Second Life Raw Terrain Files, Opening in Photoshop CS3
There is a distinct lack of simple instructions on just how to get the raw terrain map file and actually open it in PhotoShop CS3. Here’s what finally worked for me.
WARNING: I learned the very hard way that after using the terrain editing tools and ‘baking’ the terrain that reverting must incorporate a lot of lossiness because my smooth wonderful beach and slopes were then irretrievably terraced. Ugh. Lesson learned. Only using terrain files from now on.
Here is how you download the raw terrain file. It’s the top of the three buttons (click on image to get higher rez if you need).
Ok, you get a terrain.raw file that you can open in Photoshop, if you have the right settings. Here is what finally worked for me after a lot of ‘file is too small’ and ‘file is too large’ errors and ugly formats:
The thing I missed was ‘Interleaved.’ That made all the difference. Hope this helps someone else. More as I figure it out.
