Altoholic_Monkey
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Quote:Why wouldn't you?Originally Posted by The_Foo
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Quote:Pretty sure I said it was the width there and not just my impressions of dimension. It's an opinion, not a federal court order.Originally Posted by The_Foo
...so it's not the actual dimensions, but rather your impression of them that makes it too big?
I'm not sure I can help that, guy.
Still not a guy, dude, man, fella, mister, bloke, gent or male.
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Quote:I'm not a dude.Originally Posted by The_Foo
It's only 138px tall, dude!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Kyreel
*points*
My first. Mehh.Both signatures are a about the size of small postcard. too large and can be cropped down without losing the major details. A one line post with your signature is going to take up a lot of space. I posted this a few pages back but here is a site that shows typical web banner sizes.Quote:Originally Posted by Azrial
Here's mine
http://www.designerstoolbox.com/desi...urces/banners/
Also Azrial, it's hard to read the text using that decorative font. It works for the name of the character but not other details.
It's also kinda big and could be reduced.Quote:Originally Posted by The_Foo
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Quote:Originally Posted by Apollinaris
Aberrancy is such a bad-*** font it doesn't slant, it tilts the world.
Seriously though, it doesn't come in straight. XD
Try taking off the outer glow, or removing the gold/white gradient overlay on the smaller text. It would be easier to read the smaller text.
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Quote:Here let me help you out. Instead of trying to make it fit a set banner size. Reduce the overall size of the image while still retaining the original look and readability.Originally Posted by Soul_Train
Heh. It's so big I can't even see it anymore.
And to answer the question of mine being resized... here's the original from Zenvious:
http://home.pacbell.net/dcnblues/sou...r.zenvious.jpg
As you can tell, I had to 'squash' it vertically by a considerable amount.
And yes, I do need to do some transparency masking on it, get the white background to go away.
280x120
175x75
If you want, I can make the original banner transparent, unless someone beats me to it.
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Quote:Your version of Photoshop doesn't really matter. There are sites for free fonts, I like to use http://www.dafont.com/ when I'm looking for a specific decorative font.Originally Posted by PowerStream
I totally agree. Papyrus was NOT my favorite choice but I am on an old copy of Photoshop at home and don't have all the great fonts downloaded like I do at work. Do you all have a good source for good fonts for things like this?
Currently I have a ton of fonts, but more heavy on the decorative type, what I really need are good set of Old Style, Transitional, Modern, Slab Serif, Sans Serif and Script type, mostly because I'm studying graphic design. For just making a few sig banners though, you only need a couple of fonts and that free font site should help you out.
For your banner Arial Black would work or even Impact, if you spaced out the letters a bit, and those fonts are standard on most PCs. -
Quote:Every font has it's uses, poor Comic Sans just has been overused and abused. I've seen it in professional power point presentations and that's just sad. Papyrus is becoming as abused as Comic Sans...but let's not start getting into a font talk, or we'll be here all day and night and another day.Originally Posted by Nazghul1
"Comic Sans is the lens flare of fonts."
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Power, I like it but what's taking from is the font...it doesn't suit the blasting image. I like how you put it in the blast though.
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You have several options. The Ninja Run is a fun and easy choice, plus there are ninjas in it..who doesn't love that! The Screenshot Scavenger Hunt,goes for the entire celebration. If you're good with the ole snapshots you can fatten your wallet with ease. If you fancy yourself a costume designer then you won't get any more trouble free than our Costume Contest! Of course, if you're looking for something a bit tougher to chew on and more cash for the homestead then the Training Day Challenge is for you.
Here's a list of the events:
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Scheduled Events - Overview
Ninja Run -- Heroes
Saturday, August 15 @ 3pm ET
Lowbie race from Atlas Park to Peregrine Island, with a twist...Now with more Ninjas!
Server: Virtue
Contact: @Sailor Rush
Prizes: 150 million x1, 100 million x1, 50 million x3 (1st, 2nd, 3rd-5th) | 3 Participation Points | Total Prize Value: 400 million Influence
Meritocracy: TF/SF Marathons -- Heroes & Villains
Saturday, Aug 15th through Sunday, Aug 30th
We'll be running Task Forces/Strike Forces throughout the celebration event and advertising them in the RO Events global. Join our TF/SF and earn participation points!
Server: Freedom, Justice & Virtue
Contact: Individual RO Team Leaders
Prizes: 3 Participation Points (per run)
Screenshot Scavenger Hunt -- Villains
Saturday, August 15 @ 12am ET - Sunday, August 30th @ 11:59pm ET
We post a list, you take screenshots and win a prize. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!
Server: Freedom, Justice & Virtue
Contact: @Dr. Robert / @Alty
Prizes: 150 million x2, 100 million x2 + 2-10+ Participation Points | Total Prize Value: 500 million Inf
Training Day Challenge -- Heroes & Villains
Saturday, August 15 @ 12am ET - Sunday, August 30th @ 11:59pm ET
Take a team of 5-7 players thorough a series of six MA missions and live to tell about it. Do it quickly and get rewarded handsomely. There also a Bunny Bonus (aka Smurphy's challenge)
Server: Freedom, Justice & Virtue
Contact: @Alty
Prizes: 300 million x7 + 5 Participation Points| Total Prize Value: 2.1 Billion Inf
Bunny Bonus: 1 Billion Inf + extras
“Save the Day with RO” - Zone Event/GM Hunting - Heroes
Justice/Heroes: Sunday, August 16 @ 6 pm - 10 pm ET | Freedom/Heroes: Sunday, August 30 @ 6pm - 10pm ET
Patrol the Paragon City with RO! Take down giant monsters, save a city from crazy clockwork machines, zombies and alien invasions. Generally do hero stuff with us and maybe earn a badge or two along with some points.
Server: Justice & Freedom
Contact: @Bobaloo
Prizes: 3 Participation Points
Costume Contest -- Heroes & Villains
Monday, August 17 -- Justice @ 9pm ET, Virtue @ 10pm ET, and Freedom @ 11pm ET
RO's own warped hybrid version of Project Runway and America's Next Top Model. - Bring your sense of fashion and possibly leave with a wardrobe of cash.
Server: Freedom, Justice & Virtue
Contact: @Ottercub
Prizes: 40 million x15 (5 categories, x3 servers) | Total Prize Value: 600 million Inf
Sewer Run -- Heroes
Saturday, August 22 @ 7 pm ET
Teams of lowbies running through the sewers aided by higher level heroes for fun and mayhem!
Server: Freedom
Contact: @Merryl
Prizes: 2 Participation Points
Participation Raffle
Monday, August 31
Each anniversary event has points attached to it. Collect points, win stuff. Exception: Costume Contest.
Prize: 400 million Influence x2, 40 million x10, 10 million x40 | Total Prize Value: 1.6 billion Inf -
Quote:Describe it. Someone is bound to make it a reality.Originally Posted by Sapphic_Neko_EU
I have such a nice idea for a banner, but i dunno anyone who could make it, cause i sure as heck can't
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So Freedom, you're just gonna let one team walk away with 3 billion inf and not do anything about it?
A team from the SG Dark Kingdom has registered for the Training Day Challenge.
They're the first, I hope more Freedomites sign up for this.
What's the Training Day Challenge?
Training Day is a set of single mission arcs created in the MA as a challenging TF/SF for RO members. This contest requires a team to complete the entire set of six missions in the fastest time possible.
You can find more details in this post: http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?p=2083856#post2083856
Players can can register their teams by posting here or sending me a PM with the following information:
- Your Global Name:
- Your Team's Globals:
- SG Affiliation:
- Server:
- Date & Time preferred for Official Observeration:
Remember all teams must have their attempt Observed by an RO Judge on or before Sunday Aug 30th to be officially entered in the contest. -
You could combine a couple of these for a dramatic animate banner
If you had a couple more shots of him...of course.
Quote:Originally Posted by Croesis
My Current Sigs on rotation, 3 pertaining to my main Villain -Croesis, and the other for my Main Hero, Chill. More will come for Chill soon (hopefully) plus more besides.. eventually.
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Quote:Very nice Kai! I like the letterbox look.Originally Posted by _Kai_
125x60? ...kay
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DVD Jan 25, 2005
Preorder Oct 27, 2005
Collector Nov 1, 2005
City of Heroes® Good Versus Evil Special In-Game Item Pack Dec 30, 2006
City of Heroes® Wedding Pack May 9, 2008
Perk Sep 17, 2008
Perk Sep 17, 2008
Perk Mar 22, 2009
Perk Apr 14, 2009
Perk Jul 15, 2009
I think the perks are like the MAC version pack, Magic Pack and the Science Pack. I have them all, not sure what the others are for. -
Quote:Looks great on the Hero skin, not so much on the Villain skinOriginally Posted by Trickshooter
Redid minez.
Mar he's just using a basic bitmap editor program like gimp, photoshop, fireworks, paint shop pro.
I believe the icons are the ones used on the Titan network site (if I'm not mistaken) -
Quote:But you did it!Originally Posted by Vivace
That's not a lot of space, man!
Nice job. I posted a sample of mine in that same post.
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I'd like to see some sig banners that are only the length of the sig line, which is about 125px. So something that's say 125x60 *Challenge!*
EDIT: For example
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Quote:Now this made me laugh out loud! Well done, my friend.Originally Posted by Steelclaw
A sign is hung above the doors of Notre Dame stating The Cathedral of Pain Trials Have Been Temporarily Suspended
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Quote:Rated T for Teen and a head bursting, blood spewing, baby killing animated sig do not mix. It's like the Sin City and Dawn of the Dead met and had a baby....a very violent baby. Somehow having it in black and white kinda makes it more graphic, if that's even possible. It's a eye catching in that it's like a car accident, you can't look away....The horror...Originally Posted by Nazghul1
What's wrong with exploding baby heads??
I think it's cool, T_T. Where'd you get it?
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Remember folks, you don't have to win a contest to get a prize. By joining in the fun or trying out for a contest, you can earn participation points. At the end of the celebration we'll have a raffle and award cash to players with the most participation points!
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That's pretty violent with the blood and all...and the baby's head bursting. Yeah I don't see you keeping that one long...sorry.
Quote:Originally Posted by Tacky_Tricky
i like things that move.
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Quote:Banners come in various sizes. 468x60 is just one.Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Actually, I'm surprised that it's 600x120. I was under the impression that standard horizontal web banners were usually 468x60. (And I can see why they wouldn't want vertical banners on the site - ugh!)
Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
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Depends on the software program you have.
Photoshop comes with Image Ready. I used to use Ulead Gif Animator but currently sticking with ImageReady.
Ulead doesn't make the product anymore) although it seems you can still download the trial from CNET (it does not work with Vista): http://download.cnet.com/Ulead-GIF-Animator/3000-2186_4-10002057.html
TA is using a transition effect between each image. There are 6 frames for each drawing being shown.
1 is normal
2 has a touch of blue in the upper left corner
3 has a larger patch of blue in a wider area
4 has blue patch in a streak moving down toward the center
5 has the blue streak nearly covering the whole image
6 is a blank (white) image that creates the lighting flash effect.
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As a side note...you don't have to sacrifice that much image quality to make a small size gif file.
10KB