beeferoni

15th March 2005 05:48 UTC

pre-preliminary ultra prototype working model blues...
Ya know, it's funny. When I first started (like 3 weeks ago) I could not wait to release a pack on the unsuspecting public. The farther I go the more I realize that I am nowhere near ready for that eventuality. Can someone evaluate these and tell me where my strengths (If there ARE any) lie, and where my many weaknesses lie so I can concentrate on those areas? I am starting to figure out that most of the skill just comes with practice. Boy do I need practice.:( :igor:

Thanks everyone.

hboy

15th March 2005 13:50 UTC

the usual first pack :) the biggest problem is always the colour sheme: red, green and blue. try something different.

beeferoni

15th March 2005 16:17 UTC

mix it up with color maps and modification, eh? Everytime I made another I had the feeling I was using the same 3 colors, I don't know why I didn't try and mix it up more often. Thanks (again) hboy

^..^

15th March 2005 21:09 UTC

Just as hboy said, the "usual first presets". (but i've seen first presets beeing much worse).

On idea about that red green blue problem: perhaps try it with color-shades. I mean when you have red green and blue in your preset and add a channel shift, you won't see a big change. red becomes green, green becomes blue and blue becomes red. If you have different tints you get some more versatility.

beeferoni

15th March 2005 22:13 UTC

You guys really are helpful. Thank you so much.I just stumbled across a thing or two today that have already improved my subjective view of my work. Remember, ^..^ How we were talking about the 'unknown' presets? Well there were also a bunch of APEs in there (the windows system files) that I didn't have access to! Adds a hell of a lot more possibilities! :)

^..^

15th March 2005 22:23 UTC

yeah, of course. I guess many of the newest presets wouldn't even be possible without certain apes.
btw i'm still wondering why you had avs files in your win-system folders!? :confused: Must have been a VERY broken instaler or something.

beeferoni

16th March 2005 00:28 UTC

I don't think so. All the installers for any packs I have were either Pimpbot or winamp NIFS or whatever the hell its called. I think it's either A: My computer recently contracted a virus (don't worry no one is in danger!) That auto installs malware and adware all over my comp in bundles that are disguised as system files (i.e., .dll, .cab or system executables), so possibly it had something to do with it, or B: I put them in there by mistake, which I can't imagine; I'm fairly well versed in file protocall.;)

UnConeD

16th March 2005 01:59 UTC

"protocol".

beeferoni

16th March 2005 03:13 UTC

Yeah, file protocol, not spelling. :D

PAK-9

16th March 2005 18:15 UTC

Originally posted by UnConeD
"protocol".

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16th March 2005 19:14 UTC

ok pak, you're reprieved!
but perhaps it's not what you say but the way you say it!

PAK-9

17th March 2005 14:35 UTC

When you correct peoples grammar or spelling you have to be cutting and supercilious or its not worth it.

^..^

17th March 2005 14:57 UTC

why not try to kindly inform them that they made a mistake? Do you think that they wont care then, or why must it be that nasty?

PAK-9

17th March 2005 16:39 UTC

'cos its more fun; it makes me feel like a big clever man.

^..^

17th March 2005 16:50 UTC

which you aren't in real life actually? Hey don't think so negative!