BVE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

[RailRide]

I'm about to extract a sizable number of pedestrian images from video footage I've taken of some rapid-transit excursions, and would like to know what is a good resolution to re-size the extracted images to for use as textures on people objects for some currently empty BVE station platforms.

---PCJ

[TomBoyRacer]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

as long as a bitmap is of the correct size, it should show properly. it depends on how well you manage to capture the images anyway.
at least 64 pixels in height anyway.

[tof63]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

>at least 64 pixels in height anyway.

I think it's better 128 or 256, specially if people are set at 3 o 3.5 meters from the axle of the current track and thinking to BVE next generation (1024x768).

Luigi Cartello

http://web.tiscali.it/lcartello/

[JulieADriver]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

I know the chance of this happening is near nil, however, wouldn't one be quite surprised to find themselves in a rail sim by chance? ;-)

[TomBoyRacer]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

it's certainly very possible!

[RailRide]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

So, whatever will fit within a 128x128 or 256x256 bitmap is good?

I'd like at least some detail to be visible as one passes by. I've seen some passenger objects that were so severely pixelated that it was hard to imagine they came from photographs.

---PCJ

[tof63]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

http://www.boomspeed.com/tof63/S_Antonino.jpg

The guys in the screen above are taken from a 128x256 - 8 bit colors bitmap, here it is:

http://www.boomspeed.com/tof63/Fg16-Ragazzi.jpg

This is the object's code:
(meshbuilder) ; Gruppo di 3 ragazzi
Vertex 0.0 , 2.4, 0
Vertex 1.6, 2.4, 0
Vertex 1.6, 0, 0
Vertex 0.0, 0, 0
Face 0,1,2,3
(texture)
Load Fg16-Ragazzi.bmp
Coordinates 0, 0, 0
Coordinates 1, 1, 0
Coordinates 2, 1, 1
Coordinates 3, 0, 1
Transparent 0,0,255
Rotate 0,1,0,60

An this is the line of code in the route file:
2992@Freeobj(0,242,1.7,0.1,0) ; gruppo di 3 ragazzi

Luigi Cartello

http://web.tiscali.it/lcartello/

[TomBoyRacer]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

ha ha, i like it!
what does the word 'ragazzi' mean?
all the pictures of people i have seem intent on staring at the guy with the camera taking pictures of the walls....

[tof63]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

>what does the word 'ragazzi' mean?

It means guys!

Luigi Cartello

http://web.tiscali.it/lcartello/

[TomBoyRacer]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

[TomBeevers2000]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

In my photographing sprees it's usual to catch people in the pictures... I think a high res would be a sensible idea with BVE3 in mind.

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Tom Beevers

http://brj.rr.nu

[RailRide]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

"The guys in the screen above are taken from a 128x256 - 8 bit colors bitmap, here it is:"

From the arrangement of vertexes, it appears they are ordered from upper-left and proceed around in a clockwise manner. Correct?

And would the placement of the object be relative to it's 0,0,0 point or the first vertex?

Ah, so the bitmap doesn't have to be a perfect square, I see. Fine--I'll try to resize my cutouts to fit a similar image. Thanks.

---PCJ

[Rufus]

RE: Best size for passenger object bitmaps?

Do you want any Roger Waters entire picture? I can find it hehehe :P

Rufus (with new website: http://www.freewebs.com/pfrforbve check it)