Post by: Shotoman on January 29, 2011, 01:31:59 AM
Note: I know the attack images are fuzzy. I captured them large, then shrunk them down in InDesign directly, so I'm gonna shrink them down in an actual image editing program and replace them by the next time I post.
http://www.2shared.com/document/9o1-uu-e/SecondComingGuide.html (http://www.2shared.com/document/9o1-uu-e/SecondComingGuide.html)
Post by: zombiejerky on January 29, 2011, 02:40:38 PM
Post by: Shotoman on January 29, 2011, 03:34:53 PM
That said, some capturing help would be appreciated. It takes a lotta time to do.
Post by: O Ilusionista on January 29, 2011, 04:42:16 PM
Programs like Photoshop, when you resize the image, redo the pixels to make a smooth image, putting pixels where you don't have it.
Illustrator and InDesign don't, and its the thing to do.
But are you having problems with InDesign resize? It works perfectly for me.
If you need any help with InDesign, drops me a line. I use it professionaly.
Post by: Slayer on January 29, 2011, 05:01:01 PM
I like it.
Post by: Tha Lando ( Le CROM ) on January 29, 2011, 05:12:08 PM
Post by: ZVitor on January 29, 2011, 06:54:27 PM
look like olds games magazines.
pinned
Post by: Shotoman on January 30, 2011, 01:06:07 AM
Thanks for the offer, I'll take you up on that if I have major problems--But on further study, the loss seems to come from the way I created the final render. It defaulted to a lossy JPG style, and I simply need to render it without loss. It's the little things that mess you up :-??
The biggest thing that would help me would be capturing the images themselves. It's fairly easy, but time consuming. If anybody's interested, here's a list of what every character page needs:
6 at-rest images--each in a different color
Taunt
Throw(s)
9 punches (3 standing, 3 crouching, 3 jumping)
9 kicks (same as above)
An image of each special move.
Two images for most Hypers--one showing the 'power flash,' so you can recognize it, an the other of the move in action.
I myself will play the game and figure out the strategies, combo chains etc. but the images themselves will be the biggest pain. Make sure they are larger than neccesary. I'd rather scale the image down than up.
Also, brief history writups of the characters--like what I got on Cable's first page, would be great, too, and if anybody out there would volunteer to draw a cover image (preferably featuring all the player characters with a shadowy hint of Bastion) I'd appreciate it. The current stand in is the "All will unite" poster, which will work, but I'd like something--personalilzed, I guess. (Remember, Rogue will be the modern version in a later update, so draw her that way.)
Post by: Acey on January 30, 2011, 01:03:39 PM
Post by: O Ilusionista on January 30, 2011, 01:52:39 PM
Its a great idea, for sure.
Some tips:
- Do not use JPEG, use PNG 24-bits instead. JPG images are always crunched (even if you use the 12 - maximum - quality). Its related with the way JPEG images are done (it makes small blocks and make a optmized area with few colors).
- You can resize at InDesign, but its better to make it on photoshop
- When exporting, do not choose things like WEB, Smallest Size, etc. The default value will be fine.
- Check the JPG compression under pdf settings. If you wanna make they smaller, use ZIP compression(not on the file, but on the images).
Post by: Shotoman on January 30, 2011, 03:34:28 PM
Here's the new one: http://www.2shared.com/document/1Yg7IBD4/SecondCommingGuide.html (http://www.2shared.com/document/1Yg7IBD4/SecondCommingGuide.html)
No new material, but definitely improved over the last one. I'll use PNG from now on, but unless they appear really obviously superior to my Cable images, I'll keep his pages the same...
Post by: Shotoman on August 13, 2011, 05:21:02 PM
:DxDie
Post by: celobateira on August 13, 2011, 09:26:23 PM
So many people fall in the error of never backup anything... backin' up our work is a standard to follow
I'm sorry for the loss of your work Shotoman, next time you will do the right thing: Backup :)
I'm pretty sure some ppl here will help you
Post by: Acey on August 13, 2011, 09:52:16 PM
Post by: Shotoman on August 15, 2011, 04:55:27 AM
Trust me, this was a big lesson on that.
And where's this manual, Acey? I'd like to take a look at it.
Post by: Acey on August 15, 2011, 10:30:04 AM
G Lux: Grammer nazi took over.