<p>On the <a href="https://www.allegorithmic.com/products/bitmap2material/" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="Bitmap2Material">main page</a> for Allegorithmic's Bitmap2Material, it mentions that the software uses a <strong>Slope Based</strong> approach over a <strong>Luminance Based</strong> approach. What exactly does this mean?</p>

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2017-07-15T01:29:25.130Z
Sounds like marketing mumbo-jumbo to me. I would assume "slope-based" means based on the gradient. Usually the gradient is generated from the luminance, though, so who knows?
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2017-07-15T14:13:38.683Z
You make a good point. I wouldn't be surprised if what you said is true. I'll keep this question open just to see if anybody else has an idea of what it means.
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Slope Based Texturing
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# Slope Based Texturing

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-14)

On the [main page](https://www.allegorithmic.com/products/bitmap2material/ "Bitmap2Material") for Allegorithmic's Bitmap2Material, it mentions that the software uses a **Slope Based** approach over a **Luminance Based** approach. What exactly does this mean?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Sounds like marketing mumbo-jumbo to me. I would assume "slope-based" means based on the gradient. Usually the gradient is generated from the luminance, though, so who knows?  
> **username_0**: You make a good point. I wouldn't be surprised if what you said is true. I'll keep this question open just to see if anybody else has an idea of what it means.  

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