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Italy photorealistic ground textures - 4 seasons + night
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Thanks Andrea and Arno!
This is a work I am doing for myself using copyrighted images I can't give away (bgl included).
I am using aerial images (no satellite) shot by airplane for the whole country. Yes Arno I am talking about the whole italian territory. 400 LODs
One month spent in trying and testing and now I amready to start the production.
This is a work I am doing for myself using copyrighted images I can't give away (bgl included).
I am using aerial images (no satellite) shot by airplane for the whole country. Yes Arno I am talking about the whole italian territory. 400 LODs
One month spent in trying and testing and now I amready to start the production.
You know... according to the feedback I am getting from all over the world, it seems like I made some kind of miracle for FSX, especially considering I can make an whole europen country in less than 3 months.
Basically, they are sending me such big offers that I have my head spinning since this morning.
I am planning to make partnerships with scenerists (3D) and imagery providers to build the most accurate and important scenery for FSX and for real training simulators.
I am going to post soon in this forum to explain my ideas.
Basically, they are sending me such big offers that I have my head spinning since this morning.
I am planning to make partnerships with scenerists (3D) and imagery providers to build the most accurate and important scenery for FSX and for real training simulators.
I am going to post soon in this forum to explain my ideas.
That's because it is alot of work to do the seasonal variations and night for a whole country. And also to make it look good.
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Looking forward to your ideas. Having the right imagery to start with is very important. If you have the right input data (imagery and vector data) it is not that hard to generate for example a night version. But getting such data for free is the hardest part for most scenery designers.
Arno my ideas are posted here: http://www.vero-fs.com/about
It's not hard to do anything when you know how to do it. Please understand, I am not trying to say I am the best on the planet in Photoshop work, I am not that stupid. But, saying that it is an easy job I think it's a little too much since I still find post in the internet (as well as in this forum) where people all around the world are trying to make night variations. I've seen a lot of works and they don't look that great, especially those made in large scale (big areas). This theory is strengthen by the fact I am getting job offers even from... well... let's leave this for now.
Of course I am still working at that night variation because I want to improve it and I have found other techniques, n the last couple of days, that improve my work very much.
Alright, if you have imagery and you want to collaborate with me prividing them, my offer is a percentage of the sales. So, just use my website form to write to me some info about what you have and we see what we can do.
Also to get imagery is very easy. The "problem" is not getting the imagery (even for free) but it is that it takes some work to make them ready for me to work at them. So I need a partner that will take care of that part. I am also willing to pay a flat fee without partnering but, since it's an important project, why not sharing it with passionate simmers and smart guys like you I admire very much for their knowledge?
So, for now Vero FS is a business opportunity but tomorrow, who knows.
Just so you guys know, I am already evaluating partners so, if you are interested, don't sleep over it.
Love to ya all,
Gabriele
It's not hard to do anything when you know how to do it. Please understand, I am not trying to say I am the best on the planet in Photoshop work, I am not that stupid. But, saying that it is an easy job I think it's a little too much since I still find post in the internet (as well as in this forum) where people all around the world are trying to make night variations. I've seen a lot of works and they don't look that great, especially those made in large scale (big areas). This theory is strengthen by the fact I am getting job offers even from... well... let's leave this for now.
Of course I am still working at that night variation because I want to improve it and I have found other techniques, n the last couple of days, that improve my work very much.
Alright, if you have imagery and you want to collaborate with me prividing them, my offer is a percentage of the sales. So, just use my website form to write to me some info about what you have and we see what we can do.
Also to get imagery is very easy. The "problem" is not getting the imagery (even for free) but it is that it takes some work to make them ready for me to work at them. So I need a partner that will take care of that part. I am also willing to pay a flat fee without partnering but, since it's an important project, why not sharing it with passionate simmers and smart guys like you I admire very much for their knowledge?
So, for now Vero FS is a business opportunity but tomorrow, who knows.
Just so you guys know, I am already evaluating partners so, if you are interested, don't sleep over it.
Love to ya all,
Gabriele
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Hi Gabriele,
Thanks for the link.
I am not saying your work has been easy, but the point I was trying to make is that having access to the right data is very important. At work a colleague and I have been making a night version of an aerial photo by combining the day version with vector data that tells you where roads, towns, etc are. The results were quite good (but we were not working on a FS scenery). It could very well be that you have found a better or easier way to get even better looking images.
I still think that the problem is that most FS developers do not have access to the amount of data needed. Even getting access to good aerial images of one season is already quite difficult, unless you have a big bag of money.
I think that is one of the reasons the screenshots you are showing are so stunning, everybody would love to fly over such a scenery
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Thanks for the link.
I am not saying your work has been easy, but the point I was trying to make is that having access to the right data is very important. At work a colleague and I have been making a night version of an aerial photo by combining the day version with vector data that tells you where roads, towns, etc are. The results were quite good (but we were not working on a FS scenery). It could very well be that you have found a better or easier way to get even better looking images.
I still think that the problem is that most FS developers do not have access to the amount of data needed. Even getting access to good aerial images of one season is already quite difficult, unless you have a big bag of money.
I think that is one of the reasons the screenshots you are showing are so stunning, everybody would love to fly over such a scenery
.