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Re: (*IMPORTANT*) Thumbnail Rendering

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databrain is not online. databrain
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30 Jan 2013 11:31 PM
Once upon a time, there was a dark age, devoid of color. Where every picture was in black and white.
Well that time has passed.
This is the 21st century. We have a cool thing called TECHNOLOGY, and yes, it's a cool thing. Pictures these days are expected to look more high definition then in that one dark age.

The most important pictures that are on roblox, are the thumbnails.
They currently 'work well'. I guess.

Don't you wish that thumbnails were much better looking when rendered, though?

Well, I do, even if your strange opinion thinks on the opposite end.

The thing is, I want my ROBLOX place to look exciting on the thumbnail. Not like blocks thrown together. The only problem is, getting your thumbnail to look really nice is HARD.
If you wanted to make a good thumbnail, you would have to spend a PAIN of an amount of time to get the right shot, and use photoshop. This takes hours, and you'll end up having to pay 25 to add it as a gallery item.

Why would you want to waste your time and money on getting a good thumbnail?

Why can't Roblox just make it easier?

Roblox REALLY needs to improve on their thumbnail rendering. It will make games look WAY better. It would even make it easier to detect all the false thumbnails, cause they wouldn't be as Hi-Def and pretty as a normal game place picture. Unless the creator devoted a heck lot of time.

We want roblox to be an enjoyable place. I believe that improving on the thumbnail rendering would bring the best effect and impression on Roblox games.

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So, here are my ideas of improving the Thumbnail rendering:

1. Highest graphics quality.
If I had my way, I would have Studio itself have the high quality functionality that the normal Roblox player has on high by default. Well, it appears I don't have my way, and the graphics quality in Roblox Studio is completely static and dumb looking.

So, if we can't change the whole entire Studio experience, could we at very least have the thumbnail render in high quality?

Someone may say "Oh, but a high quality thumbnail render will lag my computer!"

Well, Roblox COULD always make it an option on what quality it's rendered in!

2. Fix the lighting.
How many renders does it take to screw in a light? one.

How many renders does it take to UNSCREW the light? Well, you need 25 robux and photoshop to do that.

What I mean is, when the thumbnail renders, it always renders at the default lighting and time of day.

Whenever you save your gameplace with the Lighting set to night time, it renders the thumbnail in daytime.
I don't know what genius found out how to end all darkness in the world. Now can we please get a genius to start the darkness in the world again?
I change the time to night, mainly for the shading. The project I'm working on is mainly indoors. The thumbnail gives off a terrible effect.

3. What the heck is with this zooming out when rendering?

No seriously, what the heck is with it?
When I save, the thumbnail renders a little more zoomed out than I set it to be.
I have to kind of guess at what I want it to be. Because the Thumbnail is going to render zoomed out a slight bit more than what I'm currently looking at.

Now I think this is do too the extra side-panels (like explorer, properties, output, etc.) taking up the space, and keeping the main view un-proportional. Can't you just fix it? If I had my way, I would say "Screw proportion", and make the render just be what is on my screen. Any left out part of it would be just white and empty in the final render. But, I don't have my way. If I did, I would already be the supreme ruler of the universe.

They do this with widescreen movies, keeping the proportion of what's on your screen. This is one picture. You know how to solve this, Roblox!
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headjoe2 is not online. headjoe2
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30 Jan 2013 11:41 PM
1. Highest graphics quality: VERY IMPORTANT, support.
2. Fix the lighting: Support! Night time is needed.
3. What the heck is with this zooming out when rendering: Supportio!
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ShadowSaw98 is not online. ShadowSaw98
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30 Jan 2013 11:43 PM
TEHY CANT HANDEL DEH THRUTH!!

...Support.
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databrain is not online. databrain
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30 Jan 2013 11:55 PM
Hehehe, this (*IMPORTANT*) makes this thread Important all the sudden, right?

@Shadow
Hehehe
indeed
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databrain is not online. databrain
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31 Jan 2013 05:38 PM
Bump cause I want this!
And cause ROBLOX needs SOME decency.
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databrain is not online. databrain
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04 Feb 2013 08:47 PM
I am hating my thumbnail REALLY badly.
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iBurst is not online. iBurst
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04 Feb 2013 08:51 PM
I just dont want to spend 20R$ that I worked hard for on a Silly thumbnail. Its really anoyying me ALOT. They really dont need 20R$ for a Thumbnail, like really! What do they do with the R$ anyways? Buy the hats they already made and selling them so the cycle can keep on going?

Its just a dissapointment on ROBLOX That I needed to Share.
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RobloxUnoTM is not online. RobloxUnoTM
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04 Feb 2013 09:46 PM
Support. Would make ROBLOX a better experience for those who haven't played it before.
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avasniper is not online. avasniper
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04 Feb 2013 10:08 PM
TL;DR
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databrain is not online. databrain
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04 Feb 2013 10:10 PM
@avasniper
XD

Didn't even read my hook at the top?

I tried to make you interested.

At least read the top.
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avasniper is not online. avasniper
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05 Feb 2013 01:54 PM
Heh.
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databrain is not online. databrain
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09 Feb 2013 08:55 PM
Yeah, it's a long mountain of words to read, but It is entertaining. So try it.
Saying TL;DL makes you look like a complete idiot.
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emporerj is not online. emporerj
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09 Feb 2013 09:00 PM
You only pay 20 for a thumbnail

Do you even notice it going away? xDD

Anyway, u were wrong about a main point so the entire thread is void
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databrain is not online. databrain
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10 Feb 2013 01:52 PM
What was wrong about my main point?
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databrain is not online. databrain
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18 Feb 2013 04:25 PM
bumpify!
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databrain is not online. databrain
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20 Feb 2013 04:01 PM
bump again, because it's allowed in S&I, according to chiefjustus's sticky.

And they removed the whole necro-bumping sticky...
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BenHall4433 is not online. BenHall4433
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20 Feb 2013 04:05 PM
Support...

Regards,
*~BenHall4433*
CEO of Liberty Lanes
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databrain is not online. databrain
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22 Feb 2013 03:37 PM
bump
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databrain is not online. databrain
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22 Feb 2013 07:39 PM
Bumpy Bump Bump
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MikkelDude is not online. MikkelDude
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22 Feb 2013 07:43 PM
I didn't feel like reading your entire thread, I already saw frozengaia outdo you earlier today-

ROBLOX isn't a photoshop program, and there's ways to adjust your graphics quality: through ROBLOX Studio settings, (ROBLOX Studio > Tools > Settings > Rendering) and through the menu on the bottom of your page while in-game.

ROBLOX also plans to introduce dynamic lighting, which would improve this so-called "quality" of thumbnails.

Already I know many thumbnails that are great looking, and only require cropping.

Why do you lengthen your threads when the idea can ideally be generalized?
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databrain is not online. databrain
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22 Feb 2013 09:01 PM
You aren't reading the entire thread.

I said nothing about ROBLOX being a photoshop program, and you always get your information from "rumours". This is S&i.
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MikkelDude is not online. MikkelDude
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22 Feb 2013 09:04 PM
I know you're suggesting ROBLOX to improve qualities, I'm just mentioning that it's not a "photoshop program" because you're heavily implying that ROBLOX should improve in order for users to create better thumbnails.

Don't be a literalist (that's not particularly a word), and how can you say my information is derived from rumors?
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MikkelDude is not online. MikkelDude
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22 Feb 2013 09:12 PM
anyway, I don't see how this is that big of a deal

i'll still stay neutral since it's not a bad idea
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databrain is not online. databrain
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22 Feb 2013 09:33 PM
Silly, as you post many of your other posts, it is completely derived from runours.
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databrain is not online. databrain
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22 Feb 2013 10:04 PM
Bump. CAUSE I WANT THIS :3
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