So Ross can charge you $250 and you still save 50% ? :P
Here's how you can make normalmaps DIY (PS needed):
http://66.70.170.53/Ryan/nrmphoto/nrmphoto.html
Normal map to displacement (height) map:
http://66.70.170.53/Ryan/heightmap/heightmap.html
normal map plug-in for GIMP (which is free "PhotoShop"):
http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/normalmap
Free GIMP .DDS load/save plug-in (if Blitz3D only had DXTC...):
http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/dds/
GIMP:
http://www.gimp.org/
Here's how you can make normalmaps DIY (PS needed):
http://66.70.170.53/Ryan/nrmphoto/nrmphoto.html
Normal map to displacement (height) map:
http://66.70.170.53/Ryan/heightmap/heightmap.html
normal map plug-in for GIMP (which is free "PhotoShop"):
http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/normalmap
Free GIMP .DDS load/save plug-in (if Blitz3D only had DXTC...):
http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/dds/
GIMP:
http://www.gimp.org/