#21
|
||||
|
||||
muffins,
I'm basically having to re-draw everything, and when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING! When I do that, and then try to convert the files to .pdfs, I'm losing a massive amount of detail, so I'm trying to figure out what the heck is going on. I don't know what software George used, and even if I did, I don't have a copy of it. I'll figure it out, hopefully, but it's becoming a much more difficult project than I thought. |
#22
|
|||
|
|||
I wonder if I could help here - do you have some files whose format you don't recognize? If so, what extension do they have?
|
#23
|
||||
|
||||
Those look incredibly... small. Great job! How about a pic with a size reference (i.e. - your hand or a coin)?
__________________
Last Build - 1:48 F1 Engine Current Build - Mammoth Tank (Scale unknown) Next Build - P-3 Orion (VQ-1 livery) |
#24
|
||||
|
||||
If I might recommend a PDF editing tool that should save you a huge amount of headache?
PDFill This will convert a PDF to any one of a half-dozen graphics formats, without ANY loss of detail. You can then edit your drawing in any graphics program, save it as a GIF or JPG, and then convert it back to PDF with the same PD Fill. Awesome program. |
#25
|
||||
|
||||
I use PDFill as well. It does an excellent job. As Lancer said, you can convert .pdf to a graphics file up to 600dpi. I did this with a P-3 Orion that I downloaded and I am now using GIMP to do a repaint to match the squadron my dad used to fly with. GIMP has a fairly steep learning curve if you're not familiar with high-end graphics software (and I'm not). But I am learning via Google.
Both programs can be had for the low, low price of $0, just like we like it.
__________________
Last Build - 1:48 F1 Engine Current Build - Mammoth Tank (Scale unknown) Next Build - P-3 Orion (VQ-1 livery) |
Google Adsense |
#26
|
||||
|
||||
Gideon: If you have any graphics experience at all, you can use just about any program for image editing that doesn't have the huge curve that GIMP has. I have two obsolete (and therefore free!) versions of old programs on my computer, Paint Shop Pro v7.4 and Adobe Photoshop v7.0 that I do all my graphics work with.
|
#27
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Working on the Shuttle now. It turns out to be exactly 30% of AXM's 1:144 patterns, so it's really not that much harder than the 50% builds I did about a year ago. I really like how Alfonso's shuttles go together, but I wonder if I'll ever do one at the intended full size (or maybe I should try a different big one like the Fortezza?) |
#28
|
||||
|
||||
Ahh, yes. I remember seeing them now... Silly me. :p
__________________
Last Build - 1:48 F1 Engine Current Build - Mammoth Tank (Scale unknown) Next Build - P-3 Orion (VQ-1 livery) |
#29
|
||||
|
||||
After the Shuttle, are you going to move on to the Soviet/Russian launchers?
Is there any chance whatsoever that you might do the N-1? |
#30
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
Thank you for the suggestion. My problem, however, is that I design in PowerPoint, and when I convert the files to .pdf, that's when I lose a ton of resolution. If everyone had PowerPoint and the files weren't enormous, I'd be in business! Do you think PDFill could help me with this? |
Google Adsense |
|
|