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Title: Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: gui_999 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?

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: nipsmg on February 19, 2003, 11:00:04 am

Quote from: gui_999 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?

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.

--NipsMG

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: Odonadon on February 19, 2003, 12:27:57 pm

Quote

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.

--NipsMG

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

Odonadon

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: gui_999 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?

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: Odonadon on February 19, 2003, 01:04:54 pm

Quote from: gui_999 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?

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.

Odonadon

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: romid 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?

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: rock345 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 (http://web.syr.edu/~zfrockwe/logo.jpg)

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: gui_999 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

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: Grasshopper 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?

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: Odonadon on February 19, 2003, 02:35:18 pm

Quote from: Grasshopper 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?

Yeah, why not?

Odonadon

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: gui_999 on February 19, 2003, 02:38:37 pm

Update  ;D http://membres.lycos.fr/soad999/cp.htm

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: Odonadon on February 19, 2003, 05:25:45 pm

Quote from: gui_999 on February 19, 2003, 02:38:37 pm

Update  ;D http://membres.lycos.fr/soad999/cp.htm

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

Odonadon

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: gui_999 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

Title: Re:Complete CP, Need advice
Post by: Odonadon on February 20, 2003, 09:36:35 am

Quote from: gui_999 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

Looks pretty good.  I say go with that one.

Odonadon