Picking a material color from an image with gamma corection

[vlado]

Hi guys,

I see lots of people struggling when they have to match a material color to the color of a particular image; the gamma stuff gets in the way and many people get stuck with color correction nodes and what not.

Here is a very easy way to pick colors from an existing image in 3ds Max:

1. Open the image from Rendering > View image file
2. Click the color swatch in the material that you want to adjust
3. Use the "Sample Screen Color" button to pick your color from the image

The result will always be correct with respect to the current 3ds Max gamma settings (i.e. 3ds Max will automatically apply inverse gamma to the picked color).



Best regards,
Vlado

[kosso_olli]

Thanks Vlado,
have been doing that for some months and wondered if it was the correct way. It is!

By the way, is this your car?

[vlado]

By the way, is this your car?

Nope; it's just an image I had handy

Best regards,
Vlado

[savio alvares]

Thanks alot vlado

[Dariusz Makowski (Dadal)]

Is there a way to do that in maya too ?

Thansk, bye.

[kosso_olli]

Nope; it's just an image I had handy

Best regards,
Vlado

"Some people say he owns an Opel Corsa"

[Dariusz Makowski (Dadal)]

"Some people say he owns an Opel Corsa"

Looool hahaha

[vlado]

"Some people say he owns an Opel Corsa"

This is also incorrect In fact, you can see my car here (and myself also, a little further down the street): https://maps.google.com/?ll=42.67381...247.37,,2,6.71

Best regards,
Vlado

[kosso_olli]

A Leon, good choice! My dad owns a car similar to that, the Altea. Never dissappointed him, very reliable.