Question about clothes look

[Hotbabe2004]

Hi all, 

I have rather strange case. I found a shop where there are some very nice clothes: leather, latex - that kind. On screenshots clothes look nice, but I tried demo and they look terrible. It seems there is no specular or glossiness at all. I do not think there are even normal maps. I am just curious. Of course it is possible demo clothes are such ugly and full versions look nice, but I highly doubt - why then distribute demo - to make potential customer puke? Or may be they only look nice in some viewers? I am using latest firestorm and in it clothes look like pieces of... you know what I mean.  

Anybody experienced such thing before?

Edited September 17, 2020 by Hotbabe2004

[Seicher Rae]

If you mean that the clothes look great in the photo ads for them and not on, then I would believe your own eyes. Lots of things can and are done with ads for clothing, skins, hair... there's Photoshop. Or there is using Black Dragon viewer that with all of its bells and whistles can be a bit like Photoshop. Lucky for you that the shop provided demos, some don't.

There have been various threads about "enhanced" photos used especially on skin ads.

Edited September 17, 2020 by Seicher Rae

[Janet Voxel]

It also could've been done in Daz Poser, which uses PBR lighting...which SL doesn't have. 

It's best to demo items, especially when the ad looks too good to be true.

[Rolig Loon]

Do you have Advanced Lighting turned on?

[Hotbabe2004]

I do not know. I will check.

[Hotbabe2004]

Yes, it is on.

[Fritigern Gothly]

6 hours ago, Hotbabe2004 said:

but I tried demo and they look terrible

Can you show us what they look like on you?

[xSkadi]

7 hours ago, Hotbabe2004 said:

Hi all, 

I have rather strange case. I found a shop where there are some very nice clothes: leather, latex - that kind. On screenshots clothes look nice, but I tried demo and they look terrible. It seems there is no specular or glossiness at all. I do not think there are even normal maps. I am just curious. Of course it is possible demo clothes are such ugly and full versions look nice, but I highly doubt - why then distribute demo - to make potential customer puke? Or may be they only look nice in some viewers? I am using latest firestorm and in it clothes look like pieces of... you know what I mean.  

Anybody experienced such thing before?

Some shops only put a white texture with demo signs on thier demos and some don't put textures on demos at all. Look if they have free group gifts to see what thier textures look like or contact the owner. If there are no gifts and the owner doesn't reply don't buy.

[PermaRuthed]

If the looks of the demo doesn't improve after turning Atmospheric Shaders and  Advanced Lighting on, and cranking the graphics setting to ultra, then I'd conclude the vendor ads are most likely photoshopped to hell and back.

[Evah Baxton]

8 hours ago, Hotbabe2004 said:

I found a shop

IM the location of the shop to me. I will take a look when I get a chance.

[Hotbabe2004]

Ok people, I have to apologize - this topic is wrong. As it turned out yesterday I was using another viewer (it is not as advanced as firestorm) and probably that viewer has not features to display specular maps and such things. After close examinations clothes certainly feel "photoshopped" at some degree, but it is bearable - nothing too special.

Sorry, for spending your time. And thanks for your answers.

[Kyrah Abattoir]

It should be seen as a red herirng imho, if product pictures look like they haven't been taken in-world. That's what you are buying after all.

[Fritigern Gothly]

21 minutes ago, Hotbabe2004 said:

I was using another viewer

Which one?

[Seicher Rae]

10 hours ago, Hotbabe2004 said:

Ok people, I have to apologize - this topic is wrong. As it turned out yesterday I was using another viewer (it is not as advanced as firestorm) and probably that viewer has not features to display specular maps and such things. After close examinations clothes certainly feel "photoshopped" at some degree, but it is bearable - nothing too special.

Sorry, for spending your time. And thanks for your answers.

Thanks for letting us know. It IS still an issue though, people who use greatly edited photos for bait and switch tactics.