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I was having some issues making DTM's and applying appropriate tolerances.

I logged in and out multiple times, got multiple different colors for multiple different points on my items. I ran it through GetBestColor using a CTS of 2 and got my best color and tolerance.

Question is, what CTS modifier does the DDTM editor use? I was making the dtm's in the editor and had to up or decrease tolerances due to 'Show Matching DTMs' finding more/less in the client image.

But I was thinking that the DTM editor may not use a CTS of 2 and I should not check for the DTMs in the editor, just run my script, and see if it picks up the DTMs correctly.

Nope, DTM Editor uses the current CTS i think so which ever one its set to as a default, default is 1, if you make it whist being in CTS 2 then it shouldn't really affect anything. best way to do it is to declare it as a DDTM i think

Edit : if you make it whilst in CTS 2 then make sure you set the CTS to 2 before searching for it

From: pur3b100d
Nope, DTM Editor uses the current CTS i think so which ever one its set to as a default, default is 1, if you make it whist being in CTS 2 then it shouldn't really affect anything. best way to do it is to declare it as a DDTM i think

Edit : if you make it whilst in CTS 2 then make sure you set the CTS to 2 before searching for it

It's a Simba tool… I don't think setting the CTS inside a script affects anything outside the script, does it?

From: smurg
It's a Simba tool… I don't think setting the CTS inside a script affects anything outside the script, does it?

it doesn't directly affect it but like anything it wont work together, because your using GetBestColor with CTS 2

CTS 1: RGB comparison that uses the Pythagorean distance in the RGB cube to define tolerance. Matches if the distance <= Tolerance.

CTS 2: HSL comparison. It has two modifiers that modify the result tolerance, Hue and Saturation. The lower the modifier, the higher tolerance required for a match. They can be set seperately and therefore used to distinguish very specific colours. Some differ a lot in saturation, but very little in hue. Luminance is assigned a somewhat static function, and has no modifier.

http://docs.villavu.com/simba/scriptref/colourfinding.html#get-and-set-colour-modifiers

Edit: If your gonna use GetBestColor to find the DTM SubPoint Color when setting it whilst setting the script, remember your putting a CTS 2 Value into a DTM editor which doesnt hold, suggest or Think about Hue and saturation so you will have to use the CTS 2 color and tolerance values then later set the Hue and Sat before searching for the DTM in the Script

From: pur3b100d
it doesn't directly affect it but like anything it wont work together, because your using GetBestColor with CTS 2

CTS 1: RGB comparison that uses the Pythagorean distance in the RGB cube to define tolerance. Matches if the distance <= Tolerance.

CTS 2: HSL comparison. It has two modifiers that modify the result tolerance, Hue and Saturation. The lower the modifier, the higher tolerance required for a match. They can be set seperately and therefore used to distinguish very specific colours. Some differ a lot in saturation, but very little in hue. Luminance is assigned a somewhat static function, and has no modifier.

http://docs.villavu.com/simba/scriptref/colourfinding.html#get-and-set-colour-modifiers

Edit: If your gonna use GetBestColor to find the DTM SubPoint Color when setting it whilst setting the script, remember your putting a CTS 2 Value into a DTM editor which doesnt hold, suggest or Think about Hue and saturation so you will have to use the CTS 2 color and tolerance values then later set the Hue and Sat before searching for the DTM in the Script

Not sure why you are quoting CTS definitions, but I just want to know what CTS algorithm the DDTM editor uses for its tolerances.

I was just explaining I'm using CTS 2 in my script and there seems to be a discrepancy when I search for the DTM in the DDTM editor than what I find when I run the script (setting the CTS to 2).

You're right, the DTM editor uses the default tolerance comparison method. If you want to run it using another method, you can open dtm_editor.sex (in your Extensions folder) and adjust it.

You can just add SetColorToleranceSpeed(2) to the main proc (the last begin..end). It will also run as a normal script, not just as an extensions.

From: nielsie95
You're right, the DTM editor uses the default tolerance comparison method. If you want to run it using another method, you can open dtm_editor.sex (in your Extensions folder) and adjust it.

You can just add SetColorToleranceSpeed(2) to the main proc (the last begin..end). It will also run as a normal script, not just as an extensions.

Alright, thanks. Perfect.