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2014 High-Res PC Screenshot Thread of the Last Hope for Image Quality
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jim2point0
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TheVampire
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TheVampire
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TheVampire
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Pakoe
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Wow! And all it takes is 12K. That IQ almost makes me want to play Star Trek...almost. I think I only got to about where you are in these last shots before losing interest, does it get any better?11520x6480 -> 1920x1080:
Terbinator
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So many pngs. why.png
Cannon Goose
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I can't even load this page, it just keeps timing out.
Phreakuency
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Because it's awesome to wait 10 minutes for each page to load.
It is crazy for sure.
Will have to say, no. The story is decent but that's about it, imo. Gedosato and screenshot nerd in me are the only things keeping me going.
To help save bandwidth, I can start uploading jpgs? My next batch of pics (Dishonored) are still in png though.
jim2point0
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My own. I can never use someone else's stuff for more than a couple hours.
Scratch that. Decided to delete those pngs, and will just recapture with 100% jpg. Going forward, I'll start posting 100% jpg to help save bandwidth since I post so many screenshots.
jim2point0
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The problem isn't PNGs per say. It's the MASSIVE PNGs for no reason. The last page had 1920x1080 PNGs that were 8MB.
I uploaded a few PNGs myself to show that they don't have to be huge. On average, max quality JPGs only save me about 500kb per image at 1080p.
2.5MB
2.8MB
jim2point0
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1. These are incredible!
2. They are huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge for a forum. 8-9MB per image =(
My work connection am cry.
BONKERS
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ahahahahah Transferring of my kick to your face. 90% complete!
I'd just be happy if they could deliver something as solid and balanced as Bad Company 2 after all the patches, but with a 60Hz tickrate and 60Hz update rates for everything else.
That'll never happen though.
Oh shit yeah, I've been enjoying 120Mbit internet for too long to appreciate load times. That's also why I think I stopped posting here for a good while. I hate having to put these on a flickr (where I essentially backup my shots) and reduce them to 1080p. I'll have to find another place to host the shots I want to share here then.
That said, I agree with neoenigma. If you use a good PNG crushing algorithm (like the ones built into Photoshop, Faststone) or when you use dedicated software to reduce the size, while keeping them lossless, they come very close to 100% jpgs. And well... lossless beats lossy.
That said, I agree with neoenigma. If you use a good PNG crushing algorithm (like the ones built into Photoshop, Faststone) or when you use dedicated software to reduce the size, while keeping them lossless, they come very close to 100% jpgs. And well... lossless beats lossy.
Yeah, most of my pngs are in the 3-5MB range. If that's acceptable, should I just stick with png?The problem isn't PNGs per say. It's the MASSIVE PNGs for no reason. The last page had 1920x1080 PNGs that were 8MB.
I uploaded a few PNGs myself to show that they don't have to be huge. On average, max quality JPGs only save me about 500kb per image at 1080p.
2.5MB
2.8MB
Terbinator
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Just to be clear I'm not trying to be a fun or quality sponge, but when max quality jpegs in Photoshop are indistinguishable from pngs and my 50Mb connection can't load the page, there is something wrong.
I didn't have problems when I was on a slower bandwidth than that. Not that filesizes without limit are what I'm trying to propose, but the problem might be RAM related? Or something else? All it took for me when I had a slower line was time. And I usually let this page load while I did some other stuff.
I just bet that this is a RAM issue. You're out of memory perhaps. Usually the black face bug is present in NPC's after editing them in some way. But seeing as this is resolution-related... yeah... RAM.
Spazznid
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CTRL+F4 a bunch fixes the issue
I overclocked a bit and now I'm almost Peachy...Anywhays, Skyrim crashed, which means take a break and weed out the screenshots, and post the survivors. So here.
jim2point0
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Just posting these to break the ENB streak. I finished the game, but I wanted to replay the first mission.
Great game though.
Great game though.
I'm glad you got that! Since I can't seem to get rid of the enhanced reality HUD tags that hover over everything, I've been trying to incorporate them into some of my shots.
Firstly, loving your shots, please continue posting. The DS2 shots are sublime!
120Mbit! I'm lucky to get 12Mbit on my ADSL2+ line here. Australia loves technology but our politicians hate the internet.
So ya, I agree with trying to minimize image sizes if not too much trouble, the recent spat of 4k PNG's people posted a couple weeks ago takes a chunk out of my download quota. Links to the full images are always welcome!
N1ghtW4lk3R
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I really like the satin finish on metal surfaces...textures are not so bad after all.
Believe me, in Italy is much worse than in your country. Dont complain yourself!
GroinShooter
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GroinShooter
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Wake Up Freeman
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Wake Up Freeman
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Stallion Free
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2 images per post, just move 4 of those to two new posts.
I know your pain... Have it same.
Phreakuency
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Already a stunning look game, I don't think the PC version is getting anything added to the graphics. My understanding is just the original game will basically be redone in the newer LL engine (and the consoles get the 'high' type PC settings I'd guess).
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Amazing Wolfenstein shots Jim and Spawn
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Tnecniv, image quality is superb. The face texture especially!
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Midhras, awesome first Skyrim shot (on the horse), one of the best I've seen in a long time!
To make this easier for everyone, if you have photoshop, here's a really simple guide to taking a big group of images and saving them as max quality JPEG's and easily resizing.
Drag all your images into photoshop
After that's done, there will just be a new folder within the original folder that says "JPEG" that has all the images saved at max quality with a much smaller file size.
Another really convenient option that comes from that is the 4th section, actions. So, if you need to do something in batch to your images (for example, crop two pixels off the right side to remove a weird border line) before saving, you can just have it automatically apply it to everything which can be a huge time saver.
Drag all your images into photoshop
Go to file>scripts>image processor
This dialog box will come up, select use open images, save in same location, save as JPEG, quality at 12, and if you want - resize to a specific resolution.
After that's done, there will just be a new folder within the original folder that says "JPEG" that has all the images saved at max quality with a much smaller file size.
Another really convenient option that comes from that is the 4th section, actions. So, if you need to do something in batch to your images (for example, crop two pixels off the right side to remove a weird border line) before saving, you can just have it automatically apply it to everything which can be a huge time saver.
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