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Also Drongle McMahon, I noticed you mentioned using an alpha layer in your reply to Lisa Marie, so does that mean that my specular map must have alpha also? I was thinking it just had to be black and white.

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Also, I am using the latest SL viewer.

 

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Thank you very much Drongle McMahon, I've been reading your reply to Lisa Marie back in 2013, your example is beautiful and I was trying to replicate your mini tutorial all day, but I can't seem to be able to do it. Whenever I add my black and white striped specular map texture I should see shiny stripes, right? I have tried adjusting the Glossiness and enviornment but nothing is happening. I will spend the rest of the night trying to understand your reply since it's quite a bit over my head. But again, I don't need a normal map, right? Thank you soooo much for trying to help me Also I did try a sphere, but I still couldn't see any reflections.

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Hi everyone, I've been searching for quite awhile now and specular maps seem pretty straightforward at first, but everytime I apply one, it just has no effect. If I use a basic default wood plank diffuse material, and then make a black and white striped image in Photoshop (png) then apply that in the shininess specular window, shouldn't I have shiny stripes on the wood? Does the specular image have to be saved in a certain format or can it just be a .jpeg? Thank you very much for any help :) Rainy