Determining pixel intensity

By portilis · 2009-03-18

Description

I'm wondering if anyone could offer any advice on methodologies with MAXScript that could be used to measure pixel intensities from a loaded bitmap file.

In more detail, I'm working on a project in which I am attempting to use a 2d aerial photograph to extrapolate a 3d model of an area, using pixel intensities to calculate the edges of structures.

Any suggestions as to how such things could be determined using the scripting language would be appreciated.

Mike Longley

Comments (1)

Ralf · 2009-03-20

Im not sure i understand correct, but if you use a greyscale-map (or convert it to that in photoshop)
you can load it in a displace modifier added to a plain.
I don't see why you would write a script to do just that.

I forsee a lot of problems making a nice 'hightmap' , but thats a 2d problem.

but then again, maybe i don't get your question right.