tgd

lastofthelight · October 28, 2008, 07:13:45 AM

Pardon me. I've looked over the tutorials of various sorts, and the board - and I see 'tgd' files referenced often - but I can't find a tutorial speaking of them and detailing the proper ways to use them specifically. Could someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks!

PG · October 28, 2008, 07:33:04 AM

TGD files are the world files that contain data of your entire scene, clouds, terrain, water, objects. You don't really need to know the details of them to use them. They're just a save format like .txt or .html

Mohawk20 · October 28, 2008, 07:47:49 AM

So basically you open a tgd file with Terragen2 and after it's loaded, you can render the scene, or edit anything you want.

rcallicotte · October 28, 2008, 07:58:52 AM

...and TGC files are clip files. You can use these to load extras into your scene by going into the File mode, Insert Clip File.

lastofthelight · October 28, 2008, 08:03:28 AM

Oh ok. Thanks!

lastofthelight · October 28, 2008, 08:52:47 AM

Another quick question.

The free version only goes out to 640 by 480, yes? Is that too low a resolution to print out?I'm fine with just making cool images for my own enjoyment - but if I decide I want to print even one out, do I need to pay the 200?

Sorry if that's a stupid question, but I just made (well, if it renders like the preview seems to indicate, the actual rendering job is taking forever) this rather pretty sunset over a forest-bordered lake - and it took me...well, not very long to figure out. If I change the sunset into an eclipse, and figure out how to put some surf on the edge of that lake, this might make a cool present for my girlfriend....and I am the least artistically capable person ever. This is a pretty easy to use program, with the help of the forms, search function, and tutorials.

rcallicotte · October 28, 2008, 09:22:57 AM

You can make images up to 800X600 with the free version.

You can print to your heart's content, but I don't think you can legally sell anything with the free version.

Quote from: lastofthelight on October 28, 2008, 08:52:47 AM
Another quick question.

The free version only goes out to 640 by 480, yes? Is that too low a resolution to print out?I'm fine with just making cool images for my own enjoyment - but if I decide I want to print even one out, do I need to pay the 200?

Sorry if that's a stupid question, but I just made (well, if it renders like the preview seems to indicate, the actual rendering job is taking forever) this rather pretty sunset over a forest-bordered lake - and it took me...well, not very long to figure out. If I change the sunset into an eclipse, and figure out how to put some surf on the edge of that lake, this might make a cool present for my girlfriend....and I am the least artistically capable person ever. This is a pretty easy to use program, with the help of the forms, search function, and tutorials.

lastofthelight · October 28, 2008, 10:43:29 AM

Thats fine, I don't care about selling anything.

cyphyr · October 28, 2008, 12:55:08 PM

You could also make several tiled images (go for about a 20% overlap) and stitch them together to make a larger image. I don't think you'd be breaking any agreement like this. Your only real limit would be with low AA (3) and your populations limited to three.
Richard

PG · October 28, 2008, 03:13:17 PM

There's no agreement on the size of renders that can be made, it's a physical restriction placed on the free version. The only agreement made for renders is that they're not to be used in a situation where you would gain financial benefits from them.