Combining Normal and Height

[Anonymous]

In the example here: https://support.solidangle.com/display/A5AFMUG/Combining+Normal+and+Bump+Maps

It has the normal map as sRGB and alpha is luminance. Is this correct or should it be Raw and alpha is luminance

I have set up in the same way but get a much darker result when set to sRGB

thank you

[Anonymous]

Simple rules:
textures acting as color should be set to sRGB
textures acting as data should be set to RAW

[Anonymous]

@rachid Hadj Abderrahmane

thanks (liked and rewarded)

I am unsure here if a Normal map is color or data given it has color but acts as data?

[Anonymous]

normal map, bump map, displacement map: are data saved in RGB channel

[Anonymous]

@rachid Hadj Abderrahmane

normal map, bump map, displacement map: are data saved in RGB channel

Do you mean Raw?

thanks

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

like I sad any texture acting as data must be set to RAW
bump, normal, displacement, specular map roughtness map must be set to RAW
one exception: specular map if it act as color must be set to sRGB otherwise RAW

[Anonymous]

@rachid Hadj Abderrahmane

thank you. Interesting that the solid angle example (above) the normal is set to sRGB

thanks again

[Anonymous]

I think that's was the old tutorial, before Color Management