1mag1n3 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Well heres what ive been doing during half term.. Just a few edits of the 757 at FlyTampas TNCM. I didnt install the scenery again after my reinstall of FSX initially as of the frames hit, but this time, no FPS hit :yes: Anyway here are the shots:- a) Taxiing onto the active... Cargo ship in the background... B) Up, Up and Away! c) Landing, kicking up some sand.. d) From the Bar e) Taking off.. f) Lucky Passer-by got this one.. g) Another Taking off... h) Hot, Hot, Hot, runway! i) I thought i was going to hit the fence!!! Anyway thanks guys for viewing, comments appreciated! Regards.. Link to post Share on other sites
reef 3 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Some very nice shots in there well done. Some interesting clouds you have and how on earth did those birds not pass through the engine steve Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,493 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hi Chris, I enjoyed them, I know how long it takes to edit these things and you've made a great job. The style is uniquely yours, very bright and colourful as I suppose it is in St Maarten Well done no criticism from me Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
1mag1n3 0 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thanks for the comments Steve, could you please adivse me on how to get good heat effects from the engine... I struggle with it and could do with some advice... Prime example is g) Just a little explanation would be fantastic! And the clouds are some random brushes from deviant art, just messing with them :yes: Thanks... Link to post Share on other sites
reef 3 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hey Imagine. You have the idea right you just need to tone it back a bit. The ripple effect you are using is too large for this kind of distortion and thus looks a little un realistic. Usually i choose the area for heat making sure only i only select distant objects. You don't see heat blur much on up close objects. Then with a small Ocean ripple/Glass add a small sized effect till i'm happy. If i want more i will reduce the selection and maybe increase the size a little but not too much. I often add Blur too and sometimes only blur as many aviation pictures i've seen you can barely see a ripple but blurring is evident. I know its old now but in this section of the forum, Joe stickied a basic editing how too. About the 11th shot down is a little how to do heat blur and maybe worth a look. I hope ive improved since then but it may give you ideas. Take a look on Airliners.net and have a look how it looks in real life and then try to copy it, thats how i learnt If you get stuck just yell... steve Link to post Share on other sites
1mag1n3 0 Posted February 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Right, ive had a play for a good hour now, and i dont seem to be getting anywhere. I try to tone it down, and it just seems to be crazily overpowering. I tried the glass effect and then motion blur on that, and several other things but i dont seem to be able to get it right. I looked at the walk through, but that seems to be just for a little bit of ripple when taxiing... I would love to be able to add effect to massive heat blast, like full power just after rotating.. So would you use glass tool, and motion blur on that, sorry but i really am out of my league Sorry, Link to post Share on other sites
simi_av8r 0 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 hi Chris, after you've done the blur (and any filter effect for that matter!) Try fading it out, luckily there's a tool already already part of PhotoShop to do it... so, first do your effect, then go to the EDIT menu, and select fade (effect name here)...., then move the slider back/forth until you're happy Link to post Share on other sites
reef 3 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Imagine i think what your talking about is not recreating heat distortion but the actual thrust of the aircraft. Simply making your ripple large is going to make it look like water. Thrust, starts out as a very precise blast from the engine and gradually disperses. The result is quite often a very sharp blurred area sometimes a cone sometimes a straight blast but this is very dependant on the engine in question. The DC 10 for example has a very unique cone on its tail mounted engine. In this area of thrust i would use no ripple at all only blur with a very precise shape. After this would follow the dispersion which results in a more open heat distortion a little blurred with the ripple starting to appear. Again though i would only use a small ripple but for more heat distortion increase the size a little in a smaller area. The best thing you can do is look at the real thing. Quite often the this heat distortion is over done in editing and looks nothing like its real life counterpart. Airliners.net then try to copy the effect on your pictures. Hope this helps a little... steve Link to post Share on other sites
1mag1n3 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Right i looked at the 757s on airliners and saw that their was little ripple, more blurring than anything so i had a go at it again.. Not too much on anything else, just on the engine thrust.. I am more pleased than with the first edit, but it still looks a bit, well, unrealistic? :blush Thanks guys, i do appreciate it! Link to post Share on other sites
reef 3 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Your now heading in the right direction my friend. Looks so much better than two small streams following your engines :sad: Always remember the more distant the background the more distorted it looks through heat. In your latest edit i would of put a very slight ripple as the thrust disperses starting from the grass line above the runway catching the taxing aircraft and what looks like some greenhouses. The runway is far too close to look distorted. steve Link to post Share on other sites
1mag1n3 0 Posted February 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Thanks steve for the help, and i will play about with it some more later today.. And ok about the runway :sad: Ill get some more shots like this one and post them in the enar future, Thanks, Link to post Share on other sites
1mag1n3 0 Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Right, i thought instead of starting a new topic for this edit i would just shove it in here instead, since it is this A/C.. I didnt spend much time on it although i did end up with about 8 layers :shock: !!! I think it is better than the above posts, as it looks more real, anyway ill let you people be the judge... Thanks for looking :yes: Link to post Share on other sites
reef 3 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I think you have found the right balance :yes: Good job! steve Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,493 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Chris that's a good one I like it. I didn't know they had Maple trees there, nice touch :yes: :yes: Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
1mag1n3 0 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Heh! Well, you never know, they might just have maple trees! :tattle: Thanks for the comments, good to know im getting better Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
wisemanp 0 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Really really good work! A feast for my eyes! Link to post Share on other sites
1mag1n3 0 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Thanks wisemanp, Hope you enjoyed your skiing holiday :thumb: Link to post Share on other sites
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