{"id":1112,"date":"2013-06-19T20:52:52","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T20:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoha-islands.com\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2013-06-19T20:52:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T20:52:52","slug":"ll-repost-get-the-new-materials-viewer-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/ll-repost-get-the-new-materials-viewer-today\/","title":{"rendered":"LL Repost &#8211; Get the New Materials Viewer Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello ZoHa Islands &#8211; Linden Lab has released some exciting news today \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>This is especially wonderful news to the builds of Second Life!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<h2>Get the New Materials Viewer Today!<\/h2>\n<div>by <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"display_0\" title=\"Community Manager\" alt=\"Community Manager\" src=\"http:\/\/secondlife.i.lithium.com\/html\/rank_icons\/rank_ll_employee_2.png\" \/><a id=\"link_4\" href=\"http:\/\/community.secondlife.com\/t5\/user\/viewprofilepage\/user-id\/401201\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Linden Lab<\/a> \u200e06-19-2013 10:12 AM &#8211; edited \u200e06-19-2013 11:02 AM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Linden Lab is excited to announce the release of the <a href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/support\/downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Materials Viewer<\/a>! This Viewer will allow content creators to build objects using <a href=\"http:\/\/community.secondlife.com\/t5\/Tools-and-Technology\/New-Open-Source-Project-to-Improve-Graphics-Rendering\/ba-p\/1637559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">normal and specular maps<\/a> and will allow users to view the effects of this new feature set. The end result is photorealistic textured objects inworld, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.secondlife.com\/p\/SL10B-Bear-Avatar\/4944841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the SL10B Bear Avatar<\/a>, which will look even better with this Viewer.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve prepared <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/keFfqiDqnJg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a video<\/a> to demonstrate the effect of Materials inworld and show builders how to add normal and specular maps to their creations.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"545\" height=\"307\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/keFfqiDqnJg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In order to view Materials, you will need to have a Viewer that supports this feature and have Advanced Lighting Model checked under your graphics options. Not all systems will support this option; please see the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.secondlife.com\/t5\/English-Knowledge-Base\/Materials-FAQ\/ta-p\/2051467\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Materials FAQ<\/a> for more information on whether or not it is supported on your system. Additional documentation, including case studies, can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.secondlife.com\/wiki\/Good_Building_Practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Good Building Practices wiki<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.secondlife.com\/t5\/English-Knowledge-Base\/Second-Life-Content-Creator-s-Guide\/ta-p\/1258393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Content Creators Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"original.png\" alt=\"original.png\" src=\"http:\/\/community.secondlife.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/122183i9BB7A1F715EB3700\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" align=\"middle\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019d like to extend our thanks to developers from Exodus, Firestorm, and Catznip for their contributions to this feature. We are very excited about the result!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello ZoHa Islands &#8211; Linden Lab has released some exciting news today \ud83d\ude42 This is especially wonderful news to the builds of Second Life! Get the New Materials Viewer Today! by Linden Lab \u200e06-19-2013 10:12 AM &#8211; edited \u200e06-19-2013 11:02 AM Linden Lab is excited to announce the release of the Materials Viewer! 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