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Title: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Polpolion on June 16, 2006, 07:10:34 pm
These are zips of of screenshots that I have taken and compiled into RARs of about 100 to 125 screenshots each. Basicly what I do is, while I'm playing, I take lots of (good hopefully :/) screenshots. When I get 150 or so, I go through it and take out all the crap ones. Then I dump it into a RAR and post it up here for you. So far there are only two, but there will be more. It does take a while, so I will just bump this thread each time a new one comes out, instead of making an entirly new thread.

SCREENSHOT PACK #1 (http://www.badongo.com/file/895314) (38 mb, TGAs and BMPs)  -- WORKS
 
SCREENSHOT PACK #2 (http://www.badongo.com/file/895755) (60 mb, all TGAs) -- WORKS

SCREENSHOT PACK #3 (http://www.badongo.com/file/1056818) (45 mb, all TGAs) -- WORKS


NOTICE: Ever since FileH went down, I have been looking for a good free file hosting service. If anyone ever sees a good one, tell me.
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: ZmaN on June 18, 2006, 12:40:26 am
dude, theyre dead....

Use Bandago, No file deletion, and it uploads to 1 GB...

http://www.badongo.com/index.php


Enjoy!

Oh yeah, if it doesnt work, i have like 20 more (not exxagerating)
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Polpolion on June 18, 2006, 11:49:40 am
Thats what I thought...

Thanks for the link!


Hey, since PNGs are worse, what do you guys like more BMPs or TGAs? They are the same size.
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Backslash on June 18, 2006, 05:54:16 pm
Why are PNGs worse?  They shouldn't be, unless you somehow pick really lossy settings or something...  JPGs are worse, might you be mixing it up with those?

Thanks for the badongo link ZmaN, I'm going to find it useful too. :yes:
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Polpolion on June 18, 2006, 07:16:07 pm
PNGs are uncompressable in ZIPs and RARs. Or at least they were when I tried. 86mb for pack 2 with RAR'd up PNGs, but 60 for TGAs. JPEGs are my moral enemy. :)
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: pecenipicek on June 30, 2006, 03:09:52 am
use gifs? :p
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Cobra on July 01, 2006, 10:49:18 am
now GIFs are worse. :p

download irfanview and when you save the images as PNG, set the compression to around 7 or 8. that'll get the sizes down. :)
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: WMCoolmon on July 01, 2006, 11:35:33 pm
PNGS - OMFG quality compression
TGA - OMFG quality compression
JPG - coo quality compression
GIF - ewwww quality
BMP - full quality, uncompressed, OMFG size

The reason that PNGs, TGA, and JPG don't compress as well as .bmp is because they're compressed already. So switching to a different format because it compresses better in a zip is silly, the compressed file formats themselves should be able to provide better compression ratios than a ZIP because the algorithms are optimized for imagery.
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Polpolion on July 02, 2006, 09:04:15 am
Has anyone actually downloaded the packs?

:nervous:
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Sarafan on July 02, 2006, 11:20:13 am
I did, there are a couple screens that arent that good but most are really cool, keep up the good work. :yes: When can we expect to see more?
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Mehrpack on July 03, 2006, 05:11:53 am
hi,
i have download it, nice collection and you have a good picture maker finger *g*

Mehrpack
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Polpolion on July 12, 2006, 12:03:38 pm
 :bump:

Anyone still look at these? I'm almost done making another pack soon.
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Polpolion on July 13, 2006, 09:46:18 pm
 :bump: :bump:

Uploading the third pack now.
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Charismatic on July 13, 2006, 10:15:01 pm
Ok, i looked at the link, but i cant figure out where to d\l the packs.

That, or i keep getting that ****ing code wrong..
:nervous:
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: castor on July 14, 2006, 02:40:15 am
I think its the code, the DL should start right after you have entered it.

Edit: Right, I've now dl'ed the packs.. lots of shots, some are pretty good, not too many displaying inconprehensible blobs of textures floating in the space (with explosions) :)
The only thing is that the DL is rather big, I think packing them as JPGs would make this a bit more popular..

Here are the ones I found most appealing in each pack (there are 2..3 pics on par in each pack, but somehow I chose these):
#1: VG Herc with cool trail.tga
#2: screen0156.tga
#3: screen0350.tga

And these are examples of what I thought were most boring:
#1: screen0035.tga
#2: screen0134.tga :)
#3: screen0408.tga
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Polpolion on July 14, 2006, 11:25:28 am
A lot of the ones from pack #3 I was using HDRish light. hence, the bloom effects.
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Taristin on July 26, 2006, 08:07:33 pm
Try to keep these screenshot packs to the 3.6.8 thread, please? Ive asked Sarafan to do so, I missed this thread. Please do the same.
Title: Re: TheSizzler's Screenshot Packs
Post by: Polpolion on July 26, 2006, 08:11:38 pm
ok :nod:





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