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Posted on 03/08/25 3:07:06 PM |
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Ant Snell
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Posted on 03/08/25 3:15:05 PM |
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GKB
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Re: Challenge 1065: One-track mind
I decided not to bother with a collision so I did this instead. 
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Posted on 03/08/25 3:16:51 PM |
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GKB
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I had started on a Thomas theme but you beat me to it so I went off on a different theme. Yours is much better than what I was going to do _________________ Why is it that all the contestants in the ‘Miss Universe’ contest are all from Earth? |
Posted on 03/08/25 8:52:14 PM |
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DavidMac
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Extended version. This unimpressive clip was a nightmare. Not a clever thing to try! I had to remove Buster and trolley from the background, restore the background where I had removed them, and then resize and place them frame by frame in the restored background to create the first two thirds of the travel. Even then I had to 'invent' some missing frames to complete the loop. It's very crude and the only reason I was able to get away with it (sort of) is that it's silent movie and doesn't have to look too polished. With the wisdom of hindsight I should have finished the job and added a few more new frames and taken him out of frame left. It would be much cleaner ............ but I'm not going back!  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 03/08/25 10:44:21 PM |
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lwc
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Lot's more work than I would be willing to do, well done! That frame by frame rework is a real pain!  |
Posted on 04/08/25 12:22:11 PM |
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DavidMac
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Yes. I only did it because it's a learning process. In the past I have done the miniature set lighting for a couple of stop frame animators. Watching them flip back and forth on their monitor between the last frame recorded and the new incoming frame for which they were manipulating the puppets was very instructional. They were very patient ........... _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 04/08/25 1:24:21 PM |
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lwc
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Ray Harryhausen comes to mind, I would go stark-raving mad trying to do what he accomplished. |
Posted on 04/08/25 5:30:04 PM |
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DavidMac
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...... and no monitors in his day. Nothing to see or judge until the film was developed. Just pure eye, judgement and experience! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 05/08/25 11:23:20 AM |
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lwc
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A non-animated version with added attraction.  |
Posted on 05/08/25 11:30:17 AM |
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dwindt
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Tintin and the Cowden collision:  _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 05/08/25 3:28:25 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Loyd has his Moose, and I have my Ostrich. 
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Posted on 05/08/25 7:42:30 PM |
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lwc
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It's a good thing your ostrich had a head start... that could have turned out badly! |
Posted on 07/08/25 06:27:59 AM |
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Mariner
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Posted on 07/08/25 11:26:28 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5748 Reply |
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That's really neat Dennis, and putting the brothers Ducrot on the corner especially so! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 08/08/25 07:39:48 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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[quoted] dwindt wrote: Tintin and the Cowden collision: Love it! |
Posted on 08/08/25 08:32:01 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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It was interesting to see DavidMac's childhood drawing, and fascinating to read the token story that accompanied it. I do, however, have a problem with its logic: if both drivers are able to reach the token box, it must be on the single-line section – which means they’re already on it. Or am I missing something? I like its incorporation into the Challenge image – are those more of your youthful drawings? A perfect fit on the Buster Keaton version, and I think that would be a prime case for AI to extend the footage. The extended version works particularly well, and as you say the jerkiness just adds to the vintage flavour. A modern train from Mariner, and of course the intricacy here lies in the reflection of the platform in the train windows. It all works perfectly, apart from (and you knew I’d notice) the position of the man’s arms. A splendid piece of work, nonetheless. I like the steam train, with its fully recreated shadows. The open door revealing the entrance hall is understated but nicely achieved. Moose alert! Although lwc seems to have missed the fact that the platform is, of course, raised up by a couple of feet above the rail level. That’s a very spirited moose on the sign. I like the way the AI train is looming out of the fog – very atmospheric. I very much like the reverse angle image, with its neatly flipped signs. The rolling steam works well. I see the colour version does, indeed, have an added attraction. Brilliant work from Ben Boardman, with Thomas suitably perplexed and the Fat Controller looking all in a dither. I like all the extras, particularly the station manager leaning out of his window. A complex model railway disaster from Ant Snell, with scale figures on the photo beneath two model train enthusiasts. The dislodged wheel almost works, but there is something very odd about its perspective. And why is the man carrying a wrapped gift? Plenty of Potter references from GKB, with swirling steam (not sure it would cast quit4 as much shadow), along with Harry, his suitcases and Hogwarts in the distance. I like the additions of the sign, Snape, the sorting hat and the broomstick. An astonishing piece of work from dwindt, achieving a seemingly impossible illusion – and with a strong Tintin theme. Glorious, Denis, a real tour-de-force image. Speed is the key in michael sinclair’s racing ostrich – and that’s a remarkably fast train, too. Nice work! |
Posted on 08/08/25 08:55:08 AM |
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Mariner
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Thanks Steve. Yes, I knew you would notice. I was in a bit of a rush to get this one out because I wanted to be first for a change. I guessed someone else, Loyd or David, would discover the photo on the net of the Cowden carriages and I didn't want to look like a copycat, so I cut some corners. Sorry Loyd, I beat you to it this time! |
Posted on 08/08/25 09:40:12 AM |
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GKB
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Thanks Steve. I had fun with this one. Btw the shadow is from the train. _________________ Have you ever noticed that all the instruments designed to detect intelligent life are pointing away from the Earth? |
Posted on 08/08/25 10:13:29 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5748 Reply |
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The tokens are deposited on the end of the twin line section before entering the the single line. Otherwise, as you say, the logic doesn't work. This obviously implies that, upon entering the twin tracks when leaving the single track, the driver has to cross the tracks to the opposite side to deposit it ...... although I suppose a box between the tracks would work. I really don't remember the details, I only remember the principle because, even as a boy, I could see the elegant simplicity of it.
If you count eighties as second childhood I suppose you could say so. They are my aging Lowry imitations.
Yes, but firstly I am not sure how to do that with a GIF and second it comes close to my grey dividing line between AI as dishwasher, which I accept, and AI as chef, which I avoid. Could this be a new 21st century snobbism ... or class system even?
Glad you think so. It was very hard work. This was an interesting one Steve. My initial idea was to do something with the "Titfield Thunderbolt". It's perfect for it, but there's a surprising lack of sources and I couldn't find anything I could fit without appalling distortions. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 08/08/25 12:44:32 PM |
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lwc
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For me, removing the electrical boxes and such was a challenge in itself... thanks Steve! |
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