Merging two or more pictures into one?

[Mark]

Hi there

I am working on a project and was asked to find out if the following is
possible. I hope this is the right group to ask. If anyone can point me
into the right direction, i would be very glad.

Okay, this is what is needed:

We want to make a avatar on the fly. It should be used in a vrml world,
so we need .png files for transparancy.

An user can choose from:

- trouser (let say 4 trousers and there is a picture of each trouser)
- jacket (same here)
- hear (same here)

These pictures should be combined and the output should be a .png file
(which can be stored and used).

And, it would be even nicer if it is also possible to add some text on
the jacket...

Okay, i hope my question is clear. I am not going to program it myself
(i can not program in java), but i need to know if it is possible. So
any info, url etc. would be realy appreciated.

I did some research on the net, but since i am not a programmer i am not
sure what it all means...

Thanks!

Mark

 

[Oliver Wong]

Hi there

I am working on a project and was asked to find out if the following is
possible. I hope this is the right group to ask. If anyone can point me
into the right direction, i would be very glad.

Okay, this is what is needed:

We want to make a avatar on the fly. It should be used in a vrml world, so
we need .png files for transparancy.

An user can choose from:

- trouser (let say 4 trousers and there is a picture of each trouser)
- jacket (same here)
- hear (same here)

These pictures should be combined and the output should be a .png file
(which can be stored and used).

And, it would be even nicer if it is also possible to add some text on the
jacket...

Okay, i hope my question is clear. I am not going to program it myself (i
can not program in java), but i need to know if it is possible. So any
info, url etc. would be realy appreciated.

I did some research on the net, but since i am not a programmer i am not
sure what it all means...

Yes, it's possible to combine multiple transparent PNGs into one image.
Not sure what the relevancy is with VRML, though. Are these going to be
textures or something?

- Oliver

 

[Mark]

Yes, it's possible to combine multiple transparent PNGs into one
image. Not sure what the relevancy is with VRML, though. Are these going
to be textures or something?

- Oliver

Yes, as far as i know these new made picture will be used as avatar in a
3d vrml world. I think this is a texture.

It is good to know it is possible . Can you give me some info
concerning this?

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Oliver Wong]

Yes, as far as i know these new made picture will be used as avatar in a
3d vrml world. I think this is a texture.

It is good to know it is possible . Can you give me some info concerning
this?

You cannot actually directly use the pictures as a 3D avatar. You need
to design 3D models first, and then apply textures to them. Think of the 3D
models as sculptures, and the textures as paints. So you could, using PNG
images, change the colour of an avatar's hair, but not the hairstyle.

I recommend you find or hire someone who has a programming background.

- Oliver