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Chapter image tutorial

Ebola decked her. Been practicing: Those have the screwy right side 'cause I copied 'em straight into PS4 from Firefox, bleh. This little technique struggles if the source image is lacking in strong detail. For instance, here are some that...

Residual Self-Image · 06/29/2008 00:46:34

Chapter image tutorial

Playing with some variations... Here's a shot at a 2.35:1 ratio image: The other difference in that one is that I sized down only 75% from the source image , because the source was only 1024 pixels wide to start with, and I didn't want a d...

Residual Self-Image · 06/28/2008 18:20:20

Chapter image tutorial

I found that one handy way to play with the Threshold values on the fly is set your Threshold and source copy layers up in a big stack, with 33/50/100 opacity on the source copies, and then set the Threshold layers to only affect the layer...

Residual Self-Image · 06/28/2008 18:10:10

Chapter image tutorial

odj wrote: there is only so much you can do with that I will fight you. =P

Residual Self-Image · 06/27/2008 19:15:45

Chapter image tutorial

Speaking of edges, profiles become very important when reducing color drastically like this, so Yasamuu in the one you posted in your thread, for instance, you lost the face on the character on the left (that ol' Toilet Face?) because the...

Residual Self-Image · 06/27/2008 19:03:45

Chapter image tutorial

Thanks, Star. I always forget that one, it's all decimally. odj, it does have Posterize, and I tried it with that before, but the reason I keep coming back to Threshold is that Threshold's variable slider allows so much more freedom in whe...

Residual Self-Image · 06/27/2008 18:56:50

Chapter image tutorial

As long-time readers here will know, I'm rather fond of Photoshop's "Threshold" function, which converts a color or grayscale image into a stark black and white image, using an adjustable slider that lets you set the b/w transition point....

Residual Self-Image · 06/27/2008 14:24:08

Update 61 Discussion - June 26, 2008

WoKeN wrote: Mmos are more fun when you have worthwile things to put in work for imo. I don't think many people would argue with you there. If I was able to generate sufficient quests and items to cover a good variety of buffs and appearan...

Update Discussion · 06/27/2008 12:42:47

Update 61 Discussion - June 26, 2008

My goal for quest reward clothing items is to make items that are slightly better than enhanced gear, statistically speaking, with a different mix of buffs from the usual, thus expanding player choice and strategy in what to wear when. I h...

Update Discussion · 06/27/2008 12:11:02

[10.2.5] A man such as he cannot be trusted - Recursion - 6/25/08

Archangel wrote: Vinia wrote: It was amusing to see the Cyphs attempt to 'pump' information out of the Merovingian. Perhaps when disguises are being used a good plan would be to set up a distraction elsewhere for the benefit of those under...

Live Events · 06/27/2008 11:44:49

[10.2.5] A man such as he cannot be trusted - Recursion - 6/25/08

0uranos wrote: ((Pssst, Rare... We say "Mademoiselle" when there is only one girl, and "M es demoiselles" when they're more than one )) Ohh, right. Thanks. I usually say less than I want to in French because I'm not so tight on exact spell...

Live Events · 06/27/2008 11:44:19

Image Retrieval - June 25, 2008

As you can see, Chi-mon was not at all pleased with me when she learned that her update's release will be slightly delayed :

Broadcast Depth · 06/25/2008 21:20:44

Image Retrieval - June 25, 2008

ChloeAnn wrote: Vinia wrote: ArchDuke wrote: SolidRevolver wrote: I cant wait to see what that pink blob is for in rarebit's avatar ^_^ Activates a flying pink squid that hovers around you a la Bomb Pet or Overdrive Orb. That's my guess. =...

Broadcast Depth · 06/25/2008 21:19:02

Cinematic 10.2-Vector-NI

Nice voices! Needs more white t-shirt though, heh. ;)

Residual Self-Image · 06/25/2008 20:38:04

Update 61 Discussion - June 26, 2008

WoKeN wrote: Not to get to tech kinky Rare,but do you see this affecting the avg loot tables overall?After all I'm an aspring pro golfer not a dev ThreatModified is really only supposed to be set in a few particular level-limiting cases (l...

Update Discussion · 06/25/2008 19:56:06

Update 61 Discussion - June 26, 2008

^ Specifically speaking, currently one and two-chevron SSR guards in Datamine are dropping Gum 100% of the time, if you're eh equal to or below (or is it one or two levels below and lower? oh well something like that) their level. One chev...

Update Discussion · 06/25/2008 19:42:12

Update 61 Discussion - June 26, 2008

TonyJaa wrote: Rarebit wrote: D-ar... Due to a cascade of the usual minor snafus, it falls to me to tell you that the update has currently been pushed back by one day. So, at the moment we're shooting for release of update 61 on Friday (Ju...

Update Discussion · 06/25/2008 19:12:58

Update 61 Discussion - June 26, 2008

D-ar... Due to a cascade of the usual minor snafus, it falls to me to tell you that the update has currently been pushed back by one day. So, at the moment we're shooting for release of update 61 on Friday (June 27th).

Update Discussion · 06/25/2008 19:03:54

Update 61 Discussion - June 26, 2008

Hrm, I think the van didn't get in properly and is going to be invisible. Drat. Oh well, excuse for a hotfix I suppose.

Update Discussion · 06/25/2008 12:44:27

The Misene Panel Trench

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/claude....ages/misene.htm Obviously it is made out of rocks with a distinctly matte finish.

Development Roundtable · 06/24/2008 01:23:45

Riddle me this!

Vinia wrote: A box without hinges, key or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. What am I? The Hobbit. ~~~~~~~~ :P ~~~~~~~~~~ http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/...651#36300467267

Forum Games · 06/20/2008 02:03:09

[10.2.5] Merv mission feedback thread: "Packet Rider"

Umm... Now, I may be remembering some of this wrong, but I think I may remember parts of it a little better than some of the speculation that's started in here. I think the "canon" point about Sleepwalkers came up before the Blue Sky event...

Missions and Storyline · 06/18/2008 04:47:17

Agents???

=O

General Discussion · 06/17/2008 18:15:22

Image Retrieval - June 11, 2008

ArchDuke wrote: FrozenFyre wrote: Hmm, a few people have been referring to "boxes" - where have you read about these, are they PB style boxes or something else? lurk moar More... http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/...895#36300465206 http:/...

Broadcast Depth · 06/12/2008 00:43:57