Digital Elevation Map

[darthvader]

I'm trying to create a picture of what a terraformed mars would look like, but first I need to get the elevation map right. How would I go about plugging the picture in so that the image would become the elevation for the entire planet

[Oshyan]

It depends on where you got your image and what projection it's in. If it's intended as a map of the Mars surface then most like Spherical Projection will work best.

- Oshyan

[darthvader]

ok thanks Oshyan... would i need to set up another camera to project the image map onto the surface ?

[Oshyan]

If you're using Spherical Projection no additional camera is needed. Only Through Camera projection depends on a specific camera, which can be either your original/render camera, or another one.

- Oshyan

[darthvader]

Ok, thankyou