sniper pilot 36 Posted November 11, 2006 good night sir! nice pictures again... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrub 0 Posted November 11, 2006 Yes. Thank you. You fed the hungry hounds well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dslyecxi 23 Posted November 11, 2006 Do you really have to go and Photoshop them like that, is it really necessary? It comes across as completely dishonest, since you're giving the game a visual appearance that it does not have by default. Why not, especially this early in the release, just post resized screens without altering them in image editing programs? ArmA looks great without the screens being Photoshop'd. I wish people would recognize that and ditch the "sharpen" tool, amongst others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meyamoti 0 Posted November 11, 2006 OH thank you so much Ian ^^ Its nice to see that and by seeing the cockpit as that size I am now curious if the whole thing is 2048 or not..either way you can really see BIS has done their work very well..Thanks again Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sniper pilot 36 Posted November 11, 2006 Do you really have to go and Photoshop them like that, is it really necessary? It comes across as completely dishonest, since you're giving the game a visual appearance that it does not have by default. Why not, especially this early in the release, just post resized screens without altering them in image editing programs? ArmA looks great without the screens being Photoshop'd. I wish people would recognize that and ditch the "sharpen" tool, amongst others. Dude if you read anything then you would know its not photoshoped, its the game... Thats when you say damn this game looks awsome... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Llauma 0 Posted November 11, 2006 Dude if you read anything then you would know its not photoshoped, its the game... Thats when you say damn this game looks awsome... Well they're sharpened.. Sure, he tries to compensate for the resizing blur but it's still editing which can change the appearance quite a lot. On otherhand.. Resizing is also editing. It reduces the aliasing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sniper pilot 36 Posted November 11, 2006 I think he meant the blur tho...ah well.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USSRsniper 0 Posted November 11, 2006 I just can't wait to play ArmA    Nice screenshots  can't wait untill OFP combad photography transforms to ArmA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkOmen 0 Posted November 11, 2006 Great shots Ian, thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4 IN 1 0 Posted November 11, 2006 those shot are taken with the help of camera.sqs, thats why you cant see the hud and stuff, PS editing is on the lowest level if you ask me, resize and sharpen like Llauma said or placebo will jump on you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monkey Lib Front 10 Posted November 11, 2006 I think he meant the blur tho...ah well.. Well if you read anything you would see he actually said sharpen tool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sniper pilot 36 Posted November 11, 2006 for those who havn't seen... Molner- pic1 Pic2 Edit: Not my pics, if they were id' be spewing out them like I ad a bad case of the flu hahaha! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
x0ny 0 Posted November 11, 2006 is the ground suppose to look like that in pic 1? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4 IN 1 0 Posted November 11, 2006 is the ground suppose to look like that in pic 1? thats why we need to know whats the spec of the machine which those screenshot was taken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blanco 0 Posted November 11, 2006 for those who havn't seen...pic1 Pic2 Damn, are these yellow buildings in pic2 the new barracks? This thread is bookmarked! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dslyecxi 23 Posted November 11, 2006 Dude if you read anything then you would know its not photoshoped, its the game... Thats when you say damn this game looks awsome... I know exactly what he did, and I know exactly what the game looks like normally. By sharpening the images the way he is, he is making the game appear distinctly different than it actually does. There is a reason none of the press shots have been sharpened in this fashion - it would be dishonest from a marketing standpoint. You should know this, since you apparently saw ArmA in person yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nephilim 0 Posted November 11, 2006 Guys this is the Photo Thread... I think it would be wiser to post "commets" in the appropriate thread.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CameronMcDonald 146 Posted November 11, 2006 One thing, seeing as people are curious about system specs, performance and all other kinds of things for now we will allow conversation in here, so go crazy Sorry, Neph. These guys have permission. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4 IN 1 0 Posted November 11, 2006 why so upset about this, anyone who want to post screenshot on the forums and dont want to use links would do the same, with >100k limit and for the low bandwidth ppl sakes there is no other way around, and photoshop isnt almighty you know, resize reduce clearness, sharpen correct this but creat noise, it is already enought and remember he didnt blur it again to make the screen looks "nice", so relex m8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniperwolf572 758 Posted November 11, 2006 Dslyecxi, stop taking potshots at the guy. The game looks like that. I just dug up an old screen from GC Press Kit that I didn't use, just to prove it. Game looks exactly like Ian Malcolm showed it, only difference is, that in the Czech final version there is Depth Of Field (Look it up on wikipedia if you don't know what I'm talking about) on some screenshots. The screen below is raw from the game, no sharpening or anything, max settings used, 1024x768 + 4xAA. If you still have doubts, then just wait for the game and see for yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quicksand 0 Posted November 11, 2006 Just one simple request and I can finally rest in peace until 2007,as most ar curious. May I request a screenshot of how the interiors of enterable buildings looks like?And can you tell us all how many enterable buildings are there compared to Operation Flashpoint Cold War Crisis? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lt.chris 0 Posted November 11, 2006 This looks awsome already and my specs are even higher than the specs stated meaning hopefully this should be even better on my rig im really really looking forward to this game now......argh i dont wanna wait ready my time machine! Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatseeker 0 Posted November 11, 2006 Whats wrong with sharpening? He has to convert them to jpeg's and scale down so that they abide the 100kb rule.. so he has to compensate quality loss somehow.. The game will actually look even better with 2/4x AA, AF and higher resolution. AND.. im glad to see old Everon castle in Sahrani, thanks for sharing the pictures with us Ian . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffles 0 Posted November 11, 2006 ..and shouldnt some people be greatful that we are receiving any screenshots at all? he isn't exactly obligated.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Journeyman 0 Posted November 11, 2006 Whats wrong with sharpening? He has to convert them to jpeg's and scale down so that they abide the 100kb rule.. so he has to compensate quality loss somehow.. The game will actually look even better with 2/4x AA, AF and higher resolution. Absolutely agreed! Just to take an image from the game, resize it, convert it to JPEG and compress it to under 100kb is itself removing clarity from the original image and thus could be said to be 'edited'! Sharpening is but attempting to restore some of this lost clarity! Thanks for the screens so far! Hopefully there will be a few more from others too today! Â Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
