Quote from Sponge :

Hi all

Would anyone want to render my new XFR skin? If possible a front and rear angled shot in 1 image, 1280 x 800 and with evostar tires

Thanks!

Skin
**private skin! do not use!**

Here you go - I hope you like them.

Quote from pipa :

Have tried myself a bit on 3dsmax today, but i am very far from what you have done. Really great work again.

I personally didn't get to where I am from one day to another. It's in a way very much like racing. You can do tons of readying on the subject, but in the end experience and routine is needed along with sense/eye for the smallest of details. Heck, I'm still learning - but the day I stop learning will probably also be the day I wont admire 3D any longer. Fortunately I don't see that coming anytime soon.

I would add to my previous reply that lighting is the key in archiving any kind of good renders. Realistic or stylish... doesn't matter. Crap surfaces with good lighting will look like a million. But killer surfaces etc. with crap lighting will look like shit. However that doesn't mean that a good lighting solution is by populating (polluting) the scene with numerous lights. Keep it simple

HDRI lighting is cool and "easy". But it's sloppy too. If you really want (and you should.. you must!) to understand lighting, then you need to get down and dirty with the basics in lighting.

Quote from pipa :

WOW they are amazing, thank you very much guys

Quote from buck77 :

I also liked your renders very much, raptor!!

CAN I ASK HOW YOU GUYS DO THAT???????????????????????
I want to learn to render too!!

Quote from leonardo555 :

Nice ,friend

Thanks.

Buck77:
There is unfortunately no shortcut to create good renders (except for some pre-made scenes and apps specifically designed for such purposes. But it's limited how much they can actually teach you). The best advise I can give is to keep things simple while learning and to experiment. Don't overdo with complicated setups (shaders, lighting, reflections etc. all mixed in the same render). That will only make it harder to "troubleshoot" your renders and slow down the learning process, if you don't understand each step properly. It may sound tedious, but it really isn't.

Quote from pipa :

Maybe one of you can be bothered , thanks in advance. Preferably in 1680*1050.

Here you go. 3 renders so you have few to pick from.

Last edited by r4ptor, Thu 21 May 2009, 00:01.

Leonardo Forcinetti
17th May, 2009
Please welcome our latest (and youngest) member, Leonardo Forcinetti. Leonardo is 13 years old, lives in Brazil where he does competitive karting and plays soccer in his spare time.

Despite our fears that Hugo Luis, who is now the second youngest, might become jealous and suffer an emotional break-down, we have decided to recruit Leo anyway.

Please give Leonardo a big one (teddybear, that is).

Source: My3id Gaming News section

http://facepalmbook.org/

Dino Ratcliffe
10th May, 2009
Dino Ratcliffe, aka. DR-Kyosho joins My3id Gaming. Dino is a former member of TDRT, The Danish Racing Team, where he played a larger role in the current IGTC season. Dino also attended the V1 Championship and reached the final stage at Rockingham, scoring well on the previous stages of the competition.

Dino is 18 years old and live in UK where he works with Bentley and Rolls Royce cars, while studying to become a mechanic. He loves to race in LFS and have shown to possess the required ingredients to become a member of My3id Gaming.

Give Dino a big welcome.

Source: My3id Gaming News section

Last edited by r4ptor, Sun 10 May 2009, 20:26. Reason : typo

Rofl @ dude in the tight camo pants. He looks like a fag

The poses in the second renders are probably ur best ones.

Quote from Jotemi :

Vray test (Mogster's wheels)

You forgot about the headlights on the LX

Ben is like though weed. Hard to get rid of

James Peace
05th April, 2009
James Peace, also known as JPeace has become a member of My3id Gaming. James is is young fella of 15 years of age, with lots of speed running through in his veins. He is a talented kart racer, and this also shows in his abilities within Live For Speed.

We are happy to have James in our team, and it will be interesting to see how he can help shape the team in the future. He is young and need to gain more league experience, of which we believe My3id Gaming can show him the right support and guidance to achieve at a competitive level.

Please give a warm welcome to James Peace.

Source: My3id Gaming News section

Last edited by r4ptor, Sun 5 Apr 2009, 15:34. Reason : typo

Quote from adamlfs :

Made me Lol Abit

Doh!

Gratz with your purchase - I bet you'll have loads of fun for several hours

I was thrilled at first - very tbh. As written earlier, the depth sensation is there, and it's just lovely to see any LFS car (or any other game) feel as if you could grab them.

Another "problem" with LFS vs. L4D is also distance - even though there are surroundings, most attention is on the road and other cars. The road can't be that special regarding depth, while other cars can often be far enough away for the depth perseption to be minimal.

The darkened view was a little meh at first for me, but became more and more annoying over time. Same with many of the other issues I had.

Ps. It's "funny" how you suddenly can see much more clearer how the content was made - whats "real" and whats fake, like fences or smoke that may look 3D because of texture, but the glasses show no mercy

Quote from DK3X7MJ :

It's because I slowed down, next time I will try to make much better

Don't blend frames when you alter the tempo. Looks bad. Otherwise good vid.

Rik De Jong
16th March, 2009
Rik De Jong is the recent addition to our LFS team. Rik aka. Rikje is formerly from xFusion Racing and has the potential to become a great racedriver with the right support. We believe in Rik and also believe we can help him evolve into that driver.

Rik is 17 years old and is from Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands. He is dedicated to Live For Speed and we will be looking forward to driving with him on the tracks.

Please give him a warm welcome.

Source: My3id Gaming News section

I watched a science program about 3D/Stereoscopic cinemas in Denmark. Two of the things they mentioned:

1. View gets darker (they use projector screens that reflect much more light than an ordinary cinema screen because of this - of cause that's not the same as a monitor, but...)
2. They mentioned ghosting is still there.

I expect the technology used in cinemas, especially in our Planetarium, which have now aired IMAX 3D shows for some years, to be high-end, especially when compared to consumer products. They didn't have anything being top notch among the different types of "glasses" they used, but I'll be interested to have a closer read bout it from some of you guys in here (I don't trust formal reviewers any more when it comes to such devices).

I tried stereoscopic 3D in LFS with eDimensional glasses some years ago (on CRT monitor).

Pros:
Fun to try
Added 3D/depth

Cons:
Darkens the image to an unsatisfactory level - like wearing sunglasses
Ghosting
Was hard on the eyes (since "realistic" settings didn't add much depth, so I overdid them).
Didn't fit well on top of normal glasses.
The cable was very annoying.
Overall build quality was bad.

I don't remember my first celeb crush - but Sharon Stone was one of them.

A Lamborghini in LFS (nicely shaped by Hugo) .. w00t w000t!

Last edited by r4ptor, Sun 22 Feb 2009, 00:52.

Quote from crashgate3 :

rofl!

Quote from 5haz :

dilemma.

More ROFL!

Quote from mogster :

I updated the rear end of my fazer. It's not so boxy now. Windows still suck.

Lovely - really nice tires and sidewalls.

Smooth = slow.

if you are me

Quote from doyal :

Yes.

Mmm.. nice satellite dishes

Quote from Ðífrñcé :

my first 2 renders with other rims

it is not so good

Why are you showing them then?

Quote from buck77 :

it says the video is no longer available on youtube...
and everytime i try to download it, it crashes!!!

any help?

YouTube link still works for me

Edit: MQ version works too.

Last edited by r4ptor, Thu 5 Feb 2009, 21:06.