Colorize Pro (Texture Color Palette Modifier)

🤝 Early Adopter Bonus

The price of this asset will increase as we optimize it and add additional features towards our target price of $200. As an early adopter contributing to the active and continued development of Colorize-Pro, you have the opportunity to acquire the asset at a lower cost.

• Version 4.0 = $120 (Current)
• Version 5.0 = $140
• Version 6.0 = $160
• Version 7.0 = $180
• Version 8.0+ = $200

In-Development & Planned Features:

• Multi-material object editing
• Status: Beta-Experimental

• Advanced material scene injection
• Status: Beta-Experimental

• Scene-based color theory
• Status: In-Development

• Unity-Muse integration (Optional)
• Status: In-Development

• HDRP compatibility
• Status: In-Development

• Patterns Anti-Aliasing
• Status: In-Development

• And much more...

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🔄 Workflows

✔️ Solid Color Palette Editing

✔️ Patterned Color Palette Editing (Manual Cleaning)

✔️ Patterned Color Palette Editing (Auto Cleaning) ⭐New

✔️ Gradient Color Palette Editing ⭐New

✔️ Individual Mode Editing

✔️ Advanced Group Mode Editing ⭐New

➕ Extended Workflows (Plugin required)

✔️ Integration with Colorize-HD for Non-Palette Texture Editing ⭐New

✔️ Integration with Colorize-2D for Sprite Texture Editing ⭐New

⚙️ Features and Technologies

✔️ Multi-Object Editing ⭐New

✔️ Solid-Region Emissions and Metallic-Reflections

✔️ Pattern-Region Emissions and Metallic-Reflections

✔️ Gradient-Region Gradient Emissions and Metallic-Reflections ⭐New

✔️ Auto-Clean Pattern Technologies (4 Types) ⭐New

✔️ Color Tinting Technologies (3 Types)

✔️ Color Range Randomization Technologies (5 Types)

✔️ Conversion between Solid and Gradient Palettes ⭐New

✔️ Conversion between Solid and Pattern Palettes ⭐New

✔️ Injection/Replacement of Patterns into Solid/Gradient Palettes ⭐New

✔️ Manual Injection of Color From Premade Palette ⭐New

✔️ Palette Generation Methods Based on Color Theory (10 Types) ⭐New

✔️ AI-Color Palette Generation Using OpenAI (Optional) ⭐New

✔️ AI-Pattern Generation for Injection Using OpenAI (Optional) ⭐New

✔️ Save/Load Instances, Including Texture and Editor States ⭐New

✔️ Save/Load Custom Palettes ⭐New

✔️ Import/Export of Custom Palettes ⭐New

✔️ Approximately 250 Premade Theme-Based Palettes ⭐New

✔️ Several Variations of Color Diffusion Painting ⭐New

✔️ Advanced Segmentation Technology ⭐New

✔️ Targeted Segmentation Technology ⭐New

✔️ Consolidation Technology ⭐New

🧩 UI and Quality of Life Features

✔️ Various Methods for Color Region Grouping

✔️ Various Methods for Color Region Merging

✔️ Group by Color Functionality (2 Types)

✔️ Group by Object Sharing Functionality ⭐New

✔️ Group Cycling Methods in Individual Mode

✔️ Arrange by Pixel Frequency Functionality ⭐New

✔️ Arrange by Color Relationship ⭐New

✔️ Arrange by Group-ID Functionality ⭐New

✔️ Live Main-Texture Preview Window ⭐New

✔️ Live Metallic/Reflection-Texture Preview Window ⭐New

✔️ Live Emission-Texture Preview Window ⭐New

✔️ Auto Group Formation and Naming in Multi-Object Editing ⭐New

🤝 Compatibility and Integration

✔️ Fully compatible with solid color palettes.

✔️ Fully compatible with solid patterned color palettes.

✔️ Fully compatible with gradient color palettes (Experimental).

✔️ Handles power-of-two (POT) textures (32x32 to 4096x4096).

✔️ Auto and manual cleaning for patterned palettes.

✔️ Colorize-HD for HD non-palette textures.

✔️ Colorize-2D for 2D sprite textures.

🛠️ Active Development

✔️ Continuously evolving with advanced features.

✔️ Regular optimizations.

🎨 Professional Editor Tool

✔️ Offers full control in texture palette editing.

✔️ Setting a global benchmark in cutting-edge texture coloring technology.

✔️ Sophisticated capabilities combined with a user-friendly interface.

👥 Community and Support

✔️ Active Discord community for Q&A, bug reporting, and support.

✔️ Rapid response support team.

✔️ Extensive Documentation and video tutorials.

📁 Source

✔️ Provided as a DLL for straightforward integration into Unity projects.

🎥 Video Guides and Tutorials

Guide 1: Referencing
Guide 2: Workflow Overview
Guide 3: Merging Vs Grouping
Guide 4: Individual Vs Group Mode Editing
Guide 5: Patterned Palette Workflow
Guide 6: Segmentation
Guide 7: Color Rearrangement
Guide 8: Gradient Workflow Intro
Guide 9: Gradient Hybrid Workflow
Guide 10: Conversion from Solid Palette
Guide 11: Pattern Replacement
Guide 12: Building and Injection

💡 Warning

This asset is intended for professionals, offering a depth and range of features significantly beyond what is available in Colorize. With Colorize-Pro, you are given much more unrestricted control, which means you will likely need to consult the Documentation, video guides, and support channels on Discord. Unlike Colorize, understanding some of the underlying logic behind the algorithms is essential to utilize them to their maximum potential.

Unless you specifically require the extra features provided in Colorize-Pro, we suggest starting with Colorize, which is included for free with this asset. Alternatively, you can purchase Colorize and later upgrade to Colorize-Pro at a discounted rate if needed. Both assets use the same interface, so familiarity with Colorize will prepare you better for Colorize-Pro.

Colorize-Pro removes the training wheels, giving you access to several workflows that can be combined to best suit your needs. It is much closer to a fully-fledged texture editing software than a mere asset.

📊 Table showing differences between Colorize and Colorize-Pro.

🖊️ Please Note

We will continue to support, update, and optimize Colorize alongside Colorize-Pro. You should not feel compelled to upgrade to Colorize-Pro unless you need the new features it provides. For a full comparison between Colorize-Pro and Colorize, please refer to the Documentation.

📖 FAQ 💬

1-Why are Colorize-HD and Colorize-2D separate plugins?

Colorize-Pro primarily modifies texture color "palettes". Colorize-HD and Colorize-2D, with their unique processing technologies, go beyond palette modification. They're integrated with Colorize-Pro for a familiar user interface, easing the learning curve despite their standalone asset potential.

2-Why doesn't Colorize-Pro support custom shaders?

Custom shaders require in-depth shader knowledge and precise, case-sensitive field name input, which is prone to user error. While omitted from Colorize for simplicity, we're considering this feature for Colorize-Pro, targeting professional users.

3-Is Palette Fusion compatible with Colorize-Pro?

Palette Fusion works with solid texture color palettes, so it's compatible with Colorize-Pro in this context. However, it doesn't support fusion of patterned or gradient textures.

4. Why isn't Colorize-Pro compatible with the HDRP pipeline?
Palette-based models are generally uncommon in HDRP workflows. However, with the introduction of Colorize-HD, HDRP compatibility is on our development roadmap.

5-What's the future of Colorize(Original)?

Colorize will continue to be optimized and updated, maintaining its user-friendly approach. Its ease of use is key, making it accessible for users of all experience levels in game development.

6-Are there plans for Colorize-Pro-Plus?

No. Future features will be integrated into Colorize-Pro. As we expand and optimize it, the price may increase. Features outside its scope will be developed as plugins, like Colorize-HD and Colorize-2D.

7-Will there be a bundle of Colorize assets and plugins?

Here at Smitesoft, we really dislike the idea of bundling any of our assets for many reasons. However, while we can never say for certain what the future holds, we currently (July 2024) have no plans to create bundles for any of our assets, including Colorize and its plugins.

8-Why include experimental features in Colorize-Pro?

Colorize-Pro's experimental features stem from our internal development needs at Smitesoft. They are included for feedback and are either optimized and retained or discarded based on user response. These features are either not fully optimized or are new concepts we're exploring for their potential utility.

9. Why include Open-AI integration, which requires an account and may not always be free?

The integration with Open-AI in Colorize-Pro is an optional feature, included as a 'nice to have' for those who might find it beneficial. It's important to note that all functions achievable with Open-AI can also be performed manually. For texture injection, we offer a mode that allows you to inject your own textures. In terms of palette generation, users have the flexibility to manually create palettes, and we've included about 250 pre-made palettes for ease of use. At Smitesoft, these extra features aren't essential to our workflow, but we've included them to cater to a wider range of user needs and preferences. Looking ahead, we're considering adding integration with Unity-Muse as another option for our users.

❗Important❗

Read the Documentation before purchase! This is a very large asset, and we cannot cover all the details here.