Displacement maps and Graphic not matching

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designeronethread

• November 24, 2021 16:24

Hi Guys, 

I am getting this problem every time I try a graphic - so not file or graphic specific.

My displacement map and graphic don't appear to ever match meaning that I end up with the graphic floating with no thickness or the result below, where they over lap slightly. 

Just to point out:

-I have added the map immediately after the graphic texture  - no scaling

-I am exporting them from photoshop the same size (based on all the parameters I can see)

-the pixel height and width match in the editor, but the graphic is 300 dpi and the map 72, though altering these doesn't seem to work as they seem locked - if I change the DPI, the pixel height and width change relatively. I dont seem to have an option to alter the DPI in photoshop unless i am missing something - see below

Any help appreciated

Thanks in advance, Chris

 

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• designeronethread

  • November 24, 2021 17:08

  Hey Guys,

  I think this is a size issue coming from Photoshop. Any ideas on how guarantee they are the same size and PPI?

  Thanks, Chris

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• pabloquintana

  • November 24, 2021 20:20

  Make sure the size in pixels or cm are the same for the image and the displacement map using the same ppi for both images in Photoshop before exporting. There is no scaling of the displacement map in CLO.

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• designeronethread

  • November 25, 2021 10:00

  Hi Pablo, 

  Thanks for the reply.  Both images are the same canvas size. The one thing that is different once opened in CLO is the PPI. I don't know how to get these to match on exporting from PS.  My PS document export settings are set at 300ppi, but the JPG displacement always ends up being 72ppi in CLO. In PS, there appears to be no option to set the PPI on exporting (you can see in the screen grab above that the quality is set at excellent - that's the only thing that related to resolution)

  I have done this successfully in the past, following the CLO tutorial How to Use Displacement Maps: Part 1 - YouTube  and repeatedly done it with this graphic, so it must be a setting or a small oversight somewhere.

  Any help appreciated 

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• designeronethread

  • November 25, 2021 13:48

  Hi All, I have resolved this. The tutorial shows saving the PS file by exporting. I couldn't resolve this. Instead, I saved the PNG and JPEG through saving a copy by 'ctrl, Alt, & s. More format options became available and doing this way keeps the Metadata as per the pre-sets in the preferences. 

  C 

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