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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Razor on November 09, 2003, 09:45:20 am

Title: Testing testing
Post by: Razor on November 09, 2003, 09:45:20 am: For the past 60 minutes I've been working on improving the looks of my rendered ships and so I thought of adding some reflection and shine. I googled for about 45 minutes and found some tutorials and I mannaged to apply the knowledge I got, on this fighter.
Any suggestions?
(http://www.geocities.com/zaki_no/shine1.jpg)

Here is the ordinary picture without effects:
(http://www.geocities.com/zaki_no/ns.jpg)

Copy paste the link if you can't see it.
Title: Testing testing
Post by: kode on November 09, 2003, 09:52:40 am: would be easier if you also posted the link, so that one doesn't have to dig for it.
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Razor on November 09, 2003, 09:54:22 am: Right click on images and click properties.
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Ashrak on November 09, 2003, 09:56:27 am: 403 prohibited
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Razor on November 09, 2003, 10:30:51 am: Then can you suggest a website where I can upload the pics so that everyone can see it?
Title: Testing testing
Post by: kasperl on November 09, 2003, 10:34:05 am: NW, but, you being you, i'd try swooh.
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Kamikaze on November 09, 2003, 10:39:41 am: I can provide some space if swooh is down. (e-mail me if you need it)
Title: Testing testing
Post by: kode on November 09, 2003, 10:57:04 am: Quote
Originally posted by Razor
Right click on images and click properties.

yeah, I know. but it would've been a step less if you had posted the link too.

anyway, is that pic without the effects you've put on?
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Razor on November 09, 2003, 11:20:50 am: The first pic is with the shine reflection effects and the second one is without effects.
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Black Wolf on November 09, 2003, 11:44:46 am: Err... use shine?

Geocities image hosting will work, but you need to change your .jpg extension to a .txt extension.
Title: Testing testing
Post by: kode on November 09, 2003, 12:02:12 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Razor
The first pic is with the shine reflection effects and the second one is without effects.

okay, now this is odd. I can only see one pic in your original message.

edit: nm that, found the other one.

as for comments: pretty nice. maybe the cockpit should be a bit shinier
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Razor on November 09, 2003, 01:14:30 pm: I agree but I couldn't do it better. I found some lame tutorial and it is not helping me alot. I just found very little information so I need a better tutorial on how to make ships shinyer, prefferably like in the SCP with shinemaps or better. I tryed using shinemaps but they don't fit in too well. Does anyone know of a good tutorial which may aid me?
Thanks
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Nico on November 09, 2003, 02:17:36 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Razor
Right click on images and click properties.

Mozilla, being way stupid ( thing that the people who told me it was the best browser ever forgot to mention ), completly removes any trace of a pic that won't show in a post, so not even an url is availble for me :(
Yup, I just have a blank space in your post :p
Title: Testing testing
Post by: mikhael on November 09, 2003, 05:02:20 pm: That's one of the serious problems with Mozilla, Venom. If you consider it a showstopper, file a bug in Bugzilla. If I had my way, that would be a user-configurable option.
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Razor on November 10, 2003, 09:41:50 am: Ok can someone please answer to my question? Please?
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Carl on November 10, 2003, 09:56:24 am: what program are you using?
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Ashrak on November 10, 2003, 11:34:52 am: i stull cant see any pics
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Razor on November 10, 2003, 12:47:19 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Carl
what program are you using?

Lightwave 7.0

What I would really like to do is to be able to make those shines taht V made for their ships in their Command Briefing anis like for Perseus, Myrmidon and such... Those ones rock. Oh and by the way...here's an update:

http://www.geocities.com/zaki_no/s2.jpg
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Ashrak on November 10, 2003, 01:06:03 pm: could you POSSIBLY put them anywhere ealse BUT geocities?
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Razor on November 10, 2003, 01:19:19 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ashrak
could you POSSIBLY put them anywhere ealse BUT geocities?

Like where?
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Carl on November 10, 2003, 06:23:10 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Razor
Lightwave 7.0

well, there should be a slider in the material editor that says glossiness or shine or something like that. every 3D package has it.
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Kazan on November 10, 2003, 10:14:22 pm: razor - like a real host..

it is beyond me why people still use geocities and alike

i used geocities seven years ago.. when it was new, and novel, and half way decent
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Post by: kasperl on November 11, 2003, 12:53:48 pm: swooh.
an0n.
if you'd go begging an0n, litterally begging in your case, you might get some space. but really, you being you, and all the history, just use swooh, or ask steak to set up something like an0n's thingy.
Title: Testing testing
Post by: Drew on November 11, 2003, 01:22:00 pm: i have about 15 megs of image hosting if you need it. Its on a comcast server and its VERY reliable. if anyone needs any place to post their images, just email yout img to me and ill put them up.