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Title: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Pyro on November 18, 2010, 10:28:35 AM
We're going to start switching out the title screen artwork every version (version not patch) using player submitted screenshots and screenshot art.  If we use your submission you'll get your screenshot and name on the opening title screen of the game for a version and we'll credit your account with 1000 perk points in each perk category.

Many of the submissions that don't win will be used for other things such as the webpage and promotional or marketing materials.

Submissions need to have a minimum vertical size of 1024 pixels.

Email your submissions to: screenshots@hitechcreations.com

Legal Disclaimer: By submitting an entry, you hereby agree to grant HiTech Creations, Inc., a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide license and right to utilize the materials that you submit. HiTech Creations shall have the right to use, modify, reproduce, publish, perform, display, distribute, make derivative works of and otherwise commercially and noncommercially exploit the submissions in perpetuity and in any manner or medium now existing or hereafter developed, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: JOACH1M on November 18, 2010, 11:40:14 AM
Do they have to have the high res. Enabled?
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Pyro on November 18, 2010, 11:55:38 AM
You should use high-res, I think it would be pretty hard to win without using it.  Anti-aliasing helps a lot too.  It's like an AH glamour shot, you want things to be as perfect as you can get them.  That goes for subject matter too.  A newer plane model is going to be a much better close-up subject than an older plane in need of a rework.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Beefcake on November 18, 2010, 02:19:34 PM
This is great, I finally have a use for some of my scenario screen shots should they be good enough for the splash screen.

Pyro is there a limit on how many we can send?
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: cactuskooler on November 18, 2010, 03:05:47 PM
Is there an optimal resolution that you would like to see? As I recall the 1680x1050 shots I usually take get squished horizontally a bit when I use them for the splash screen.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: JOACH1M on November 18, 2010, 03:32:13 PM
it wont let me email to the link?
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Pyro on November 18, 2010, 04:38:07 PM
No limit on entries.  We want as much as we can get so we have a good library of screenshots available.

Ultimately the screenshots go on a window that defaults to a 4:3 aspect ratio.  We'll work with the screenshot to get it to look good on there.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Pyro on November 18, 2010, 04:40:27 PM
it wont let me email to the link?


What's it do, bounce back?  If so, what's the failure message?  I just tried it and it worked for me from a yahoo account.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: B4Buster on November 18, 2010, 05:44:10 PM
Will there be a seperate thread for screenshots we'd like posted on the AH homepage? I have plenty of those, nothing worthy of the title screen though.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: JOACH1M on November 18, 2010, 08:34:31 PM
What's it do, bounce back?  If so, what's the failure message?  I just tried it and it worked for me from a yahoo account.
its says default mail if not properly installed
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Beefcake on November 19, 2010, 03:16:56 AM
Pyro I'm probably going to flood the in-box.  :D Do you mind if I zip them up into a package or should I just attach all of them?
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Pyro on November 19, 2010, 09:06:17 AM
its says default mail if not properly installed

That just means you don't have a default mail program on your box.  Instead of clicking on the link, copy and paste it into your mail program.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Pyro on November 19, 2010, 09:07:05 AM
Pyro I'm probably going to flood the in-box.  :D Do you mind if I zip them up into a package or should I just attach all of them?

I prefer them unzipped but go ahead and zip them if you're sending large quantities.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Kazaa on November 19, 2010, 12:40:09 PM
Can the shots be edited via paint shop/photoshop?
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: BMathis on November 19, 2010, 01:32:47 PM
Quote
Submissions need to have a minimum vertical size of 1024 pixels.

Do you mean in the horizontal?  My largest screenshot is only 1900x1000 and that's because I only used a separate background picture.

Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: JOACH1M on November 19, 2010, 01:36:21 PM
That just means you don't have a default mail program on your box.  Instead of clicking on the link, copy and paste it into your mail program.
Thank you :salute
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Kazaa on November 19, 2010, 02:33:51 PM
Pyro, how long do we have, roughly?

This is what I've been working on tonight, I'll send in the final work when I'm finished.

(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/Luke_831/12313133.png)
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: BMathis on November 19, 2010, 04:57:08 PM
Pyro, how long do we have, roughly?

This is what I've been working on tonight, I'll send in the final work when I'm finished.

(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/Luke_831/12313133.png)
DAMN!  :O  Nice one sir!
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: TUK on November 19, 2010, 05:44:48 PM
Pyro, do you want edited screens?  Borders, AH logo's, ect.... Or just a normal screenshot???
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: ink on November 19, 2010, 06:16:14 PM
Heck ya....guess I am gonna have some work to do....can't fly yet:-(   next best thing
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: ImADot on November 19, 2010, 06:19:38 PM
Pyro, do you want edited screens?  Borders, AH logo's, ect.... Or just a normal screenshot???

If it were me (and I might send in a few), I'd send just the screenshot.  No fancy border, logo or lifted model pasted onto a non-AH2 background.  Give them 100% content from in-game.  Image adjustments with GIMP or Photoshop to make them look nice would be Ok, as long as it's not embellished with things that the game doesn't do.

They might have other uses for drastically embellished art, so feel free to go crazy.   :D
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: TUK on November 19, 2010, 06:35:36 PM
Thanks Imadot...  Are we gonna post pics here as well? Would be nice to see all the entries.. :aok
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Krusty on November 19, 2010, 07:12:43 PM
Kazaa, I wouldn't post them in here. Just send them to the e-mail. Don't want to spoil others' idea if they also are sending in a typhie shot, or that sort of thing. Also, I'd rather it be a pleasant surprise to see in-game :)
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: mensa180 on November 22, 2010, 01:30:49 AM
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/71_1164634086_b29.jpg)

Give them a sneak preview!
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: STXAce8 on November 27, 2010, 07:55:12 AM
Can we just send screenshots we get right from the film viewer?
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: ink on November 28, 2010, 06:00:27 PM
sux no enternet connect........man I did some offline missions that gave me some nice screenies too.......:-(
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: TUK on November 28, 2010, 06:30:05 PM
sux no enternet connect........man I did some offline missions that gave me some nice screenies too.......:-(
Ink if you need any help sending them or saving them, ect,  just pm me... :salute  Hopes I can help.. Tuk151
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: ink on November 29, 2010, 10:12:58 AM
thank ya Tuk.....hopefully ill be up and running soon :-)
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Jack16 on November 29, 2010, 01:07:18 PM
I tried sending an email, but it kept saying that there was an error sending the message. Then I tried sending it to myself and got the same error. After a few minutes the email actually did get sent to me so I'm sorry if you happen to have multiple of the same email from me.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Nr_RaVeN on December 03, 2010, 01:49:32 PM
Do you mean in the horizontal?  My largest screenshot is only 1900x1000 and that's because I only used a separate background picture.



Nice Skin  :aok :bolt:
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Plawranc on December 05, 2010, 03:27:33 AM
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/71_1164634086_b29.jpg)

Give them a sneak preview!

Fake, got to be.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: stealth on December 05, 2010, 07:54:29 AM
I remember seeing that picture in my B29 thread. Way before the vote for the B-29 ever happened.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Jack16 on December 06, 2010, 07:34:21 PM
Yes, it's fake.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Pyro on December 13, 2010, 04:36:43 PM
Kazaa was selected for this version's title screen.  Thanks Kazaa, your perk points have been added.

Keep your submissions coming.  We'll continue to swap out the title art with every new version we release.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: TUK on December 13, 2010, 05:12:02 PM
Congrats Kazaa... :aok
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: mbailey on December 13, 2010, 06:10:59 PM
Congrats Kaz........beauty of a shot sir  :salute
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Kazaa on December 14, 2010, 09:06:40 AM
Thanks gents. <S>
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: jolly22 on December 17, 2010, 07:37:25 PM
A newer plane model is going to be a much better close-up subject than an older plane in need of a rework.

Then you should remodel them  :banana: :bolt:
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Glasher 1st on January 25, 2011, 03:47:54 PM
How would I pull stills of a ahf file?
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: caldera on January 25, 2011, 04:28:43 PM
Open AH film viewer.  Select file, then hit open.  You will see the films you have saved.  Pick one and hit play.  Use the directional sliders, distance sliders (as well as pageup/pagedown, arrows and z keys on your keyboard) to move the view to where you want it.  You can allso double-click other players names in the film to see things from their perspectives.  Fast forward through boring stuff and slow things down with the speed button when you think you have something.  Once you like what you see, hit full screen.  Then hit print screen on your keyboard.  Then open Paint, paste and save.  Ta-da!
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Kazaa on February 22, 2011, 04:43:48 PM
WTG Blade, nice splash screen art. :aok
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Blade on February 23, 2011, 03:48:28 PM
Thank you very much :salute
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: TUK on February 23, 2011, 04:40:53 PM
Congrats Blade... :salute
<<<<  :cry
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Pyro on February 24, 2011, 09:46:37 AM
Congrats Blade, your account has been credited with the perks.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: BMathis on February 25, 2011, 01:00:19 PM
Congrats Blade!
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Blade on March 04, 2011, 05:04:46 PM
TUK, Pyro, BMathis, Thank you very much :)
I'm going to capture next screen shot. :salute

Sorry I'm not good at English. :pray
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Kazaa on April 01, 2011, 06:28:53 PM
Never mind.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Kazaa on April 03, 2011, 01:04:41 PM
Are we allowed to use blood effects in our submissions? Tastefully done ofc! Are HTC P.C about these things?
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: skorpion on April 03, 2011, 02:28:28 PM
question-can we still send in screenshots even if we dont have an online account? i have some old films that i could get a few good screenshots out of.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Pyro on April 26, 2011, 04:24:14 PM
Congrats to cactuskooler for his winning submission!  Sorry but we've had a problem with how we resized it and we've had to revert back to the previous version for now while we troubleshoot the issue.  Hopefully, we'll get it back in there soon.
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: cactuskooler on April 26, 2011, 09:04:44 PM
Sorry I broke the game, everyone!
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Guppy35 on April 27, 2011, 12:24:25 AM
Sorry I broke the game, everyone!

You gotta expect that with the 39 pilots involved :)
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Pigslilspaz on May 13, 2011, 09:10:13 PM
Πρ, are older submissions rolled over into the pool for the next contest? Or would they have to be resubmitted?
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: skorpion on October 30, 2011, 12:00:06 AM
so...is this versions title screen going to change, or can i just use one of my own pics?
Title: Re: Submit your screenshots and screenshot artwork for the AH title screen
Post by: Krusty on November 10, 2011, 11:20:22 PM
You can replace your own locally. What they are changing is the default that gets packaged with the game. You get a little notoriety, and the folks that play the game get some cool visuals on the splash page.