Open Crazybump and choose to open a heightmap file.
I have already generated a file in Photoshop from the desaturation of the color map:
Creating Normal Maps with CRAZYBUMP
This demo is a brief run-thru of how you can use Crazy bump (a free download from crazybump.com) to generate normal maps.
For this tutorial in video format:
STEP 1:
Open Crazybump and choose to open a heightmap file.
I have already generated a file in Photoshop from the desaturation of the color map:
STEP 2:
In the 3d Preview, you have the option to view the potential normal map on a ball, or, even cooler, you can load your own original mesh as a .obj file! Click the Load Mesh option circled below.
STEP 3:
STEP 4:
When you have found the proper settings, choose "save normals to file..."
STEP 5:
NORMAL MAP!!!!!
