, enter it instead.
3.
Using the following syntax, type a command at the command line, then press Enter:
lsm2t [options] solution_file texture_base_name
Texture files are created to represent the lighting.
L SM2T Options
The following table describes the options available for this utility:
File Extension: Format:
.bmp Windows native file format.
.tga Targa, TrueVision format.
.tif TIFF—24-bit and 48-bit.
.rgb RGB—24-bit and 48-bit, native
Silicon Graphics file format.
.jpg JPEG.
.png Portable Net Graphics.
.eps Encapsulated PostScript.
Option: Extension: Description:
-aa 1–10 Antialiasing factor. Higher factors result in higher image quality, but take
more computation time. Default is 1. See Chapter 14, “Rendering,” for more
information.
-alls All layers cast shadows.
-alpha Create textures with an alpha channel.
-amb n Ambient level. Valid range is from 0 to 200.