19 replies to this topic

[rcthelp]

In the RCT2 Ride Exchange, it's possible to upload screenshots of the ride, as well as the ride itself.

But it's restrictive. It has to be in JPEG format, and a certain maximum size. The in-game screenshot feature produces files that are the wrong type and the wrong size, so they have to be edited by you before you can upload them.

So the question is this. If the Ridex was modified and made easier to use, so that you could upload the screenshots made in the game itself, would you be more likely to upload a screenshot?

For people who have already uploaded rides without screenshots, if I added the feature to use screenshots made by the game, would you edit your uploads and add screenshots?

[ClockworkMyr]

Definitly. I need to put a screen of CCMR on there.

[dcornel]

It makes no difference to me. I got a freeware that converts using the right mouse key. If I'm not mistaken, you can add this feature to your mouse commands from somewhere within Windows Excel. Don't quote me on that though.

[coastercrazy]

It would probably be better that way. BMP's are smaller and take up less space.

/CC

[Trainman 2000]

We probably would, RCT Help. Probably.

[dcornel]

It would probably be better that way. BMP's are smaller and take up less space.

/CC

I could be wrong, but I always thought jpegs were smaller than bitmaps. Tell me if I'm wrong please.

[Havingfun]

JPEG`s are smaller then BMP`s you are correct on that.
I took 1 bmp from the game screenshots & changed it to jpg & gif.
Here`s the sizes. I used the same screenshot to do this with.

BMP--469KB`S (original size)
JPEG--134KB`S
GIF`S--123KB`S

I save all mine with the gif format.

~Havingfun~

[Sambo]

JPG size depends on the compression level. I'm sure I could take your 134KB JPG and make it less than 30KB. Also, GIF is a limited 256 color palette, where BMP and JPG are 16 million colors. It is true that the game screenshots use the game color palette and therefore aren't even 256 colors, so GIF is appropriate, but also true that a JPG can be smaller. GIF is not suitable for photos unless you like the posterized look. PNG is also a reasonable alternative - more colors, alpha transparency and small file size.

[Trainman 2000]

Thus, gif's are good for rct screenshots - we don't need 16 million colors

[Sambo]

Yes, but they could take up more of the finite storage space than JPG's.

It also depends what you do with your screenshots. Some folks edit them and more colors could be a benefit. There are things to consider. Once you determine which formats best suits your purpose - It really is a personal choice.