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is there a way that i can force houdini to output only the colors red, green, and blue when rendering?
(so i can replace them with 4 color NES palettes, later)
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- twelveplusplus
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I want to use Houdini to produce sprites for the 8-bit NES. individual sprites on that console are limited to 3 colors + 1 transparent color. 8x8 pixels per sprite.
is there a way that i can force houdini to output only the colors red, green, and blue when rendering?
(so i can replace them with 4 color NES palettes, later)
is there a way that i can force houdini to output only the colors red, green, and blue when rendering?
(so i can replace them with 4 color NES palettes, later)
Edited by twelveplusplus - Feb. 25, 2019 21:19:23
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- Konstantin Magnus
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You could quantize colors in COPs.
https://procegen.konstantinmagnus.de/ [procegen.konstantinmagnus.de]
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ok, that's one thing that i was thinking of, but i'm not super familiar with the COPs nodes, so i wasn't sure which node to use. Also, how can do i wire the output from mantra into a COP network?
I really would like to automate the process as much as possible. especially for animations such as character walk cycle.
I really would like to automate the process as much as possible. especially for animations such as character walk cycle.
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The node to read in renders in COPs is called… render.
https://procegen.konstantinmagnus.de/ [procegen.konstantinmagnus.de]
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thanks. i tried the cops workflow yesterday.. (the render node is sweet, btw, so useful! )
couldn't figure out how to specify just 4 colors and which ones exactly (tried quantize, colormap, etc). the docs are a bit sparse in that corner…
I'm thinking i will try to code something with python and/or vex… vex cops were… strange looking… just a single text box with no real explanation… just for a one-liner? i guess?
i'm also gonna try doing it in sops. i can just use tiles of a grid like they are pixels. that should be pretty easy, and then i can use a paint cop for touch ups, etc…
WHHHYY IS THERE NO PAINT COP, SIDEFX? Seriously? i want to paint textures right in houdini!
couldn't figure out how to specify just 4 colors and which ones exactly (tried quantize, colormap, etc). the docs are a bit sparse in that corner…
I'm thinking i will try to code something with python and/or vex… vex cops were… strange looking… just a single text box with no real explanation… just for a one-liner? i guess?
i'm also gonna try doing it in sops. i can just use tiles of a grid like they are pixels. that should be pretty easy, and then i can use a paint cop for touch ups, etc…
WHHHYY IS THERE NO PAINT COP, SIDEFX? Seriously? i want to paint textures right in houdini!
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