Archive notice: This historical article was originally published in January 2020. Dates, statements and links are preserved from the original.For all digital hoarders with a large PBR library collection. With Ptolemee, you can search your material folders, sort them with tags and view real-time previews directly. Despite For the selection and comparison of PBR materials, the inexpensive tool is likely to bring some users a time advantage.
Ptolemee Features
The tool automatically scans material folders and automatically assigns the individual texture maps (based on keywords) to a PBR shader. According to the developer, the real-time preview is based on the current Unreal Engine and supports Diffuse, Normal, Specular, Roughness, Metallic, Emissive, Opacity, Opacity mask, Subsurface Scattering and Displacement. In addition, you can…
- display and change Tiling, Displacement & Tesselation values in the preview
- adjust the light angle in the preview in real time
- Thumbnail Rendering feature for quickly creating an image preview
- Tagging & Filtering for organising and comparing materials
The currently supported file formats include the JPEG, PNG, BMP, PSD, TGA, HDR, PIC.
Download & Availability
Ptolemee is currently available for $4.99 here on Gumroad. The software requires either Windows 10 or mac OS (which version was not specified). For questions about the tool, you can send an email to: 2112Gam3s@gmail.com
Further information: To the Gumroad website
