Quote from shashdev :

I have one question. If I download this addon when it comes out, should I still have the other two? Or does this include everything from your addons?

Dear shasdev,

All RPs are complementaries.

Except the case of the Skies and reflections from the first RP (April 7th).

April 7th = Skies, Reflections in three options, Tyre tread pattern, sidewalls, brakes, disc brakes and backgrounds (uncomplete).

August 28th = For FZ50 HQ interiors, HQ Skin Default in two options (diffuser), Skin Default based on colours (41) of the Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari; Miscelaneous textures such Wheel, Racing seat and "Gator"; Two Skins based on Ferrari, Skins by Beefyman with the diffuser from Skin default in two options, Skin Kit by TRAVIS from Team VR and New sounds and Engine Sounds by Arias SFX (My partner).

June 24th (If there isn't delay) = Skies, Reflections in three options (Two option + new complementary for mates who likes simple reflections), Landscapes in High definition and probably new Skin Kit by TRAVIS. Also, probably new addon.


The curiosity is that there are more hours of work and a smaller number of files to be launched. Quality is much higher.


I hope this solved your doubts.

Cheers.

Quote from Neto_r :

awesome work lynce as usual




just waiting the new RP

Thank you as always.

Finally, 1st, 2nd and 3rd addon will be complete soon.

Real reflections, Landscapes in HD (same size than RP April 7th) and Skies.


About skies, using a technique to make Skies in a shorter time I have a trouble about the definition on the horizons. That trouble can not be solved, so, my most sincere apologizes.

The quality is nice, enough to enjoy the game but for me, now is not posible to make in High Definition. I haven't got that capability today (Enough knowledge).

As of 40º onwards is perfect. As of 10º to 40º is enough. I talked about camera angle (camera view / shift + U).

I am really glad with the reflections and Landscapes. These two addons have improved my own spectatives.

The Skies follow the latest works but with better photography and style (more real). Using real photos, of course, and exhaustive documentation. Only one Sky has been made from scratch (Autocross cloudy day).



Way of working of each file ( Summarizing):


Watch the track and car in motion.

Make notes about the illumination, reflections and general elements.

Documentation (magazines, photos, real life [Most important and the 70% of time], Top Gear videos on youtube).

Find the right sky. Work to tranform in skydome (fish eye) and light. Transform in Raw file. Make a Backup to improve when I learn more about the light.

Create a new PSD file. Future dds file for landscapes. I make a documentation to know wich is the landscape for that track (jamaica = Blue mountains, Westhill = Mountains without threes in England,etc).

The following is make a 360 degrees of that landscapes. Make a postproduction to adapt to: 3 sunlight positions, adapt the colours to the scenary, adapt the vegetation to the scenary and the adaptation to the atmosphere conditions in three iluminations. I Watch it in LFS.

The following is create a new file to make a panorama to put in the future file that will be the reflections. I distort it as a fish eye.

Create a new psd file to make a dds file for the reflection. Make a study of the light watching the real documentation and making a contrast in LFS.
A comparative.

The following is cut and paste the landscapes that I have distorted with the fish eye effect. Work over the current ilumination. The same landscapes for the three iluminations. Diferent work of each condition.

The next is make a study of the elements taking some screenshots (over 30 or 40) of the scenary in the current ilumination. For example, Cloudy day. It is necesary to make a study of the elements in all cases. Same track and diferent iluminations is necesary to make each study. Buildings in clear days has diferent colours respect a cloudy days. I make a selection of the most important elements and I see wich is more visited on the track, watching all combos.

Cut and paste each element on PSD file ( future dds file) Puting in the exact angle that is reflected on LFS.

When all the elements is completed, I make another study of the light, for the elements. A postproduction to improve the reflection as real as posible, comparing real life photos, videos,etc.

In all cases I make a Backup of all PSD files because always I make a little changes to improve it. Every day I learn new things.

In "general" reflections, I remove and adapt elements to leave the more tipical elements making a new postproduction (lightning).

EDIT:

One detail.

When I put the landscape on the future reflection and I work it to make the ilumination of the current track, it needs, previously, put in the same position than the landscapes from the scenary.

I mean the landscapes of the reflection, reflects the sky and landscapes in Real Time in all the Combos.

Except:

A file shared with other tracks. For example: Sunset cloudy for Kyoto, Blackwood and South city. There are only a generic reflection.

Another file shared with another track.

Last edited by Lynce, Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:55. Reason : Ups, I make click on save.

+1.

Totally agree with you, andRo.

This week I will not participate, because I'm finishing the RP 1st and 2nd addon. At last!!

Next week, of course.

Peace and respect, please. Finally If I make the analisis, it will be bad. So is better to end this situation.

Cheers and good luck to all.

Quote from skiper :

TOmba(FIN)

Special for you in English!

Are you a screwed up moron or something? I did write in other topic that I was an amateur, not a professional. And all I said about your picture I said from an amateur’s point of view. You seem to want to equate me with a pro and then criticize me for it. Where is logic here?
BTW, if you want a professional’s opinion, here it is. Well, you made me. I asked a real pro (artist, photographer and designer) to take a look at your picture, here is what exactly he said:
1. "How can he criticize others having made such a piece of shit himself?"
2. The car is not moving, motion is seen only on the wheels, the rest is standing.
3. The reflection doesn’t even remind of asphalt road.
4. The real rain can be seen everywhere! Even if it’s light and even if you mastered the “motion blur” filter.
5. The rain in the picture goes only between the spectator and the car.

So, you'd better go to a bar, drink some vodka and relax. Although I'm sure you don't know how to drink, the same as you don’t know how to impartially criticize other people’s work.

The absolute truths, do not exist and I believe on the respect to the people in all cases.

At night I will make an analisis of your post. I'm a professional, also, and I worked with professional photographers. So, I understand a bit about this case. But I'm not agree with your friend. Of course, your friend/mate makes a opinion favorable to you.

As a advance, In the atmosphere, is posible all conditions and there are strange things. But, there are a basis. Light conditions.

There are diference between the eye and the objetive of the camera. Much times we edit the pic as we see the things. As I mentioned HDR. The eye, makes it automatically and the camera depends of the exposition, obturation, etc.

Quote from skiper :

Final entry...
Only original screenshot :heyjoe67_ferrari:

p.s. Excuse.
Has corrected low pic

Nice pic.

I see HDR technique in the pic. "High Dynamic range". Interesting but that technique is more artistic than realistic. I'm sure you know that.

Anyway, very good as always.

Quote from logitekg25 :

i did mean that in a positive way, honest

good luck, take your time, get some rest, and your family and job come before this

Thank you, again, as always.





Newsletter on RP's blog with more information. Bigger picture on Rp's Blog as always:

http://revolutionpack.wordpres ... ct-discovered-april-28th/

RP Blog:

http://revolutionpack.wordpress.com/

Reflection under tests.

P.D: Sorry by the poor presentation of the pic.

Quote from maxiim :

FINAL ENTRY

My 2nd rain edit. Did i do it any better this time?

Very good edit.

You can look for brushes with rain style.

Anyway I understand on the pic that is a raining day with with clear lightning conditions. The sun appears in the clear while is raining.(and that is real because there are the cases).

So, in these conditions there are more glow-effect on the drops of rain and wet ground.

Sure next time will be better. As usual.

Thank you Joseph for the photomode one week more.

Please, update the date: "7th May".

Good theme. Interesting.

Cheers and good luck to all.

Congrats andRo.



Nice competition Skiper.

Amazing comments, I really like all (Yeah, ALL). THANK YOU ALL.

Well. There are diferent situations:

1. The camera follows the car. As Lotus Elise pic.

2. Camera follows the car and is more slow(if the camera is in the car). The camera rotates on its axis, following the car. Turns slow.

3. The camera is fixed, at middle distance, following the car. And close angle.

I made the case number 1. But I made the edit as fast as posible. So I didn't thinking about blur. I only see if the blur angle is correct for the car(imagining if the car as a train).

The case number 2 is really more near. Because the angle of the blur is exactly that. The camera turns on its axis and make a blurring distortion of the scenary. Well, just when the camera turns slow. But I repeat, I was thinking on the case number one,hehehe.

The case number 3, makes the motion blur in the same angle in everything inside of the pic. If the bottom is 30º on the top is the same 30 º.( Motion blur angle ).

I do not put effort in all the pic really, because I only focused all the effort on the part that appears on the header. Seeing these amazing comments, and Flame's analysis (Amazing). Sure I'll put more effort next time, hehehehe.



I have improved the shadow of the car and the shadow on rear wheel (Last update):



1280 x 1024.


Blue tone

Blue tone with credits

Normal tone

Normal tone with credits

Header without Logo

Header:



Cheers.

Again, my best wishes for the Latvian Community.

To me is correct use external pics to help some users.

Only respect the rules, posting the original/real pic, and,person who votes, judge if his work deserves his vote.

Same for the textures. But I think is not necesary to put the link.

well,... In my case, I'm the author of my own textures.

Quote from DevilDare :

OK then. Lynce used his Revolution addon to take the screenshot. Why isnt that considered as a "mod" then?

This surprised me, but for bad.

If you'll notice, many users use textures en High resolution. RP April 7th and August 28th (even textures from other authors, not only mine).

If we considered as a mods, we ned to make a revision of a lot of Photomode weeks.

I used a new reflection texture (RP July 1st 2010).

Quote from skiper :

All, All Thanks ))

Even to thank yourself. It seems that you have no security in yourself if you get to the point of voting for you. I think so, you do not give to be worth your work.

I think you have talent for the pics, but that detail is sad.

Obviously is my opinion and a constructive criticism for you without bad intention.

Quote from Tazka :

Had hard time choosing between andro and lynce. Couldn't vote both of them so i gave lynce a vote cos he was few votes behind!

Thanks as always, my friend. But I think is this week, andRo deserves to win. Next time, I'll put more effort.

Go andRo!

Quote from maxiim :

I dont use to do it eather man, one of the first time im doing it tho. Next time ill make pure lfs sexyness ;D

Sure will be a nice pic as usual.

Quote from lukelfs :

Ohh, sorry , I got those mixed up lol

Hehehehehe. I thought so. Don't worry.


Anyway, I'm glad by the level of the current competition because I like all entries. High level. I miss some participants as taavi, tazka, Furiously-Fast and JJ72 ( and even some that I don't remember his nicks).

Good luck to all.

Quote from lukelfs :

Neither does Lynce's edit, even though he did post it in the entry thread

I do not use external images in my editions.

And I changed my final entry under Joseph's permission. Doesn't to remove or add external pics. Only to work on the tarmac, sky and bridge from scratch. I only post the link to the inspiration, not a image who I use to put on the pic. A reference. (I added a link to the tutorial to make clouds from scratch).
Cheers, brother.

My vote goes to andRo. Amazing edit.

JJ72 and tazka.

Quote from logitekg25 :

lynce your edits are amazing, and your in-game shots are amazing. you make lfs look as good as it can look. to put this into better words, its like saying if you get something that smells good in a room, then you get something that smells bad in a room, but you mask it with something that smells good; the room without anything bad in it smells better, but the room with something bad in it smels as good as it can with the bad thing still in it.

long thing short, you do the best you can with lfs even though edits may be better

Emm... thank you. As always you have nice words. I remember, I'm open for criticisms, comments, flames, etc.

Since February 16th I'm working on these textures, respecting the size from RP April 7th, but increasing the definition, not the size.

I'm putting a lot of effort for improve of the experience of the LFS user voluntary. Is free as I said.

Here there isn't cheat. I really enjoy making this. I recognize I'm very tired because I work every days to comply the date (3-5 hours per day depending on the day). I see reflections and skies when I dream,hehehehe.

Also, I got restlessness to improve the latest work that I made, so that can delay the development. Always is better, of course. The quality of this work is much better than the first RP. Of course I read the criticisms over the first work for take it in count. I don't like work for nothing. I know these paragraphs I wrote them a month ago. It is just a reminder.

I would like finish the Rp as soon as possible. But at the pace I go, is better. All is a balance. Fast work = bad quality.

Well, thanks as always to all.

See you on next newsletter.


Spanish._

Emm ... Gracias. Como siempre tienes buenas palabras. Recuerdo que estoy abierto a críticas, comentarios, llamas, etc

Desde 16 de febrero estoy trabajando en estas texturas, respetando el tamaño de la RP 07 de abril, pero el aumentando la definición, no el tamaño.

Estoy poniendo mucho esfuerzo para mejorar la experiencia del usuario EPA voluntaria. ¿Es libre como ya he dicho.

Aquí no hay trucos. Me gusta mucho hacer esto. Reconozco que estoy muy cansado porque trabajo todos los días para cumplir la fecha (3-5 horas diarias dependiendo del día). Veo las reflexiones y los cielos cuando sueño, hehehehe.

Además, tengo la inquietud de mejorar el último trabajo que hice, por lo que pueden retrasar el desarrollo. Siempre es mejor, por supuesto. La calidad de este trabajo es mucho mejor que el primer RP. Por supuesto, he leído las críticas sobre el primer trabajo para tener en cuenta. No me gusta trabajar por nada. Sé que estos párrafos los escribí hace un mes. Es sólo un recordatorio.

Me gustaría terminar el Rp tan pronto como sea posible. Pero, al ritmo que voy, es mejor. Todo es un equilibrio. trabajo rápido = mala calidad.

Bueno, gracias como siempre a todos.

Nos vemos el próximo boletín.

Last edited by Lynce, Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:06.

Only one detail.

The post 554 and 561, as always, unedited photos.

A guy told me: "You make better edits."

Nice music and very good action-clips. The syncronization encourage follow watching this video at the end.

I really enjoyed watching this video.

Nothing more to say. Keep up the good work.

Quote from Thunderhead :

(bigger in attachment)

I love that camera angle.

Nice one, mate.

Cheers.

Quote from macsy :

Wheee! Sleepy eye.

Amazing. Again, incredible camera angle.

Last edited by Lynce, Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:07. Reason : Macsy

Quote from Tomba(FIN) :

Holy crap Lynce, too damn good work! You should be one of the developers for sure. To me you are already one
You've made LFS so much better with your eye candy textures!

Thank you, brother. You are one of my favourite artist. Post number two of this thread.

The Fern Bay Landscape is the composition from 5 real life photos. It needs over 5 hours of work to implement all and make some effects to implement atmospheric characteristics for adapt to the three illuminations (Clear day, Dusk overcast and Sunset cloudy).

Quote from ImportFantasy :

Cheers mate!

Finally, thanks to René:



Even in 10º angle, you can take nice photos watching the landscape as a background. (The current photo 22,6º).

Cheers.

Quote from brandons48 :

Final Entry,

Nothing exciting..

Nice one.

Love it. I like the graphism. Good fonts. Seems professional.

Thank you.

Preview picture INGAME on Rp's Blog in 1280 x 410. Panoramic. Fern Bay Clear Day.

An aded more previews. As always in 1280 x 1024.

New

RP's Blog

Cheers.

Reworking all the Landscapes (Except Blackwood/trouble when I save the file and South City/Unnecessary)._

I found a new technique to give more definition to landscape with no variation in the size of the file. 5, 33 Mb each landscape:



3072 x 513

This post it does not uploaded in the Blog.