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  Spot the difference between these two images! One's 551 kilobytes smaller than the other, or almost 1/6th the filesize. You should switch image formats. I might have mentioned it in the thread but I stopped reading a while ago. Not your fault, but Oblivion's  But seriously your updates are all almost quite literally 600% the size they need to be. e: how did that work with a typo in the filename? Psion fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Jul 19, 2013 |
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Lizard Wizard posted:Huh, guess I'll try that. It's just a typo in the filename for JPG, browsers usually don't rely on extensions to figure out what kind of format a file is.
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Yeah, odd that it still worked, but it was a typo. Weird  For what it's worth that was just Photoshop Save for Web, quality 75. I'm sure you could min/max your filesizes even further but that goes over my "too much effort" threshold.
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Your browser doesn't care about the extension, only that the server told it it's a JPEG image. imgur only checks if the file extension starts with one of "png", "gif", and "jpeg"/"jpg" but since it always knows the correct type of image, it will always say "hey, this is a JPEG image" to the browser. These all work fine, and they're all JPEG images (Firefox shows "JPEG image" in the tab title): http://i.imgur.com/qvZtkvT.jpegbutts http://i.imgur.com/qvZtkvT.gifpenis http://i.imgur.com/qvZtkvT.pngfart I don't know if there's any others. I tried "tif", "tga" and "bmp", but none of those worked.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type tl;dr - When a browser makes an HTTP request (that is, you enter an url or click a link etc.), the server sends a response which consists of the body (the actual requested file data) and the header (various information about the data, including the MIME type of the file). For an OS, there's nothing inherently magical about a file extension. It's just used for figuring out which program should execute the file. But yeah. Png is useful for images with large areas of static colors, jpg for images with lots of color variation in small areas such as photos.
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Psion posted:Yeah, odd that it still worked, but it was a typo. Weird Couldn't I use IrfanView for bulk processing? VirtualDubMod only saves screenshots in PNG, TGA and BMP formats.
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So some people suggested I add story time to the Chocobo Tales LP. Thing is, I don't have the voice necessary for story time, or the artistic skills necessary to draw story time, so I'll end up asking either here or in the thread if anyone wants to contribute. Is the LP good to go aside from that?
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Lizard Wizard posted:Couldn't I use IrfanView for bulk processing? VirtualDubMod only saves screenshots in PNG, TGA and BMP formats. In vdub, pause the video on the frame you want. Hit ctrl-1 to copy the image to the clipboard. Paste it in irfanview and save as jpg. DoubleNegative fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Jul 19, 2013 |
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Or just take the images as PNG and then batch-convert them afterwards. Also I'm going to recommend using AvsPmod for taking screenshots, you can set the screenshot key to Enter and then just double-press Enter to take a screenshot, and it defaults the filename to the current frame so you keep chronological order no matter in what order you actually take the shots.
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Admiral H. Curtiss posted:Or just take the images as PNG and then batch-convert them afterwards. Yeah, this. PNG is lossless so it's a good format to save in since you can then do lossy compression (i.e. JPEG) at a later step, and yes, Irfanview will do batch processing. I don't know how well Irfanview's quality settings match up to Photoshop, but if it's a 1-100 slider, Photoshop is basically "60 or up is fine, 80-90 probably isn't even noticeable, 90-100 is a completely stupid waste of filesize"
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I'm not quite sure why imgur cares about the extension particularly, especially when it's not a whitelist but a substring as Suspicious Dish points out. On lpix I don't care about anything other than the id and neither does any sane browser that I'm aware of: http://lpix.org/975737/notavirus.zip.exe.pif
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GeneralYeti posted:So some people suggested I add story time to the Chocobo Tales LP. Thing is, I don't have the voice necessary for story time, or the artistic skills necessary to draw story time, so I'll end up asking either here or in the thread if anyone wants to contribute. Is the LP good to go aside from that? Well, here's my take on story time. I just tried the voice, I don't have any kind of artistic ability either (and honestly the storybook is cute enough). I didn't want to be sitting around for the slooooow text crawl to catch up, so I just slid it at my own pace, which may make it a little difficult to read. I could just try to get better at being gradual with it, or maybe just crop out the bottom half of the screen and put a transcription somewhere for people who really cared. Mixing this into your videos would be tricky, so if you think this is decent, I could just do this as a side-thing for your thread. I have a 90% completion save, so when you clear a book, I could just do a single video with the prologue and all the epilogues. But yeah, otherwise your video looks decent and I think you're ready to post.
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Krysmphoenix posted:Well, here's my take on story time. I just tried the voice, I don't have any kind of artistic ability either (and honestly the storybook is cute enough). This seems good enough! I wasn't planning on having story time actually in the episode, because I enjoy having the option to listen to our talking through the text. If you'd do this for the thread, that'd be great - just crop out the bottom half of the screen and we're fine. The thread won't be up for a while, as I want to finish up Medabots. Thanks for feedback, everyone.
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baldurk posted:I'm not quite sure why imgur cares about the extension particularly, especially when it's not a whitelist but a substring as Suspicious Dish points out. On lpix I don't care about anything other than the id and neither does any sane browser that I'm aware of: http://lpix.org/975737/notavirus.zip.exe.pif Maybe for SEO or virus scanning reasons? Those things aren't really ever done correctly, so I can imagine imgur getting downvoted or virus scanned more prevalently by somebody linking to http://i.imgur.com/viruS.exe
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baldurk posted:I'm not quite sure why imgur cares about the extension particularly, especially when it's not a whitelist but a substring as Suspicious Dish points out. On lpix I don't care about anything other than the id and neither does any sane browser that I'm aware of: http://lpix.org/975737/notavirus.zip.exe.pif Fun note: Some software firewalls (including the near-ubiquitous Websense), will block this sort of thing as a potential software exploit. Not that I really care that much, but getting too clever with this is not without consequences.
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Test posting for my part of the CKII Old Gods Tutorial LP. I picked West African Pagan.http://lpix.org/sslptest/index.php?id=14521
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AtomikKrab posted:Test posting for my part of the CKII Old Gods Tutorial LP. Looks ok otherwise though. JT Jag fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Jul 20, 2013 |
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AtomikKrab posted:Test posting for my part of the CKII Old Gods Tutorial LP. Looks good, but you made a few small mistakes. You say you are buying humble when you are actually buying content, you are using the word dukedom although the CK2 consensus is to use the word duchy (if you prefer dukedom this word is viable as well, so no need to change it if you don't want to) and you talk about playing an emir when in reality you are playing a high chief since you are not playing a Muslim. The duchy level title for West African Pagans is high chief, no matter if you are independent or not, and the kingdom level title is Mansa (like Mansa Musa, one of the richest men in history).
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In modern English usage, a duchy is a land holding ruled by a Duke whereas a dukedom is the actual title itself; this has relevance for, example, Prince William, who holds the Dukedom of Cambridge but no actual Duchy to go with it. If this distinction is the most of your worries you are good to go. That said, I'd say your style is a bit sort of halfway on most things. You explain a lot about what things do, but not why the things that they do are relevant (you may decide you don't have to explain what stat bonuses mean because everyone reading has played CKII, which may or may not be true). Also you put RANDOM THINGS IN BOLDED CAPITALS which is a pretty obnoxious way of adding emphasis. Oh, and you misspelled "wroth" as "worth" at least once, which your spellchecker understandably missed. To be honest, I don't think you need five billion screenshots of the traits menu; just tell us what the ones you're picking are and have a single shot of it.
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Dice_ posted:Alright, I've updated my test post. http://lpix.org/sslptest/index.php?id=14396 Posted this a little while back but haven't gotten any responses. Can someone check through it and tell me if it's ok? Thanks.
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AtomikKrab posted:Test posting for my part of the CKII Old Gods Tutorial LP. I'm having a really hard time reading your images. You might want to make them a little larger, or not resize them so drastically.
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Ilanin posted:In modern English usage, a duchy is a land holding ruled by a Duke whereas a dukedom is the actual title itself; this has relevance for, example, Prince William, who holds the Dukedom of Cambridge but no actual Duchy to go with it. I didn't think they were random. You are right about the traits I'm going back redoing the images for ease.I'll have to work on relevance? Also other people are posting theirs and have done a lot of explanation on the basics of things already.Oh could you give me an example about the part it Italicized? It would help me get it. AtomikKrab fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Jul 20, 2013 |
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Psion posted:Yeah, this. PNG is lossless so it's a good format to save in since you can then do lossy compression (i.e. JPEG) at a later step, and yes, Irfanview will do batch processing. Thanks for the heads up on this, by the way. Tested out some batch conversions at 85 quality on some of my old saved images and drat, what a difference it makes. Scaly Haylie fucked around with this message at 22:53 on Jul 20, 2013 |
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AtomikKrab posted:Oh could you give me an example about the part it Italicized? It would help me get it. Like I said, it depends on how much knowledge of CKII you're going to assume. For example, readers who don't know that your ruler dying with his heir outside your dynasty causes a game over would not understand why you say this: AtomikKrab posted:Lets move on and grab lustful, Lustful is a vice, and opposes the virtue Chaste (not the same as celibacy which is a lifestyle) we gain a point because it costs us more monthly piety than it gains us in fertility, but it will ensure we get more heirs which is good with our very very vulnerable start. You say you're happy to trust to the fact that readers will have read other LPs that explain the basics (I note that I haven't read any of them, but then I may not read this one either...CKII doesn't seem to interest me any more to watch than it does to play).
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Ilanin posted:Like I said, it depends on how much knowledge of CKII you're going to assume. For example, readers who don't know that your ruler dying with his heir outside your dynasty causes a game over would not understand why you say this: Multiple people are doing an lp in this, several have already put in updates, especially explaining a lot of that stuff so I don't think it will be a problem.
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Lizard Wizard posted:Thanks for the heads up on this, by the way. Tested out some batch conversions at 85 quality on some of my old saved images and drat, what a difference it makes.  One last thing - If you're doing in-game screenshots of all the books in Oblivion - I don't know if you are - those you might want to keep png on a case by case basis. Just keep in mind that "screenshots of text" is a thing where JPEG doesn't always do so well.
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Psion posted:
Nah, if a book's quest-relevant (or otherwise really worth a read), I just grab the text from Imperial Library and quote it. If someone wants to read all the books in Oblivion, then quite frankly, they can go buy Oblivion. Scaly Haylie fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Jul 21, 2013 |
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Let's Play Defense Grid: The Awakening Description Defense Grid: The Awakening is a very highly regarded tower defense game with excellent production values and good voice acting. The gameplay is challenging but balanced - an all around excellent addition to the TD genre. Style This will mostly be live commentary about strategy, with a bit of information here and there. Most of the combat will be in fast-forward speed until later levels. At that point things may get dicey and require normal speed. My focus is mostly on experiencing the game and the light story behind it. Schedule I'll probably be posting an episode or two per week, depending on how long these episodes take. No set schedule, just slotted in between my other LPs. Feedback/Suggestions/Participation I love feedback - even negative comments are appreciated, that's how I improve. Feel free to play along and post your best runs on each level as we go along - I love this game but definitely won't be gold-medaling the whole game. Spoilers Please use the spoiler tags for anything we haven't encountered yet in this game. Episodes  Episode 1 - Protect The Cores YouTube Polsy
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^ Looks good to me. You explained it well enough that having never seen the game I picked up on the concepts quickly. ^
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Does this look good as an OP for a Victoria 2 LP? Victoria II (often abbreived as Vicky2 or V2) is a historical grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive in which the player can take control of a wide variety of countries in 1836 and guide said nation through an era of industrialization, imperialism, and political turmoil until the game ends in 1936. Like many other Paradox games of this style (ie: Europa Universalis series, Crusader Kings series, etc) this game has a bit of a steep learning curve, but once you get to know it, it can be a very fun experience. There are two expansions, both highly recommended: A House Divided (AHD) adds a new starting point of 1861, in the early stages of the American Civil War, as well as fixing some of the problems of the vanilla Victoria II. The other expansion, Heart of Darkness (HoD) adds some new mechanics, greatly affecting gameplay for the better. I'll be working on the Heart of Darkness expansion, since it is the most recent one. That's interesting and all, but what are you trying to do with this LP? Sadly, unlike many other Paradox games, Victoria II has never had a lasting instructional LP made. Sure, there have been attempts at it, but they either petered out or were never properly archived. I'm hoping to at least provide a stopgap until someone more competent than I can step in and give this game the instructional LP it deserves. An instructional Paradx LP? Isn't that more Kersch's department? I've brought this project up in the Paradox thread, and Kersch said that, while he is considering giving Vicky2 an LP, he wouldn't mind if anyone else did something similar in the meantime. So here I am. OK, cool. So if you can pick from so many countries, which will you be showing off? I don't have a set list at the moment, but I will most definitely be showing off Japan since it gives me the besst opportunity to show off as many game mechanics as possible, given Japan's pretty quick and eventful trajectory from uncivilized nation to global power. Other possible options after Japan are Prussia, Brazil, Russia, and so forth, but I heartily encourage posters to come up with any suggestions--I'll keep them in mind, I promise. However, there is a caveat: since I'm mostly in this to show off mechanics, please make sure any suggestions give me a chance to display new mechanics not likely to be touched on (or that will show such mechanics in a better light) in the regular Japanese game. Any mods? No mods for now, but if the thread approves I may show off some that really mix up gameplay, in particular the goon-made Imperialist Adventures of Srbija and Friends. How often are updates? I'm pretty busy these days, but I'll do my best to get updates out something like two or three times a week. Expect most updates to be on weekends, since that's when I have the most free time. Will there be reader participation? I saw Wiz's Crete LP, so don't count on every decision going to the Goon Parliament. However, I'll more than likely throw you guys a bone in the form of asking where to expand next and such. Because it's a short game as far as Paradox games go (only 100 years as opposed to Europa Universalis III's or Crusader Kings II's ~400) this won't be a very common event, but I'll try to squeeze some in. And so, without further ado, wax your mustache, put the kettle on, and let's jump into Victoria II: Heart of Darkness! Episodes None for now
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TurboFlamingChicken posted:^ Looks good to me. You explained it well enough that having never seen the game I picked up on the concepts quickly. ^ Excellent, thanks - this game has a ton of levels, so I'm trying to fill in things slowly and not overwhelm new people with all the concepts in the first episode  Thread is live now. Side note: seems like the LPs have slowed down a lot during the Steam sale, which is weird - or maybe it's just a seasonal thing. NEED TOILET PAPER posted:Does this look good as an OP for a Victoria 2 LP? You should really include at least one episode so people can give you feedback on quality.
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unfair posted:Side note: seems like the LPs have slowed down a lot during the Steam sale, which is weird - or maybe it's just a seasonal thing. Steam sales tend to skew the community toward the "Play" and away from the "Let's."
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This is my first attempt at a subtitled LP and I basically have no idea what I'm doing. Feel free to share even the most obvious and patronizing advice. Aside from the video, I'm a little worried that the OP might be too bloated. Should I move the character bios to a second post, or maybe reduce the vertical size of the header images? I feel like the link to the actual video might get lost among all the other crap in there, at least until I've got five or six links in a row to make them stand out more. quote:
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DarkHamsterlord posted:Aside from the video, I'm a little worried that the OP might be too bloated. Should I move the character bios to a second post, or maybe reduce the vertical size of the header images? Why have character bios at all? Surely we'll learn about the characters in gameplay. Does the game expect us to know them already?
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Mystic Mongol posted:Why have character bios at all? Surely we'll learn about the characters in gameplay. Does the game expect us to know them already? Near the beginning of chapter 1, the game dumps all this information on you. Reading the bios isn't really required, but the game does expect you to read them. I want all that information to be accessible, but I don't want to just post a video with 10 minutes of silently reading biographies.
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DarkHamsterlord posted:This is my first attempt at a subtitled LP Okay, this raises two questions that just confuse me completely right off the bat. Call it whatever you like, but Corpse Party is basically a visual novel at the end of the day. So, why would you do it as a video LP at all and why you do it subtitled if you did? That doesn't strike me as particularly efficient.
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Dragonatrix posted:Okay, this raises two questions that just confuse me completely right off the bat. Call it whatever you like, but Corpse Party is basically a visual novel at the end of the day. So, why would you do it as a video LP at all and why you do it subtitled if you did? That doesn't strike me as particularly efficient. I think he really, really, wants to show off the binaural sound?
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