Never mind. Turns out that the interface setting was hiding the "ok" button. 100% is too small and hard for me to read, but the next available size is 160%, which is too large and apparently hides information in some of the windows!
IMPORTANT: Summer Update: How to use Billboards
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Never mind. Turns out that the interface setting was hiding the "ok" button. 100% is too small and hard for me to read, but the next available size is 160%, which is too large and apparently hides information in some of the windows!
sRGB is the colour profile you should use. Most digital camera images already use this profile by default.
You do however need to save the file via File > Save As > JPEG and make sure the "ICC Profile: sRGB" checkbox is checked in the save dialog box. This is for Photoshop.
Then in PC add it to a lit billboard if using the image at night, or experiment with lit and unlit billboards in the day time, depending whether the sun is in front or behind the billboard you will get different results with lit and unlit billboards.
What I really would like to see (maybe as a compromise to the missing transparent option for PNG's) are Billboards in more sizes and different shapes e.g.
- Round Billboards for round signs or hypnotic animations
- Shields (rounded and straight) for your own Coat of Arms
- Flags for your own Fantasy Kingdom or Racing Team
- Signpost (rectangular and arrowform) for custom signpost to your rides or to give your parkways names)
- Very small billboards for Doorsigns and hints like Exit or "Stuff only"
Thanks Darkrider
It does answer some questions but not really my technical stuff...
I already figured that video's eat CPU, that is why i want these technical questions properly answered...
Frontier added their own video's so it shoudn't be hard to get the answers posted here...
Hi Jammy
http://www.customscenerydepot.com/i...f6d2ec3f4e&action=downloads;sa=view;down=3571
or http://www.online-convert.com/fr
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http://www.customscenerydepot.com/i...f6d2ec3f4e&action=downloads;sa=view;down=3571
or http://www.online-convert.com/fr
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Hi all I'm still having contrast issues with images. I am using the sRGB setting in photoshop but I think some settings may be messed up cause I only saw a slight increase in quality. Here are what my color settings screen and save screen look like can anyone see anything that looks wrong compaaried to yours? Thanks.
Are you checking the ICC profile box in the save as dialog?
I googled this dialog box image, see where it says ICC profile, make sure it's ticked. Then play around with LIT billboard at night for starters. Then try daytime and position sun behind billboard. Perhaps share your results here and we can see what's up.
I do check the box each time. I also have moved the board around in different light and time options as I thought it could be the way the sun hit it but no change. the funny thing is videos look awesome when I make them. I tried taking a file I saved in Photoshop making a 5-second video of it. And it worked as far as showing up but it also had the low contrast in it so the metadata transferred into my video edit software also but planet coaster is the only program I've used where it looks like this.
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Update: I uninstalled and reinstalled Photoshop and that fixed it. I must have had some setting change over the years that affected the outcome but it's all good now. Also, thank you, everyone, for the help and making this such a great community. I've been around since alpha and been kind of a fly on the wall here and on the live streams and I have to say I'm very impressed with the loving help and respect this group gives each other and the Devs.
Does anyone know if Frontier has some kind of media asset kit that contains the logo's of the shops, rides and general figures like Ellie, Coaster King etc? I think that can be quite useful to create some custom Planet Coaster themed signs.
I'd like to create a custom Star Fox display that acts as a menu board in a shop for example that contains the Star Fox logo. I'm quite sure that there are more people who want to create something similar.
Also, as asked before, knowing the minumum resolution of the screens and billboards would be nice to know. We know the aspect ratio but not the recommended resolution to make it look nice without melting the CPU/GPU.
I'd like to create a custom Star Fox display that acts as a menu board in a shop for example that contains the Star Fox logo. I'm quite sure that there are more people who want to create something similar.
Also, as asked before, knowing the minumum resolution of the screens and billboards would be nice to know. We know the aspect ratio but not the recommended resolution to make it look nice without melting the CPU/GPU.
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^ I doubt they'll release the original artwork for that purpose... You could always take screenshots in game, and in Photoshop make alterations.
As for resolution, my guess - actually more than a guess since I've done a lot of testing... you can get away with high res images for billboards without FPS blinking an eye. It's nice to be efficient though, so you should find a balance of what looks good in game vs resolution, but it seems like additional textures are not GPU hogs, but more about memory consumption. So make it 1920 x 1080 and you'll be fine. If you're worried, then make them smaller.
It's usually geometry that melts your processor, such as coaster supports - if you have lots of those, expect your FPS to take a hit.
You could place a 21 megapixel image into the park if you wanted, and I bet it wouldn't make much difference. I actually put a 50 megapixel image (effective) , it was 144 images on 144 large billboards in a giant 16 x 9 wall and the FPS counter didn't budge.
As for resolution, my guess - actually more than a guess since I've done a lot of testing... you can get away with high res images for billboards without FPS blinking an eye. It's nice to be efficient though, so you should find a balance of what looks good in game vs resolution, but it seems like additional textures are not GPU hogs, but more about memory consumption. So make it 1920 x 1080 and you'll be fine. If you're worried, then make them smaller.
It's usually geometry that melts your processor, such as coaster supports - if you have lots of those, expect your FPS to take a hit.
You could place a 21 megapixel image into the park if you wanted, and I bet it wouldn't make much difference. I actually put a 50 megapixel image (effective) , it was 144 images on 144 large billboards in a giant 16 x 9 wall and the FPS counter didn't budge.
why we can't use .gif file?? i have to transform them into WEBM to work and the game crash every time i'm triyng to use one!!! SO FRUSTRATHING!! also.. all the Hi-res video don't work for me..the screen stay black, only the low-res work???? and almost all the picture i've try to add to the game, does make the game crash everytime! SOOOOOO! for me the screen are the worst update you guy's did!!
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Gif to WebM
Hello, i try to transform gif to webm too, and it's work...
Convert gif to sequence images files in a folder(with photoshop for example). Use sequence images folder to convert theme to WebM VP8 (with mediaencoder*)
*To convert with mediaencoder to Webm you need to install free Fnordware plugin Premiere (Mac or Win as you need)
(sorry for language i'm french)
Hello, i try to transform gif to webm too, and it's work...
Convert gif to sequence images files in a folder(with photoshop for example). Use sequence images folder to convert theme to WebM VP8 (with mediaencoder*)
*To convert with mediaencoder to Webm you need to install free Fnordware plugin Premiere (Mac or Win as you need)
(sorry for language i'm french)
