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Complete CP, Need advice
« on: February 19, 2003, 10:45:34 am »
I used the patern of some user like "Motorfish" and "GSXRMovistar".
There's 2 version, a normal one and a streched background one. Which one do you prefer?

http://membres.lycos.fr/soad999/cp.htm


I took out the grid, my girlfriend says that it look better this way  :)

What can I change? some advices?


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Re:Complete CP, Need advice
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2003, 11:00:04 am »
I used the patern of some user like "Motorfish" and "GSXRMovistar".
There's 2 version, a normal one and a streched background one. Which one do you prefer?

http://membres.lycos.fr/soad999/cp.htm


I took out the grid, my girlfriend says that it look better this way  :)

What can I change? some advices?



In My Opinion (take it or leave it), the stretched BG version looks MUCH worse (you know earth is SUPPOSED to be round)

Other than than, I think it looks Great.. I wouldnt' change a thing.

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Re:Complete CP, Need advice
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2003, 12:27:57 pm »
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In My Opinion (take it or leave it), the stretched BG version looks MUCH worse (you know earth is SUPPOSED to be round)

Other than than, I think it looks Great.. I wouldnt' change a thing.

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I agree.  Allthough the starfield stretching the entire length of the image is nice, earth just don't look right when not round :)

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Re:Complete CP, Need advice
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2003, 12:53:00 pm »
So if I keep the non-streched one.. what should I put on the side? Nothing? A lens flare? some pics of games?

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Re:Complete CP, Need advice
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2003, 01:04:54 pm »
So if I keep the non-streched one.. what should I put on the side? Nothing? A lens flare? some pics of games?

What about stretching the starfield and leaving the earth as it is?  Or maybe lens flare or something to fill the black void.  I think game pics might clash.

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Re:Complete CP, Need advice
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2003, 01:06:02 pm »
Yeah, game pics would clash.  maybe you can "cut out" the earth, then make your own background that is the proper size, then paste the earth back on top of that?

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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2003, 01:14:40 pm »
you can always go to the nasa site and steal some pretty cool space images there.  I did this and I used the noise funciton in paint shop pro to create a starry background.  It came out pretty good as long as you don't mind a black background.  I've changed it around since but this is basically what I have.  http://web.syr.edu/~zfrockwe/logo.jpg
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« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2003, 02:12:14 pm »
I tryed to strech the starfield only and it look like crap.  :-\

So I put some lens flare, see and compare  ;)

http://membres.lycos.fr/soad999/cp.htm

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Re:Complete CP, Need advice
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2003, 02:28:53 pm »
Why not stretch the picture in both the X and Y directions so that the earth remains round, and then cut off the top and bottom of the picture?
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Re:Complete CP, Need advice
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2003, 02:35:18 pm »
Why not stretch the picture in both the X and Y directions so that the earth remains round, and then cut off the top and bottom of the picture?

Yeah, why not?

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« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2003, 02:38:37 pm »

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Re:Complete CP, Need advice
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2003, 05:25:45 pm »
Update  ;D http://membres.lycos.fr/soad999/cp.htm


Yup, now we're talking.  I prefer the newest one.

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« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2003, 06:20:16 pm »
Once again updated, and I think this is it!  ;D

I put manualy the blue at the outside

http://membres.lycos.fr/soad999/cp.htm
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Re:Complete CP, Need advice
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2003, 09:36:35 am »
Once again updated, and I think this is it!  ;D

I put manualy the blue at the outside

http://membres.lycos.fr/soad999/cp.htm

Looks pretty good.  I say go with that one.

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