JPG vs PNG import files in SketchUp - Skill Builder 

Aaron I know this comment I'm making is belated but I just caught this video and this is a face-me component is a game changer. Thank you for your skill builder videos they have made me go from an intermediate SketchUp user to an advanced SketchUp user.

Man! Aaron, you just saved me tons of time doing objects (that I don't care about the shadow issue.) Last one, using a JPG, took me 2 hours. Didn't know about PNG. Now, as you said...less than 5 minutes. Thank you!!

Great Aaron but can you guys implement either an automatic way of clipping around the edge of the flowers, or let transparency sections of PNGs not cast shadows?

Hi Aaron. Thanks for the excellent tip. Should be very useful.

This is very helpful. Thank you so much…..

Great video Aaron :)

Thanks for the update

Hi Aaron, how would Sketchup use a 3D png? Will it remain in 3D?

Hi there, very cool. Is there now a way of giving the vase and the flowers a bit of a shape that it seems slightly 3d?

HI Aaron, thanks a lot for the video, i have a further question to last png steps, how to you resize the image frames to that the framed image is on the edge of the object?

Thanks for sharing. Yes a png file with transparency can save you work for indoor space modelling. But IMHO there are significant negatives and these negative steer me towards jpg. Firstly, for organic shapes jpg files are a LOT smaller in my experience. With trees and bushes for example I have jpgs one tenth the size of pngs without significant quality loss. Secondly despite their transparency I have found that pngs cast unrealistic rectangular shadows. This is ok for background tree lines when the shadows go unseen but no good for foreground trees.

A very helpful video, thanks Aaron. Do you know if there are any good free photo editing apps out there that can be used to create png images? I don't have access to Photo Shop of anything like that. thanks again.

Thank you..

Thanks for the video Question - any insight on how to render these types of images in vray? If I apply an image with a transparent frame onto a surface, it doesn't seem to honor the image properly and render it as a poster/surface graphic. Any advice would be appreciated

Until you turn on shadows. Then the png will cast a rectangular (or whatever shape it is) shadow from the image whereas your 'cutout' one will cast a shadow in the shape of the bush, potplant, tree etc. Also worth considering.

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There is a big problem when rendering from PNG image using V-ray! Please show how to solve it!

nice video

Thank you

How inset image for high resolusion in skechup?

That hair style is dope.

what about shadow?

...2 hours later.... geez that was worth it ...

cool

I hawe the Version 2017 and lately i discovert some problems with my Arrow tool it is werry slow to Buy an Pro version is not a solution it is to expensive and i dont want to use the webversion either because my ideas are than open to ewerybudy I live in Europe and i will not buy enithing un us dollars

I love using PNGs for these components, but they always cast the shadow of the full plane rather than just the image.

Like: introduction to Sketch up users Dislike: No specifications regarding to the formats themselves. PNG supports transparency but are fat in size (and bad on performance), because it keeps every single pixel (tiny colored square) of the image; whereas JPEG is much lighter because, based on the image quality, skips details that are important to floor plans but unnecessary for people who stare at rose bushes.