Kurgol
Joined: Mar 20, 2011
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Apr 05, 2014 - 01:13 |
 
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Grod
Joined: Sep 30, 2003
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Apr 05, 2014 - 02:09 |
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I dont think providing new graphics or scaleable graphics is real problem. Kalimar can correct me if I am wrong but issue is around coding of knowing which part of field mouse button is clicked on. The simple way of doing this assumes a fixed size (in pixels) field... |
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Wreckage
Joined: Aug 15, 2004
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Apr 05, 2014 - 05:08 |
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The last thing I heard regarding scaling was that it was a major issue with how java operates and the FFB client was build.
Because of that Kalimar was planning to rebuild the entire client in HTML5 but then abandoned the plans due to time constrains.
What I take from that is that is that we will probably not see a scaleable client. |
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harvestmouse
Joined: May 13, 2007
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Apr 05, 2014 - 07:40 |
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Still pretty interesting, maybe a useful tool. It has a very distinct effect on the sprites, so I'm not sure how it'd work out. I may have a play with it though, if I ever need to, so it's good to know it exists.
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Christer
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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That page is pretty interesting.. Although looking at the end, you see a reference to a Microsoft paper with a statement saying "With modern processors you can do a lot better than Scale2x".
Funny thing is, I read that paper a couple of years ago and have implemented a variation of that particular algorithm. Some results:
 
 
 
 
The scaled images above are scaled on the fly at the moment. And if you're interested, here's a little screen capture of the tool I wrote to test this stuff:
(If you're interested, you can change the numeral on the url on the above image to see a few other versions of the tool, numbers ranging from 2 to 10)
And obviously, the system allows for arbitrary scaling, so it's not restricted to 2x (non-integer scalings are also possible). |
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Wreckage
Joined: Aug 15, 2004
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Apr 05, 2014 - 13:07 |
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mm, I have been using scale2x on d-fend (a dos-game emulator) for years.
It supports about 20 different scaling methods.
Personally I think scale2x is the best. Just if you look at the image for scale4x you see how it kinda loses the comic style of the original draw.
The edges are too soft, everything is just a blur of colors and it has more the feel of those old ugly 3d animations to it. |
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harvestmouse
Joined: May 13, 2007
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Apr 05, 2014 - 16:04 |
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The other problem is, it's a bit of a wasted opportunity. Here we have a bigger icon, that doesn't look any better than the smaller one, and in some cases worse. At this size, a much better icons is achievable.
There lies another problem, in that who would be capable of doing them. Here's an example of what is achievable at double size.
This is a significant jump in quality from regular sized icons. |
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