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A few recent screencaps - Isilme - 10-10-2010

I tried to use a technique Aveline revealed... for some pics it worked nicely, for others not so much. Still tweaking.

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Re: A few recent screencaps - Chveya - 10-10-2010

How did you do this? I MUST KNOW!

Re: A few recent screencaps - Freyar - 10-10-2010

Chveya Wrote:How did you do this? I MUST KNOW!

A combination of a high resolution (or high render as in "double" in the config), maximum settings in texture, lighting, and shadow detail, and decently placed cameras.

Re: A few recent screencaps - Magnus - 10-10-2010

Chveya Wrote:How did you do this? I MUST KNOW!

I'm going to go with a contrast filter and a blur effect. The lighting is to white and the SE mark is blurred, but that's just a guess.

Great work either way!

Re: A few recent screencaps - Isilme - 10-10-2010

A technique Aveline showed me.

My resolution and settings aren't actually all that high, this is what I did in photoshop:

Duplicate the picture in two layers. Set the top layer to overlay.

Desaturate (Make B&W) the bottom layer, based on luminosity.

Apply a Gausian blur to the bottom layer. Will vary depending on the resolution of your pics, anywhere from 2-7

Now crank up the brightness and contrast on the top layer, adjusting until it looks right.

And feel free to add a few effects in like lens flare, to get something like this:

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Re: A few recent screencaps - Freyar - 10-11-2010

I didn't notice the flare or anything the first time I looked. It's actually pretty good. I'll have to mess around with GIMP a bit.

Re: A few recent screencaps - Chveya - 10-11-2010

Aha~! That's very similar (but better results!) to a technique I used to use to add contrast and soft focus to my 3d pieces. I stopped using it then because they always came out too dark; a friend showed me a different approach and I never tinkered with the overlay/blur process any further.

I'll totally have to try this!

Re: A few recent screencaps - Isilme - 10-11-2010

Just for fun I applied the technique to some old FFXI screenshots, just to see what the results would be (Keep in mind some of these shots are from a PS2):

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Re: A few recent screencaps - Chveya - 10-11-2010

I hope I'm not hijacking -- I gave this a try. Do you think I did it right?

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Re: A few recent screencaps - Isilme - 10-11-2010

Chveya Wrote:I hope I'm not hijacking -- I gave this a try. Do you think I did it right?

Not bad!

Here's a few more:

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Re: A few recent screencaps - Isilme - 10-13-2010

And more!

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Headed to Skull Valley.

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"Ugh, rain!"

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"I hate rain!"

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"I hate Puks more!"

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"OW!"

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"Take that!"

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"And that!"

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Finally at Skull Valley. And there's a lineup... great.

"C'mon guys! I need to use the Aetheryte really bad!"

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Dropping off my delivery.

"A white cotton top? In this rain? Is that really a good idea?"

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Now, to Camp Bald Knoll. Never been there before...

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"Is it this way?"

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"Maybe this way?"

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Managed to find it and arrive safely.

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Took a little time out to warm up by the fire.

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After a quick port to Bloodshore to make my last delivery, it was time to head home. I paused to watch the sunrise, then was off.

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At least it stopped raining.

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Of course, I was in no rush, and so stopped to check out this cave.

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And this goat! Sheep are evil and the scourge of all that live, but maybe goats are okay? This one seemed a little wary when I tried to pet it, but otherwise seemed friendly enough.

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"Gotta stop getting sidetracked and get home so... oooh! Shiny!"

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This is the first elemental I've ever seen. There were some adventurers fighting it, so I wasn't able to get a great shot of it.

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Back out of the cave again

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Ah, there's Limsa, looking all epic.

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Home at last!