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This is an attempt for those of you who incessantly post unedited close-up pics to actually post close-up pics that people want to look at.
Not that I am pissed off, but I am annoyed at the low level of general quality I see - sometimes by even the photoshop masters. Why go through so much trouble with countless layers and such only to produce a jagged masterpiece? Instead of taking the time to really put out a clear perfect photo, many people opt to just resize it. That's fine, but it can't be desktop size anymore!
So, I am enlisting the help of Microsoft Photo Editor to relay onto the GTP Photo Forum how I edit my pictures into something much better than GT4 could ever pretend to be.
This is something everyone with this program, that comes with all windows versions (I believe), can do.
Firstly, where the smudge button is located:
Right click on the icon to reveal this:
Fairly self-explanatory. For GT4 purposes keep the shape as a circle. I typically blow each of my pictures up to 400% and use the size anywhere from 1-8. 8 is useful for clearing up huge panels like a roof. 1-3 is what I do most of the time, for lights and wheelwells and such. I use solid brush so don't worry about edge, although you can use it too.
Pressure depends on how smooth you want it to be. If you want to move a lot of pixels at once, you want higher pressure. If you are working on a 'delicate' taillight or wheelwell than I suggest something around 35. The only way to do this is to do it pixel by pixel.... you have to be precise.
A general tip is to save often, work in one area at once and once you are satisfied with every little bit of editing, save!
Also - the darker color is dominant. If you want to smooth out a line seperating two close shades, it might take you a while unless you use high pressure.
The original picture, straight from the USB.
All Picasa'd up
As you can see it looks like complete **** when viewed at 100%. The entire wheelwell, each window line, the tail-light, the door lines, the pillar, even the interior shading are so repulsive I could puke. The picture is ruined.
However, MS Photo Editor and I can fix it and make it presentable. First, lets do the wheelwell. Be sure not to let the colors bleed onto each other or other features. For wheelwells I usually just drag the mouse over the wheelwell back and forth, right over the jagged lines. With size on 3 and pressure on 49, I yield this:
Next, the ghastly tail-light requires my immediate attention. Still on size 3 and pressure 49, I have made the light nice and clear.
The rear window is more jagged than the Grand Canyon. We're gonna need to use the erosive power of the Colorado River to make it nice and smooooth. Since black is dominant, I just extend the black area out to make it a nice straight line.
The rear wheelarch has some small corners in it that should be taken care of. If the first shall be last and the last shall be first....then I say the higher shall be lower and the lower shall be higher. I went up to size 4 and pressure 70 since the shades are close. In fact for one small spot I need pressure 100.
Back to size 3 and pressure 49, I clean up all the door lines, the door handle, even the line leading to the tail-light. All you have to do is go back and forth over the line to make it uniform. This can be tedious.
To do these thin window lines, I go down to size 2... and I save often. This is an extreme case of editing, so it took over an hour - but it is well worth it.
Welcome to GT5.
'Detail' is lost to create clarity.
Blurring makes the picture appear sharp.
Please don't view this as a condescending attitude by me. I'm just trying to show you guys how to improve your pictures tenfold. And if no one gets anything out of this, I had to edit this picture anyway for my next update. If anyone puts this to use feel free to post your progress on one of your pictures in this thread.
Not that I am pissed off, but I am annoyed at the low level of general quality I see - sometimes by even the photoshop masters. Why go through so much trouble with countless layers and such only to produce a jagged masterpiece? Instead of taking the time to really put out a clear perfect photo, many people opt to just resize it. That's fine, but it can't be desktop size anymore!
So, I am enlisting the help of Microsoft Photo Editor to relay onto the GTP Photo Forum how I edit my pictures into something much better than GT4 could ever pretend to be.
This is something everyone with this program, that comes with all windows versions (I believe), can do.
Firstly, where the smudge button is located:
Right click on the icon to reveal this:
Fairly self-explanatory. For GT4 purposes keep the shape as a circle. I typically blow each of my pictures up to 400% and use the size anywhere from 1-8. 8 is useful for clearing up huge panels like a roof. 1-3 is what I do most of the time, for lights and wheelwells and such. I use solid brush so don't worry about edge, although you can use it too.
Pressure depends on how smooth you want it to be. If you want to move a lot of pixels at once, you want higher pressure. If you are working on a 'delicate' taillight or wheelwell than I suggest something around 35. The only way to do this is to do it pixel by pixel.... you have to be precise.
A general tip is to save often, work in one area at once and once you are satisfied with every little bit of editing, save!
Also - the darker color is dominant. If you want to smooth out a line seperating two close shades, it might take you a while unless you use high pressure.
The original picture, straight from the USB.
All Picasa'd up
As you can see it looks like complete **** when viewed at 100%. The entire wheelwell, each window line, the tail-light, the door lines, the pillar, even the interior shading are so repulsive I could puke. The picture is ruined.
However, MS Photo Editor and I can fix it and make it presentable. First, lets do the wheelwell. Be sure not to let the colors bleed onto each other or other features. For wheelwells I usually just drag the mouse over the wheelwell back and forth, right over the jagged lines. With size on 3 and pressure on 49, I yield this:
Next, the ghastly tail-light requires my immediate attention. Still on size 3 and pressure 49, I have made the light nice and clear.
The rear window is more jagged than the Grand Canyon. We're gonna need to use the erosive power of the Colorado River to make it nice and smooooth. Since black is dominant, I just extend the black area out to make it a nice straight line.
The rear wheelarch has some small corners in it that should be taken care of. If the first shall be last and the last shall be first....then I say the higher shall be lower and the lower shall be higher. I went up to size 4 and pressure 70 since the shades are close. In fact for one small spot I need pressure 100.
Back to size 3 and pressure 49, I clean up all the door lines, the door handle, even the line leading to the tail-light. All you have to do is go back and forth over the line to make it uniform. This can be tedious.
To do these thin window lines, I go down to size 2... and I save often. This is an extreme case of editing, so it took over an hour - but it is well worth it.
Welcome to GT5.'Detail' is lost to create clarity.
Blurring makes the picture appear sharp.
Please don't view this as a condescending attitude by me. I'm just trying to show you guys how to improve your pictures tenfold. And if no one gets anything out of this, I had to edit this picture anyway for my next update. If anyone puts this to use feel free to post your progress on one of your pictures in this thread.
![[empty space]](/forum/data/avatars/m/47/47550.jpg?1277426423){kind=avatar}
I think it would be exactly what [empty space] is looking for. Not that your exposition would be bad, kenny.
