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Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: sl1982 on 2010-06-04 21:40:32
i had done it a while back as a test for avalanche but we decided to stick to the normal looking ones
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-04 21:55:59
i had done it a while back as a test for avalanche but we decided to stick to the normal looking ones

Do you still have them?
Could you release them for the people who want them?
Is there going to be another set made for Team Avalanche?
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: sl1982 on 2010-06-04 22:01:03
Nope
Nope
Nope
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-04 22:08:40
Alright I'll take a swing at it and see how it goes.

Note that this is my FIRST time using Adobe Photoshop. lol
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: pyrozen on 2010-06-04 22:37:03
i'd be interested in seeing some avatars that make use of the alpha channel for soft transparency. You could feather the edges inward so the avatrs aren't cut-outs, but it would remove the hard edge that the stock ones have. I might give it a crack later tonight.

lee
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-04 23:04:46
i'd be interested in seeing some avatars that make use of the alpha channel for soft transparency. You could feather the edges inward so the avatrs aren't cut-outs, but it would remove the hard edge that the stock ones have. I might give it a crack later tonight.

lee

Yeah, I tried and failed.

I'm going to try something with the opening movie.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: pyrozen on 2010-06-05 02:36:22
Yeah, I tried and failed.

I'm going to try something with the opening movie.

what exactly happened? were you using the alpha channels? i haven't tried to really use them yet, so i can't comment on how well they are supported by Aali's Driver yet.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: sl1982 on 2010-06-05 02:37:42
Alpha channels will work fine if you have fancy transparency turned on in the config file. If it is not on the only thing that will work in the menu's is 100% transparent. That may be your problem.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-05 02:40:21
Alpha channels will work fine if you have fancy transparency turned on in the config file. If it is not on the only thing that will work in the menu's is 100% transparent. That may be your problem.

Yeah that may be the problem. I'll give it another go. I'll post here if anything works.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: nikfrozty on 2010-06-05 04:56:02
BTW I've tried this too with the 10th anniversary party pics and they don't look good because I've done it. Maybe if you do it you can do better?? I'm not really good with photoshop. :-\
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-05 09:54:54
Added another picture. I still need to touch up on some things.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: Nightmarish on 2010-06-05 13:27:27
Those pictures look weird without the blank behind it.

If they were something like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKVKLPB8llo) they would look better.
Gradient on the edges (rather than thick edges) and maybe different avatar pictures, though finding a "fitting" avatar image would be a bit hard.




Edit:

Guess the image will show my point better than the video:
(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4857/farcasterstatus.jpg)


Use the link to see it bigger:
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4857/farcasterstatus.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4857/farcasterstatus.jpg)
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-05 16:42:41
Those pictures look weird without the blank behind it.

If they were something like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKVKLPB8llo) they would look better.
Gradient on the edges (rather than thick edges) and maybe different avatar pictures, though finding a "fitting" avatar image would be a bit hard.




Edit:

Guess the image will show my point better than the video:
(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4857/farcasterstatus.jpg)


Use the link to see it bigger:
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4857/farcasterstatus.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4857/farcasterstatus.jpg)

Something like this?


(http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz105/DarkFang94/test3.jpg)
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: Nightmarish on 2010-06-05 19:40:11

Something like this?


(http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz105/DarkFang94/test3.jpg)

Well i didn't have AC images in mind. More like "profile" pictures but those are hard to get, if not impossible.
And I meant a fade away in the images corners.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: Gigasonic121 on 2010-06-05 20:46:45
Those pictures look weird without the blank behind it.

If they were something like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKVKLPB8llo) they would look better.
Gradient on the edges (rather than thick edges) and maybe different avatar pictures, though finding a "fitting" avatar image would be a bit hard.




Edit:

Guess the image will show my point better than the video:
(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4857/farcasterstatus.jpg)


Use the link to see it bigger:
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4857/farcasterstatus.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4857/farcasterstatus.jpg)

How the hell did you get it too look like that?
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-05 20:57:49

Something like this?


(http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz105/DarkFang94/test3.jpg)

Well i didn't have AC images in mind. More like "profile" pictures but those are hard to get, if not impossible.
And I meant a fade away in the images corners.

Oh yeah I get it now lol. I just got back from the mall, I'll give it a go here in a minute.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: obesebear on 2010-06-05 21:40:38
Notice how in that youtube video the avatar isn't noticeably chopped off anywhere but the bottom?   Try to replicate that.   Doing that, plus using the alpha blending should really make them look better.   I think.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: nikfrozty on 2010-06-05 23:40:40

Something like this?


(http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz105/DarkFang94/test3.jpg)

Well i didn't have AC images in mind. More like "profile" pictures but those are hard to get, if not impossible.
And I meant a fade away in the images corners.
If you do Barret with his head you should do Cloud and all the characters with head shots too so they look right when they are seen together. Nice job BTW I can't believe it would look that good. :)
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-05 23:53:10
I'm trying to make the bottom fade to transparency. I have the Alpha 1 channel and I used the black to white gradient, but every time I save it as a .PNG and reopen it using Photoshop, the Alpha channel is deselected.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-06 01:10:17
OMFG!!!!!!!!! I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes I got very excited lol. I know it's not much, but I'm proud of myself! Took me forever... jesus christ...

You don't know how long this has been taking me lol. First day using Adobe Photoshop and I'm already pulling my hair out... Anyways, is this what you were talking about?


Click for higher resolution!
(http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz105/DarkFang94/test4.jpg) (http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz105/DarkFang94/test4.jpg)
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: nikfrozty on 2010-06-06 01:28:21
Damn that's nice, I couldn't have done much better job than you. Anyways how did you do the fading in Cloud's neck?? I want to try.. Hehe
Btw Cloud has a little white on his nose. Well its just a test so it looks great! :)
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-06 01:30:02
Damn that's nice, I couldn't have done much better job than you. Anyways how did you do the fading in Cloud's neck?? I want to try.. Hehe
Btw Cloud has a little white on his nose. Well its just a test so it looks great! :)

Yeah I noticed that. I'll fix it when I do Barret.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: sl1982 on 2010-06-06 01:37:55
Nice work. Glad to see you figured it out.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: BloodShot on 2010-06-06 02:27:59
Woah, that looks pretty awesome. I would love to see how fading would look on the original avatars.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: Hellbringer616 on 2010-06-06 03:27:28
Nice work. Maybe add a fad out on some of the harsher edges though. look odd to me
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-06 03:29:04
Yeah I was thinking of doing that. Thanks for the comments guys!
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: Hellbringer616 on 2010-06-06 03:29:48
Internet error on my end. (effin thunderstorm)

Tried to modify my post, but a tad to late haha
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: jeffdamann on 2010-06-06 05:50:29
I really like where your going with this, photoshop is awesome huh?
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-06 05:52:19
I really like where your going with this, photoshop is awesome huh?

It is!

This is my first time using it and I keep asking myself, "Why did I ever use paint?"

I don't like the Tifa avatar though. I'm not quite sure what's wrong with it. I'll fix it tomorrow.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: DarkFang on 2010-06-06 23:17:29
Woah, that looks pretty awesome. I would love to see how fading would look on the original avatars.

Something like this?

(http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz105/DarkFang94/test6.jpg)



EDIT: Oops sorry for the double post.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: jeffdamann on 2010-06-07 03:10:41
Hey if you do that with all the originals and fix it up slightly to where the whole thing fades(cause clouds top and right side look chopped off) and I DEFINATELY WANT IT! great job darkfang, you makin me jealous.
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: ZL325 on 2010-06-08 12:50:03
i was wondering with  this couldn't we just take a nice screen shot from the model being used in game and use it as avatar's just a thought
Title: Transparent Avatars
Post by: nikfrozty on 2010-06-08 13:40:48
i was wondering with  this couldn't we just take a nice screen shot from the model being used in game and use it as avatar's just a thought
Its possible to do that but you'll have to crop it to the face of the character but then you'll have a 3d face as an avatar. Also this topic is about transparent avatars. :)