screenshots

[markofkane]

The bottom one was MCP and Mirror.

Waveshape and Flowfield..

[markofkane]

E.R.. Rhythm is Defined WS

Contented Cows CM

JB8 FF

I will try to remember the settings when posting pics.

WS= Waveshape
CM=colormap
FF=Flowfield

[juxtiphi]

some more shots, sorry I didnt mark the configs.





I like this second one a lot

[markofkane]

wow.

[JayPro]

I think there should be an official re-naming or re-categorization of somewhere within the Sprite master folder area.

With specific regards to the G-Force screencap, there should be a category called Composites to show a unique example of GF in action.
The one primary criterion for this would be that each individual component (config) of the pic should come together so that the *composite* whole looks like something unified. This for some people might be hard to do, what with capturing a moment when things come together just so.

All other photos and such that users put into the application can just be called Sprites.

Movies? I haven't given it thought...but IMO it shouldn't be categorized as a Sprite. Not to hijack the thread; but there it is.

[markofkane]

I thought of this earlier. What if G-Force could keep track of all the scripts it ran?? And you could save each change?? That would be cool.

Then you could export the file to others to duplicate what you saw.

[JayPro]

I also could add that as part of the Composite schemes I mentioned earlier, the user can and would be encouraged to integrate a sprite from his personal collection to give it more originality. Some of the GF contributors have done this already in their background/general screencap contributions.

[markofkane]

How is this done? I mean I may not use it now, but if we could share our schemes, it would be nine to know how. Is it very hard to do?

Thanks!

[JayPro]

Let me clarify.
The composite (what I just called a "Scheme") is nothing more than a simple screen shot...but one IMO should look such that all elements of the G-Force picture (Flow and/or Union , Waveshape, Particle, Sprite (pic) and ColorMap) come together to make something cohesive, albeit decidedly abstract. It's not as easy to pull of as it seems sometimes. Maybe you'll see something that comes together and sticks around on screen long enough for you to get it immortalized, whereas other times someone just toggles the `/~ key at a random moment--even in the middle of a config transition--and obtains something truly unique.

On the Extras page, look through all the contributions and you'll see fine examples of how the various contributors have integrated Sprites, both from their personal collections and from those bundled with the application, into their screenshots.

The Extras page is where these Composites/Schemes would go.

Hope that explains things.

Addendum: Look at your cap on this page second down from the very top. All elements of the screencap come together so that you get the impression that you're looking at a giant daffodil floating in hyperspace, even though the waveshape you used has in reality separate components. The Flow field pulls it all together not only to give it a holistic look, but a layered one as well.

[markofkane]

Thanks, so I would post my screenshots at the "Extras" page?

I suppose that not everyone will get the same result with the same settings then.

[JayPro]

Whatever snapshots you have that are worth including as Sprites should be submitted for inclusion into the Extras section of G-Force. Don't worry if every single effect component *has* to be included or not. It's all your call. If a particular combo--or even a config transition--looks just too interesting to let pass by, then by all means grab it.

I hope I'm answering your second question right; but here goes:

Everyone has G-Force set to whatever visual look and feel they so choose; for as you know, there are myriad options to suit each user's personal tastes. Some choose softer colors, less busy waveshapes and gentler flowfields, whereas others like myself run the gamut from A to Z. Still others prefer to work solely within the bundled Themes, tinker with the Toolbar, or write scripts. Individual preferences vis a vis the look/feel of G-Force therefore really shouldn't affect the quality of "Composite/**Scheme" snaps taken. **See note at the end.

However, even if you put into a room, say, a hundred GF users whose settings are exactly the same, results---as you rightly put it---will still vary greatly. Coz don't forget, there is also great variability within any given individual GF effect (Flow, Map, Wave, Union). That's what the A and D variables---plus the occasional use of some functions within them---in the coding syntax are all about; the higher the number , the greater the variability.

**From now on, I'll maybe refer to it as a Grand Scheme, since the snapshot ideally should take into account the way that the individual component configs mesh.