warning when .tx texture files

[Bart247]

I converted all my png/jpg textures to .tx files using the nMakeTx script from CreativeCrash http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/sc...nold-renderman
The script is designed for the maketx.exe that comes with Arnold, but I assume .tx is a universal format and V-ray can use these same files?

When I render my scene with the .tx files, it renders without a problem and all my textures appear...
However in the Output window I get the following warnings multiple times for each texture:

TIFFReadDirectory: Warning, path/texture_name.tx: unknown field with tag 317 (0x13d) encountered.
path/texture_name.tx: Can not read scanlines from a tiled image.
ERROR, Cannot read scanline 1023; No error

path/texture_name.tx is an example abbreviation I replace of the actual path and name because it was long.


Should I be worried about these warnings?

[vlado]

Should I be worried about these warnings?

Are these warnings written by V-Ray when rendering? I think the Maya swatch renderer produces them when attempting to draw the swatch for the File node - if this is the case, you don't need to worry about them.

Best regards,
Vlado

[Morbid Angel]

.tx is a mipmapped tiff, so in some cases a certain compression may be used by maketx.exe which is not supported by either a renderer or software. You may need to specify with maketx which compression to use.

[Bart247]

You're right. Maya writes the warnings when I open the hypershade and maya tries to generate preview swatches.

Thanks

[vlado]

You're right. Maya writes the warnings when I open the hypershade and maya tries to generate preview swatches.

Very well then. Perhaps you can drop a line to Autodesk to fix this...

Best regards,
Vlado