Night Screen Shots (+very basic tutorial)

[Geo Ghost]

I've started this topic to show people how to edit screen shots to make them appear to be at night.

If there are any spelling errors, or mis-understandable bits, please let me know and i will make a quick edit and update when i can.

Another little note, I've gone through the tutorial in Macromedia Fireworks. It shouldnt be much different, appart from the layout, for most other editing programmes.

Enjoy everybody

Edit: Download is now all in one with jpg files.

[Hitperson]

Great i have allway wanted to know how you did those screenies.

[Karl Townsend]

can night time be turned off or is that done by its self

[d00mh4mm3r]

Night time is always not on, only in the patch I think, or open ttd, or simutrans there are night time.
We just edit the screen-shots to make them look night.

[Geo Ghost]

Night time is always not on, only in the patch I think, or open ttd, or simutrans there are night time.
We just edit the screen-shots to make them look night.

Like d00mh4mm3r said, these are just screen shots that have been edited to make it look like night. there is a night programme around which can turn night mode on and off.

For the Night converstion, look here http://users2.tt-forums.net/ttdur/ttdur.htm

[Geo Ghost]

I had a thought of showing some people how different the original pics look to the edited ones...
So im just going to post a few.
Originals first, then the edits

Unfortunatly i cant find many of the originals, so i'll get some together another time

[GoneWacko]

I still think some of the lights are a bit.. drastic.

Trains don't really have lights to see what's happening, seeing as they don't really have a choice where they're going anyhow. No need to see where the road - or, in this case, track - takes you because there's no way to steer away
They have lights so other people can see them coming, as far as I know. I don't think there are a lot of trains with entire spotlights on the front that will shine over 2 cells of TTD

[d00mh4mm3r]

its called body kits
I wouldnt mind having a train, and doing it up
Put flame paint on the side, spots lights out front, put a reator inside, mmm, sweet speed (turning will be big problem)

[Geo Ghost]

New night shot means a new example

heres the night shot:


And heres the original. This was actually done fairly quickly compared to most other ones. just proves that with practise, it becomes easier with less errors

[Raichase]

I can't understand the extreme high-beam headlights on the north-bound train? Othwise, it's one of the ones I like.

[Geo Ghost]

The main think i was trying to do, was make a kind of 'shine' on the railway tracks

[Geo Ghost]

Sorry to bring this back again, but after seeing theres been 100 doewnloads for 1 file, 47 for another and hardly any form another (which is a bit stupid really) the .png's have been changed to .jpg's now, and there all in one Neat zip folder.

Enjoy!

Edit: Tips and Tricks may be added if i can think of some good ones to make and post!

[Geo Ghost]

It's good to see this topic again

[Saibot]

That looks absolutley wonderful!

I have to try this

[BobDendry]

That's bloody awesome. If only I had the brains to do shots like these...

[Geo Ghost]

I wish i had found the time (or effort) to finish it.

If anyone asks, theirs a power cut in the city centre!

[Purno]

You're exaggerating now, IMO. I think you should turn the light effects on those screenies down a little.

[Dropzone]

My (partly finished) attempt...

[Purno]

WOW!

Is there any reason the lights of the offices are on, but the lights in the houses are off?

[Ameecher]

Wow that is good, as Purno said, lighting in the houses and also in the station halls and on platforms will be good. I'm glad to see you have not gone for the overkill with the front lights of the trains looks much better for it.