Adjusted input for merge_textures

Updated merge_textures to also accept roughness, ao and metallic maps directly.
Metallic is optional. If no metallic map is supplied, blue channel in the NMO will be black.

Texturing/MergeTextures2/build/merge_textures/Analysis-00.toc

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Texturing/MergeTextures2/merge_textures.py

@@ -1,96 +1,121 @@
 import os
 import sys
-from PIL import Image # type: ignore
+from PIL import Image  # type: ignore
 import time
 import concurrent.futures
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
-# Define suffix lists for BaseColor, Normal, RMA/ORM
+# Define suffix lists for BaseColor, Normal, packed maps, and single-channel maps
 BASECOLOR_SUFFIXES = ['_alb.', '_albedo.', '_bc.', '_basecolor.', '_b.']
 NORMAL_SUFFIXES = ['_nrm.', '_normal.', '_n.']
 RMA_SUFFIXES = ['_rma.']
 ORM_SUFFIXES = ['_orm.']
+ROUGHNESS_SUFFIXES = ['_roughness.', '_rough.', '_rgh.']
+METALLIC_SUFFIXES = ['_metallic.', '_metalness.', '_metal.', '_met.']
+AO_SUFFIXES = ['_ao.', '_ambientocclusion.', '_occlusion.']
 EMISSIVE_SUFFIXES = ['_emissive.']
 OPACITY_SUFFIXES = ['_opacity.']
-MASK_SUFFIXES = ['_mask.','_m.']
+MASK_SUFFIXES = ['_mask.', '_m.']
 
 def detect_texture_type(filename):
-    """ Detects the type of texture based on its suffix """
+    """Detect the type of texture based on naming suffixes."""
-    if any(suffix in filename.lower() for suffix in BASECOLOR_SUFFIXES):
+    lowered = filename.lower()
+    if any(suffix in lowered for suffix in BASECOLOR_SUFFIXES):
         return 'BaseColor'
-    elif any(suffix in filename.lower() for suffix in NORMAL_SUFFIXES):
+    if any(suffix in lowered for suffix in NORMAL_SUFFIXES):
         return 'Normal'
-    elif any(suffix in filename.lower() for suffix in RMA_SUFFIXES):
+    if any(suffix in lowered for suffix in RMA_SUFFIXES):
         return 'RMA'
-    elif any(suffix in filename.lower() for suffix in ORM_SUFFIXES):
+    if any(suffix in lowered for suffix in ORM_SUFFIXES):
         return 'ORM'
-    elif any(suffix in filename.lower() for suffix in EMISSIVE_SUFFIXES):
+    if any(suffix in lowered for suffix in ROUGHNESS_SUFFIXES):
+        return 'Roughness'
+    if any(suffix in lowered for suffix in METALLIC_SUFFIXES):
+        return 'Metallic'
+    if any(suffix in lowered for suffix in AO_SUFFIXES):
+        return 'AO'
+    if any(suffix in lowered for suffix in EMISSIVE_SUFFIXES):
         return 'Emissive'
-    elif any(suffix in filename.lower() for suffix in OPACITY_SUFFIXES):
+    if any(suffix in lowered for suffix in OPACITY_SUFFIXES):
         return 'Opacity'
-    elif any(suffix in filename.lower() for suffix in MASK_SUFFIXES):
+    if any(suffix in lowered for suffix in MASK_SUFFIXES):
         return 'Mask'
     return None
 
 def get_material_name(filename):
-    """ Strips the 'T_' or 'TX_' prefix but keeps the suffix for texture type detection.
+    """Strip the T_/TX_ prefix while keeping the suffix for detection and return the material name."""
-    Returns the full material name without the suffix for output file naming. """
     base_name = os.path.basename(filename)
-    
+
-    # Remove the 'T_' or 'TX_' prefix
     if base_name.startswith('T_'):
         base_name = base_name[2:]
     elif base_name.startswith('TX_'):
         base_name = base_name[3:]
-    
+
-    # Return the base_name without the suffix for output naming
+    return base_name.rsplit('_', 1)[0]
-    return base_name.rsplit('_', 1)[0]  # Split only at the last underscore
 
 def convert_single_material(material_data: Tuple[str, Dict[str, str]], output_folder: str) -> Tuple[bool, str]:
-    """Convert a single material to BCR/NMO format"""
+    """Convert a single material to BCR/NMO format."""
     material, files = material_data
     basecolor_file = files.get('BaseColor')
     normal_file = files.get('Normal')
     rma_file = files.get('RMA')
     orm_file = files.get('ORM')
+    roughness_file = files.get('Roughness')
+    metallic_file = files.get('Metallic')
+    ao_file = files.get('AO')
     emissive_file = files.get('Emissive')
     opacity_file = files.get('Opacity')
     mask_file = files.get('Mask')
-    
+
     try:
-        if convert_to_bcr_nmo(material, basecolor_file, normal_file, rma_file, orm_file, emissive_file, opacity_file, mask_file, output_folder):
+        success, warnings = convert_to_bcr_nmo(
+            material,
+            basecolor_file,
+            normal_file,
+            rma_file,
+            orm_file,
+            roughness_file,
+            metallic_file,
+            ao_file,
+            emissive_file,
+            opacity_file,
+            mask_file,
+            output_folder,
+        )
+        if success:
+            if warnings:
+                return True, f"{material}: Successfully converted. Warning(s): {' '.join(warnings)}"
             return True, f"{material}: Successfully converted."
-        else:
+        return False, f"Skipping {material}: input file sizes do not match."
-            return False, f"Skipping {material}: input file sizes do not match."
     except Exception as e:
         return False, f"Error processing {material}: {str(e)}"
 
 def process_textures(input_files):
-    """ Main function to process all textures in a folder and convert to BCR/NMO """
+    """Main function to process all textures in a folder and convert to BCR/NMO."""
-    textures = {}
+    textures: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = {}
-    
+
-    # Group files by material name
     for filepath in input_files:
         filename = os.path.basename(filepath)
         material_name = get_material_name(filename)
         texture_type = detect_texture_type(filename)
-        
+
+        if texture_type is None:
+            continue
+
         if material_name not in textures:
             textures[material_name] = {}
         textures[material_name][texture_type] = filepath
-    
+
-    # Create a merged folder in the same directory as the input
     base_path = os.path.dirname(input_files[0])
     output_folder = os.path.join(base_path, 'merged')
     os.makedirs(output_folder, exist_ok=True)
-    
+
     material_count = len(textures)
     print(f"Detected {material_count} Materials to process.")
 
-    # Check for required textures and filter out incomplete materials
+    valid_materials: Dict[str, Dict[str, str]] = {}
-    valid_materials = {}
     failed_converts = 0
-    
+
     for material, files in textures.items():
         missing_files = []
         if not files.get('BaseColor'):
@@ -98,24 +123,24 @@ def process_textures(input_files):
         if not files.get('Normal'):
             missing_files.append('Normal')
         if not (files.get('RMA') or files.get('ORM')):
-            missing_files.append('RMA or ORM')
+            if not files.get('Roughness'):
-        
+                missing_files.append('Roughness')
+            if not files.get('AO'):
+                missing_files.append('AO')
+
         if missing_files:
             print(f"Skipping {material}: missing {', '.join(missing_files)}")
             failed_converts += 1
         else:
             valid_materials[material] = files
 
-    # Process materials in parallel
     success_count = 0
     with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
-        # Submit all materials for processing
         future_to_material = {
-            executor.submit(convert_single_material, (material, files), output_folder): material 
+            executor.submit(convert_single_material, (material, files), output_folder): material
             for material, files in valid_materials.items()
         }
-        
+
-        # Process results as they complete
         for future in concurrent.futures.as_completed(future_to_material):
             material = future_to_material[future]
             try:
@@ -128,62 +153,106 @@ def process_textures(input_files):
             except Exception as e:
                 failed_converts += 1
                 print(f"Error processing {material}: {str(e)}")
-    
+
     print(f"+++{success_count} of {material_count} materials successfully converted+++")
     time.sleep(3)
 
-def convert_to_bcr_nmo(material, basecolor_file, normal_file, rma_file, orm_file, emissive_file, opacity_file, mask_file, output_folder):
+def _ensure_single_channel(image_path: str):
-    """ Converts given textures to BCR and NMO formats """
+    """Load an arbitrary image and return a single-channel version for merging."""
+    channel_image = Image.open(image_path)
+    if channel_image.mode != 'L':
+        channel_image = channel_image.convert('L')
+    return channel_image
+
+def convert_to_bcr_nmo(
+    material: str,
+    basecolor_file: Optional[str],
+    normal_file: Optional[str],
+    rma_file: Optional[str],
+    orm_file: Optional[str],
+    roughness_file: Optional[str],
+    metallic_file: Optional[str],
+    ao_file: Optional[str],
+    emissive_file: Optional[str],
+    opacity_file: Optional[str],
+    mask_file: Optional[str],
+    output_folder: str,
+) -> Tuple[bool, List[str]]:
+    """Convert the provided textures to BCR and NMO targets."""
+    if basecolor_file is None or normal_file is None:
+        raise ValueError('BaseColor and Normal textures are required.')
+
+    warnings: List[str] = []
     basecolor_img = Image.open(basecolor_file).convert('RGBA')
     normal_img = Image.open(normal_file).convert('RGBA')
-    
+    base_r, base_g, base_b, _ = basecolor_img.split()
+    normal_r, normal_g, _, _ = normal_img.split()
+
+    roughness_channel = metallic_channel = ao_channel = None
+
     if rma_file:
-        rma_img = Image.open(rma_file).convert('RGBA')
+        packed_img = Image.open(rma_file).convert('RGBA')
-        if not (basecolor_img.size == normal_img.size == rma_img.size):
+        if not (basecolor_img.size == normal_img.size == packed_img.size):
-            return False
+            return False, warnings
-        # BCR conversion
+        roughness_channel, metallic_channel, ao_channel, _ = packed_img.split()
-        bcr_img = Image.merge('RGBA', (basecolor_img.split()[0], basecolor_img.split()[1], basecolor_img.split()[2], rma_img.split()[0]))  # Use Roughness (Alpha from RMA/ORM)
-        bcr_img.save(os.path.join(output_folder, f"{material}_BCR.tga"))
-        # NMO conversion
-        nmo_img = Image.merge('RGBA', (normal_img.split()[0], normal_img.split()[1], rma_img.split()[1], rma_img.split()[2]))  # Use Metallic, AO from RMA/ORM
-        nmo_img.save(os.path.join(output_folder, f"{material}_NMO.tga"))
     elif orm_file:
-        rma_img = Image.open(orm_file).convert('RGBA')
+        packed_img = Image.open(orm_file).convert('RGBA')
-        if not (basecolor_img.size == normal_img.size == rma_img.size):
+        if not (basecolor_img.size == normal_img.size == packed_img.size):
-            return False
+            return False, warnings
-        # BCR conversion
+        ao_channel, roughness_channel, metallic_channel, _ = packed_img.split()
-        bcr_img = Image.merge('RGBA', (basecolor_img.split()[0], basecolor_img.split()[1], basecolor_img.split()[2], rma_img.split()[1]))  # Use Roughness (Alpha from RMA/ORM)
+    else:
-        bcr_img.save(os.path.join(output_folder, f"{material}_BCR.tga"))
+        if roughness_file is None or ao_file is None:
-        # NMO conversion
+            raise ValueError('Roughness and AO textures are required when RMA/ORM is absent.')
-        nmo_img = Image.merge('RGBA', (normal_img.split()[0], normal_img.split()[1], rma_img.split()[2], rma_img.split()[0]))  # Use Metallic, AO from RMA/ORM
+        roughness_channel = _ensure_single_channel(roughness_file)
-        nmo_img.save(os.path.join(output_folder, f"{material}_NMO.tga"))
+        ao_channel = _ensure_single_channel(ao_file)
-    # Optionally handle emissive and opacity maps
+        if metallic_file is not None:
+            metallic_channel = _ensure_single_channel(metallic_file)
+        else:
+            metallic_channel = Image.new('L', basecolor_img.size, 0)
+            warnings.append(f"{material}: Missing Metallic texture. Using a black channel.")
+
+        if not (
+            basecolor_img.size
+            == normal_img.size
+            == roughness_channel.size
+            == ao_channel.size
+        ):
+            return False, warnings
+        if metallic_channel.size != basecolor_img.size:
+            return False, warnings
+
+    if roughness_channel is None or metallic_channel is None or ao_channel is None:
+        raise RuntimeError('Failed to resolve packed or single-channel textures.')
+
+    bcr_img = Image.merge('RGBA', (base_r, base_g, base_b, roughness_channel))
+    bcr_img.save(os.path.join(output_folder, f"{material}_BCR.tga"))
+
+    nmo_img = Image.merge('RGBA', (normal_r, normal_g, metallic_channel, ao_channel))
+    nmo_img.save(os.path.join(output_folder, f"{material}_NMO.tga"))
+
     if emissive_file:
         emissive_img = Image.open(emissive_file)
-        # Preserve original color mode instead of forcing RGB
         if emissive_img.mode != 'RGBA':
             emissive_img = emissive_img.convert('RGBA')
         emissive_img.save(os.path.join(output_folder, f"{material}_EM.tga"))
-    
+
     if opacity_file:
         opacity_img = Image.open(opacity_file)
-        # Preserve original color mode instead of forcing grayscale
         if opacity_img.mode != 'RGBA':
             opacity_img = opacity_img.convert('RGBA')
         opacity_img.save(os.path.join(output_folder, f"{material}_OP.tga"))
-    
+
     if mask_file:
         mask_img = Image.open(mask_file)
-        # Preserve original color mode instead of forcing grayscale
         if mask_img.mode != 'RGBA':
             mask_img = mask_img.convert('RGBA')
         mask_img.save(os.path.join(output_folder, f"{material}_MASK.tga"))
 
-    return True
+    return True, warnings
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if len(sys.argv) < 2:
         print("Usage: drag and drop texture files onto the script")
     else:
-        # Get the file paths from sys.argv (ignoring the first argument which is the script name)
         input_files = sys.argv[1:]
         process_textures(input_files)