Deathcam Suggestion

[Plasma Waffle]

What would you guys think if we had a sectionfor deathcam screenshots? (Not forums)
I'm thinking have an area where you can submit deathcams, fill in the name of the person who killed you, and have it searchable so that you can search for sweet pictures of yourself blowing other people up =)

[Vivi Hill]

Nuke might perhaps be interested in this. Or I could do it. Would be a very simple thing to do for sure.

[VoltySquirrel]

Would the site handle .tga files? Because I don't have a decent program for VGA to JPG files.

[Enigma]

I like this idea. Didn't we have something similar to this on the fallen forums?

[Vivi Hill]

Well near the end of the Cuties I had set up a photo album. It was a little overkill for the simple task but it did work. Also, it converted TGAs using imagemagick or something, and even added a watermark

[NuclearWatermelon]

I am familiar with the gd image library. Not sure if it handles tga, though.

And yes, I am interested... Let me get on it after I get all my homework done.

[Plasma Waffle]

Would the site handle .tga files? Because I don't have a decent program for VGA to JPG files.

Learn to google I found one in 20 seconds!

[NuclearWatermelon]

Would the site handle .tga files? Because I don't have a decent program for VGA to JPG files.

Learn to google I found one in 20 seconds!

It has to be a cli program I can script with, though.

[NuclearWatermelon]

Workin' on it.

For those who might want to help me in this, go here and try uploading a tga deathcam you have around. If it works, it will show you the same image in png format (not to mention much smaller too). If it does not, report back here with what it said, or just complain that it lost because I made it.

[VoltySquirrel]

I buckled up and download the Photoshop clone Paint.net. It, like PS, can save photos in other formats, so I'll just use that.

[NuclearWatermelon]

I buckled up and download the Photoshop clone Paint.net. It, like PS, can save photos in other formats, so I'll just use that.

But that means I have to support more file types... If I just use tga, which is what deathcams are saved in, you can just use that file...

[VoltySquirrel]

It can convert it to a PNG and JPG. I don't see how that's an issue.

[NuclearWatermelon]

It can convert it to a PNG and JPG. I don't see how that's an issue.

I mean my web program can convert them from tga. If you convert to a png then upload, I have to write more to handle uploads other than tga files.

Meaning, I would rather you not convert it before uploading. Check my earlier link for an example of converting a tga file.

[VoltySquirrel]

Tried that, didn't work.

[NuclearWatermelon]

Tried that, didn't work.

What sort of file did you upload?

how big was it? And what sorts of errors did you get?

[VoltySquirrel]

This is what happens when I try to submit a 1440 x 900 pixel tga image: http://picasaweb.google.com/voltysquirr ... 4306174354

[NuclearWatermelon]

This is what happens when I try to submit a 1440 x 900 pixel tga image: http://picasaweb.google.com/voltysquirr ... 4306174354

Could you email me that tga file so I can work with it?

[Plasma Waffle]

I edited TF2 to save Screenshots in High Res JPG files, I'll post the script later.

[VoltySquirrel]

This is what happens when I try to submit a 1440 x 900 pixel tga image: http://picasaweb.google.com/voltysquirr ... 4306174354

Could you email me that tga file so I can work with it?

Sure, just a sec.

[NuclearWatermelon]

I edited TF2 to save Screenshots in High Res JPG files, I'll post the script later.

Well, I suppose having to support more file types may be needed at some point. But I would rather just support tga which is what TF2 saves in, to prevent people from uploading any old image. Sure you can convert to tga, but allowing people to just upload right from TF2 tga format seems the better decision to me.

Sure, just a sec.

Thanks for sending it. I figured it was just a large file, and that can be fixed easily.

[Caxin]

That would be epik.

[Vivi Hill]

I've increased the upload limit so your image should work now.