http://www.xnormal.net The official xNormal web page 60 http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_8 http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_8 Solved a problem scaling derivative maps. Recompiled using the latest libraries. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:35:00 GMT http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_7 http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_7 Added support to import/export WebP images. Now the program 100% respects the tangents/biNormals loaded from the mesh importer plug-ins and also from the interpolator ( which means they won't be hard-coded-normalized ). Fixed a problem in the SBM exporter for 3dsmax that was causing a hang when the user closes the window. Added a new experimental renderer based on Caustic Graphics/Imagination Technologies's OpenRL 1.0R2 ray tracing API. Fixed a problem with dilation using the tangent-to-object-space tool. Now you can render a new map type: derivative height maps ( thanks to Morten Mikkelsen again ). Now it's possible to write image importers/exporters using Java. The FBX mesh importer has been completely rewritten. Now it can read properly Uvs, normals and the tangent basis ( which is specially good if you use the Unity engine ). Solved the problems loading the filter plug-ins in Photoshop CS5. Re-exported all the example's JPGs because most of them were saved using old programs and they were causing problems with some modern libraries and applications. Added a warning message in case you use external cages having the “Use shortest diagonal” option enabled in the triangulator. Recompiled using the latest libraries ( Optix 2.1.1, FBX, Crosswalk ). Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:35:00 GMT http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_5 http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_5 Recompiled with Optix 2.1 ( faster rendering/precomputing ). Added UV offset for meshes. Improved triangulator. Added a new tangent-space plug-in to solve problems and improve compatibility. Added Maya / 3dsmax 2012 support. Thu, 19 May 2011 01:54:00 GMT http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_4 http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_4 Added a port-render visual tool to control better the height map's clamping. Now it's possible to output unnormlized raw floating point height maps / vector displacement maps. Improved a bit the curvature map's algorithm. The ASE mesh importer can now read vertex colors. The Optix renderer is now twice faster. Fixed several bugs. Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:49:00 GMT http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_3 http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_3 Added a "toggle visibility" to the highpoly's context menu. Now you can render a new kind of map: the curvature map. Fixed several bugs. Tue, 5 Oct 2010 20:47:00 GMT http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_2 http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_2 Added support for Growl notifications. Optimized the software CPU rendering a 5%. Fixed reveral bugs ( displacement map computations with MatchUV, Win7 .NET 2.0 detection, OpenGL 3.2 with Optix, hang rendering, DDS mipmaps, etc... ) Recompiled using the latest libraries ( Optix 2.0 final, DX June 2010, etc... ) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:45:00 GMT http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_1 http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_1 Solved some minor bugs ( 3dsmax/TGA, dotXSI/Collada, Optix ignore device, etc... ) Tue, 25 May 2010 00:01:00 GMT http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_0 http://www.xnormal.net/1.aspx#xNormal_3_17_0 The Maya and 3dsmax exporters now can import/export vertex colors to SBM files. The CPU rendering speed has been improved a 10%. Added 3dsmax/Maya 2011 and Photohsop CS5 support. The .OBJ mesh importer can now read the ZB 3.5 PolyPaint's vertex colors. Also the .PLY and dotXSI. Now you can bake a new map type: the highpoly's mesh vertex colors map. Added a new experimental GPGPU renderer based on the NVIDIA's Optix/CUDA technology. The results are promising. Recompiled using the lastest libraries. Solved lots of bugs ( crash in the distance tool, a posible BSOD, etc... ) Fri, 7 May 2010 00:01:00 GMT