Monthly Competitions Submissions Thread II

[wolf_brother]

Samez, where's the thread for that?

 

[Samez]

Uhh thank you... I somehow messed it up *g* so I had to edit my last post

 

[Kyriakos]

Definitive Byzantine resources 2.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=363125

 

[Pounder]

I might as well submit something.

Artist: Pounder
Name of file: Chickens Resource
Thread: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=111965

 

[Balthasar]

Edit: see next post. Brain Gas.

 

[Pounder]

Artist: Balthasar
Name of file: Manhattan Terrain

Already entered, you already entered this for this month, I'm glad I'm not the only one who is forgetful

 

[imperator1961]

Difficult choose but:
Artist: imperator1961
Name of file: Chinese triple siege crossbow
Thread: Far East Siege Weapons XIIth-XIVth Century

 

[georgestow]

I know I won't win this one, but I'll enter nonetheless:

Artist: georgestow
Title: Chinese Submachinegunner
Thread: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=366025
Preview:

Unfortunately, I find the GIF unreflective of the unit in-game.

 

[Supa]

Georgestow: In GIMP, you can probably replace all magenta by transparency, with a gradient for shadow ('Add Alpha Channel') and then insert a small screenshot from the game as a background. Should take only a few minutes.

Artist: Supa
Title: Apatosaurus
Thread: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=364616
Preview :

 

[georgestow]

Georgestow: In GIMP, you can probably replace all magenta by transparency, with a gradient for shadow ('Add Alpha Channel') and then insert a small screenshot from the game as a background. Should take only a few minutes.

It's not that-I could just screenshot a game with it in for that-it's that it looks better with the palette applied, but I need it in a moving GIF.

 

[Supa]

That's what I said. You load up your GIF into GIMP, you replace the magenta on every frame with transparency (don't forget to use Alpha Channel to transform semi-magenta in semi-transparent) and add an in-game background on every frame. Then you save it as an animation. Should work fine.

 

[Gojira54]

Some great entries this month.

 

[Balthasar]

That's what I said. You load up your GIF into GIMP, you replace the magenta on every frame with transparency (don't forget to use Alpha Channel to transform semi-magenta in semi-transparent) and add an in-game background on every frame. Then you save it as an animation. Should work fine.

I need to learn more about Alpha Channel. There used to be a plug-in for gimp that allowed you to work that way with any flc file, but I only got it to work once, then made the mistake of upgrading my Gimp. Poof! disappeared. Unable to retrieve the original plug-in file. Anyway, if you layer the images, you should only have to put the background image onto one bottom frame, right? Oh, wait, that's not true with GiF, I guess...never mind....

 

[Supa]

Yeah, layers stack in GIF. I don't think you can have 3 layers with transparency and only have the 4th layer, or background, appears behind the transparency of the first 3 layers. Thus the need to apply the background or every layers.

I made a mistake in my previous instruction, it's not 'Add to alpha channel' you need to select but 'Color to Alpha'. If it messes with your unit colors, use "Select by color tool" on magenta with a threshold of +- 40 first.

 

[Pounder]

Submissions closed for May 2010

 

[georgestow]

Artist: georgestow
Title: 9 Aztec/Mexican Interfaces
Thread: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=9334232
Preview:

 

[tom2050]

Artist: tom2050
Title: Hell Terrain
Thread: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=369929

Preview:

 

[Pounder]

Submissions closed for June 2010.

 

[polyphemus]

So...First for joooly (July)

Artist: polyphemus
Title: Darth Vader Tie Fighter
Thread: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=371574
Preview:

 

[Goldfool]

Artist: Goldfool
Name of file: Barn Resource
Thread: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=252989