Render settings : texture format

[francomanko]

Just curious, as i havent really paid attention to the 8,16,32 bit texture format setting? The docs, im finding are a bit spurious, if this setting is set to 8bit, is it overriding any 16bit textures im using? Im a bit confused.

[hermit.crab]

Yes, it does, the option defines the color depth of textures to be stored in the memory for rendering. So for example, having a 16-bit depth texture would be scaled down to 8-bit for rendering. This option is particularly useful for limiting VRAM consumption, where such detail loss is negligible.

[francomanko]

ah ok, thx

[francomanko]

sorry to bring this up again, but with 8bit mode on, will that affect the 32bit hdri thats lighting the scene?

[hermit.crab]

No, it does not affect light and displacement textures. It is written in the documentation.

[francomanko]

sorry i should have gone back to them Thanks tho