Custom terrain data

[tom_namibia]

Hi,


I like to bring this up again. Since I'm writing a 3d-viewer for geo-data, it is important for me.

one point on the TV3D Complete Features List is:

- 8bit or 24bit heightmap support for terrain generation
how do I use a 24bit heightmap? How are the colors interpreted as altitudes?

and how does this work?
- Custom terrain data format for fast terrain loading and parsing

Ciao, Tom