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Question for Nick C

ryanbatc

ryanbatc

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What photo/screenshot editing program do you use? I'm trying to figure out how to get very crisp screenshots like yours on the SSartist site.

I use Gimp right now and if I save at almost largest file size the jaggies are few but the img size is immense. Plus, wondering if you run 8x AA or what?

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(crop of your screenshot)

Also, sometimes I notice the amount of jaggies depends on the angle of a shot.
 
I use an old version of Photoshop which allows me the ability to 'save to web' (this option is present in later version too I believe). This lets one reduce the compression while visually seeing the results in a preview window. I have this set to 70% compression and rarely change it.

I run combined 8xS AA. Jaggies need to be sorted in the sim, not in an editing programme and yes they are often more pronounced when a straight line leaves the vertical or horizontal axis. They are often more pronounced with certain textures too, but I can't remember which are worse, one of the designers or repainters should be able to tell you.
 
It depends on the model how the textures are laid out and what angle you are viewing from
in this shot I'm getting fairly smooth lines in the circled area
2009-11-23_17-4-32-664-1.jpg

In this shot I am getting more jagged distorted lines in the circled area
2009-11-23_17-4-49-183-1.jpg
 
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