How to disable importing blue images as NormalMap?

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No idea about importing to unreal with python. Just did not combined python and unreal yet.

This is next chatGPT reply:

import unreal

def import_textures(source_directory, destination_path):
    # Create AssetImportTask
    task = unreal.AssetImportTask()
    task.automated = True
    task.destination_path = destination_path
    task.replace_existing = True
    task.filename = source_directory
    task.save = True

    # Configure Texture Factory Settings
    texture_factory = unreal.TextureFactory()
    texture_factory.automated_import_should_detect_type = False  # Prevent Unreal from detecting normal maps
    texture_factory.compression_settings = unreal.TextureCompressionSettings.TC_DEFAULT  # Set default compression
    texture_factory.srgb = True  # Ensure sRGB is enabled
    task.factory = texture_factory  # Assign factory to the import task

    # Import the assets
    unreal.AssetToolsHelpers.get_asset_tools().import_asset_tasks([task])

    print(f"Imported textures from {source_directory} to {destination_path}")

# Example Usage
import_textures("C:/TexturesToImport", "/Game/ImportedTextures")

and this is YOUR code modified by rubber duck:

import unreal
import glob
import shutil

def import_images():
    all_files = glob.glob("D:/Trail/renderRS/*")
    j = 0
    for cur in all_files:
        # Copy the current image to a temporary file
        shutil.copy2(cur, 'D:/CometTMP.png')

        # Create an import task
        task = unreal.AssetImportTask()
        task.filename = 'D:/CometTMP.png'
        task.destination_path = '/Game/HoudiniRing/framesImages/'
        task.destination_name = f'Comet.{str(j).zfill(4)}'
        task.automated = True
        task.save = True
        task.replace_existing = True

        # Configure TextureFactory settings
        texture_factory = unreal.TextureFactory()
        texture_factory.automated_import_should_detect_type = False  # Prevent auto-detecting as normal map
        texture_factory.compression_settings = unreal.TextureCompressionSettings.TC_DEFAULT  # Force default compression
        texture_factory.srgb = True  # Ensure sRGB is enabled

        # Assign the factory to the task
        task.factory = texture_factory

        # Execute the import
        unreal.AssetToolsHelpers.get_asset_tools().import_asset_tasks([task])

        j += 1  # Increment counter

    print(f"Imported {j} images successfully.")

# Run the import function
import_images()

ps.
I wonder if it works. :smiley:

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