Texture Test

6/22/05 original test written by SteveLinden

7/6/05 added texture priority test - Steve

7/8/05 added full-screen test -Steve

TextureTest

• Textures for the following test can be found here...
  • http://lindens.lindenlab.com.s3.amazonaws.com/dan-linden/test_256_256.tga
  • http://lindens.lindenlab.com.s3.amazonaws.com/dan-linden/test_256_256_alpha.tga
  • http://lindens.lindenlab.com.s3.amazonaws.com/dan-linden/test_256_512.tga
  • http://lindens.lindenlab.com.s3.amazonaws.com/dan-linden/test_512_16.tga

1. Uploading Textures

• a. Single Texture Upload Test
  • File->Upload Image
  • Upload test_256_256.tga
  • Verify that the upload succeeds and that the image looks correct (red arrow pointing up in a green box)
• b. Batch Texture Upload Test
  • File->Bulk Uplaod
  • Upload test_256_512.tga, test_256_256_alpha.tga, test_512_16.tga
  • Verify that the textures are the correct dimentions, and that the _alpha texture has transparancy
  • Filter your inventory by Texture and verify that the uploaded textures all show up

2. Applying textures

• a. Object Texture Test
  • Create a box and scale it up so that its sides are easy to see
  • Right-click and edit the box
  • Click on More (if the tabs don't appear) and choose the Texture tab
  • Click on the current (default wood) texture box
    • Verify that the Pick: Texture dialog comes up.
    • Verify that the Textures folder in your inventory appears to the right
  • Drag test_256_256 onto the texture box from where to where?
    • Verify that the texture on all sides of the box changes
    • Verify that the arrows on all four sides point up
    • Verify that the arrows on the top and bottom point opposite directions
  • Close the Pick: Texture dialog
  • Click on the Color box
    • Verify that the Color Picker dialog comes up
  • Choose a color and close the dialog
    • Verify that the color of all sides of the box change
  • Change the Transparency spinner and verify that the transarency of the box changes
  • Change the Color and Transparency back to White / 0
  • Increase the Horizontal and Vertical Repeats per Face
    • Verify that the texture appears multiple times across each surface
  • Decrease the Horizontal and Vertical Repeats per Face
    • Verify that a subset of the texture appears on the surface
  • Change the Horizontal and Vertical Offset
    • Verify that the texture is offset on each face
  • Enable Horizontal and Vertical Flip
    • Verify that the texture flips on each surface
  • Change the Rotation value
    • Verify that the texture rotates correctly on each surface
  • Change the Repeats Per Meter and click on Apply
    • Verify that the Repeats per Face values change accordingly
    • Change the Repeats per Face back to 1.0 and verify that the Repeats Per Meter value changes
• b. Face Texture Test
  • Open up the Inventory : My Inventory : Textures folder (or filter your inventory for textures)
  • Drag test_256_256_alpha on to one of the faces on the box
    • Verify that the texture appears correctly and that you can see through it
  • Drag test_256_512 on to a different face and verify that it appears correctly
  • Drag test_512_16 on to the same face and verify that it appears correctly
    • The image should appear blurry since it is being stretched across the surface
  • Resize the box to 2x2x2m and Set the Texture Mapping to Planar
    • Verify the texture repeats have increased on the box.
  • Change the Texture Mapping back to Default
  • Take the box created for the next test

3. Avatar Textures

• a. Modifying Your Avatar Textures Test
  • Right-click on your avatar, choose Appearance
  • Select Jacket and change the Upper and/or Lower fabric texture
    • Verify that the jacket texture on your avatar changes
  • Select Pants and change the fabric texture
    • Verify that the pants texture on your avatar changes
  • Click on Save to save the changes
  • Watch your avatar. The texture should go from crisp to (briefly) blurry then crisp again as the baked image loads.
    • Verify that the baked image looks correct
    • Have another avatar watch while you do this and verify that they see the change once you save and that it is correct.
• b. Modifying Another Avatar Textures Test
  • Watch while another avatar repeats the above test
    • Verify that you can see changes while the other avatar is changing their appearance (There may be some delay)
    • Verify that after the other avatar finishes making changes, the baked texture appears correctly

4. Parcel Overlay

• Set View->Land Owners to enabled.
• Verify that property colors are visible and their edges are crisp
• Disable View->Land Owners

5. Media Textures

• a. Applying Parcel Media Textures Test
  • Buy a piece of land (see Buying Parcels Test) or go to a parcel of land you own
    • Make sure you are standing in the parcel
  • Move the box created above on to the parcel
  • Righ-click on the land and choose About Land
  • Choose the Media tab
  • Make sure that there is not currently anyting in the Media texture URL field
  • Click on the box under Replace this texture:
    • Verify that the Pick dialog comes up with a list of your textures on the right
  • Select the test_256_256 texture
  • Verify that the image shows up under Replace this texture
  • Close the Pick dialog
  • Enter a valid streaming media url into the with content from this URL field and press 'Return'
    • For example http://lindens.lindenlab.com/dan-linden/texture_rotate_animation_loop.mov
    • Verify that the Movie control dialog appears on the bottom of the screen and press the play (triangle) button
    • Verify that the movie starts playing on the sides of the box with test_256_256 applied
  • Close the About Land dialog
  • Right-click the box and choose Edit
  • Click on the Texture tab
  • Click on the Align button
    • Verify that the move now plays across the entire surface of faces with test_256_256 applied
  • Close the Edit dialog
  • Right-click on the land and choose About Land again. The Media tab should already be selected.
  • Click again on the box under Replace this texture: and verify that the Pick dialg comes up
  • Select the test_256_256_alpha texture
    • Verify that the movie starts playing on the surface with test_256_256_alpha applied
    • Note: the texture may not be aligned on the new surface
    • Verify that the surface is not transparant
    • Verify that the other surfaces return to displaying test_256_256
  • Select the test_256_16 texture
    • Verify that the movie starts playing on the surface with test_256_16 applied
    • Note: the texture may not be aligned on the new surface
    • Verify that the aspect ratio and transparancy are the same as when the movie played on the other surface
    • Verify that the other surface returns to displaying test_256_256_alpha
• b. Media Parcel texture Test
  • Move out of the parcel
    • Verify that the movie stops playing and that the previously applied texture appears on the surface
  • Move back in to the parcel
    • Verify that the movie does not start playing and that the Movie control appears
  • Press Play on the control
    • Verify that the movie starts playing again on the correct surface

6. Texture Priority

• Locate an object in the distance with an unloaded or blurry texture.
  • You may need to fly to a new area or log out / log in.
• Zoom in on the object so that the blurry texture is large and centered in your view.
  • The texture should quickly improve to the correct resolution, before other nearby textures do.

7. Full Res

• Choose Edit->Preferences->Graphics
• Change the Run in a window setting
  • Click Apply
  • Verify that all textures show up correctly after the resolution changes
• Change the Run in a window setting back
  • Click Apply
  • Verify that all textures show up correctly after the resolution changes

8. Texture Memory management

• Texture an object with a texture at 2 repeats per face.
• Right-click on your avatar, choose Appearance
• Use that same texture on every possible body part, tatoo, and clothing.
  • Click save
  • Verify the texture on the object still looks ok (not clamped).
  • Verify your avatar appears the same to another person as it does to you.