thespungo Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 The URL from last year is still using last year's photos. Is that guy right and there's a new URL, or have they just not uploaded the 2006 headshots? http://www.mlb.com/pressbox/photos/headsho.../150230_raw.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Those usually take awhile to get uploaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 I just thought it may have a new URL because the one im using still has the old pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobblehead Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I am having trouble with something. I made a portrait. Put it in the MVPedit folder, saw the players new portait in MVPEdit. Then I exported the .mpe file into the Database folder in MVP2005. I also used the installer/thingy to load the portrait in MVP. It didn't work. I don't know what I am doing wrong. In Photoshop I made a 0000, 0000-a and index bitmap image as well as a .fsh file of the pict with the correct file number. What am I doing either wrong or out of order. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big shmooz Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I am having trouble with something. I made a portrait. Put it in the MVPedit folder, saw the players new portait in MVPEdit. Then I exported the .mpe file into the Database folder in MVP2005. I also used the installer/thingy to load the portrait in MVP. It didn't work. I don't know what I am doing wrong. In Photoshop I made a 0000, 0000-a and index bitmap image as well as a .fsh file of the pict with the correct file number. What am I doing either wrong or out of order. Thanks I am not sure why you are using the installer. Once you loaded the pic into MVP Edit, this installs the portrait to your portrait.big file. Just take your 0000 & 0000-a .bmp files & load them into mvpedit at the proper location (the player whose portrait you want to update) As far as getting the game to recognize your changes, I am assuming you mean that you installed the .MBE file (not the .MPE file, since there is no such file) Here is my question though... When you attempted to install it into the database folder, did you make sure to double click on the database folder inside the window that mvpedit opened when you clicked on "export"? (sometimes people only think they opened that folder when in fact they did not. The way to test this is, open windows explorer <not internet explorer> & look inside your data folder & see if you have a bunch of .dat files there. If you do, it means that you did not install the roster correctly & make sure to follow the steps I named above to do it correctly.) Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobblehead Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I just realized that I am creating a 0000-a file incorrectly. I was creating it in photoshop. I would create an alpha layer. But once I erased all other layers I was unable to save the image as a bitmap. So I actually just created a layer with black and white and saved it as a bitmap. Now I loaded the correct image in MVPEdit and saw the portrait. But now when I go to that player in the game, it crashes. When I opened the player in MVPedit and then open his files to the 0000,0000-a and index files, the 0000-a picture was black, no white matte. What am I doing wrong???? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big shmooz Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I just realized that I am creating a 0000-a file incorrectly. I was creating it in photoshop. I would create an alpha layer. But once I erased all other layers I was unable to save the image as a bitmap. So I actually just created a layer with black and white and saved it as a bitmap. Now I loaded the correct image in MVPEdit and saw the portrait. But now when I go to that player in the game, it crashes. When I opened the player in MVPedit and then open his files to the 0000,0000-a and index files, the 0000-a picture was black, no white matte. What am I doing wrong???? Thanks Ok... this is beyond my expertise. When I make & install portraits I simply use the alpha that comes with mvpedit. Therefore , what you are asking for should be answered by somebody else who has actually made their own alpha's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobblehead Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 What program do you use to actually edit a portrait? You know...add a cap or something? I'm using Photoshop...but maybe I ought to use something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker_jim_uk Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I'm pretty sure alpha creation has been covered many times try a search perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobblehead Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Well if it has been covered I could not find it. The search option, in my opinion, is not very robust. I know how to create an alpha graphic, I do this for a living. BUT, I don't use Bitmaps ever, mostly targas and jpegs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted April 2, 2006 Author Share Posted April 2, 2006 you can do most of it with any program...I am using adobe Photoshop elements 4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker_jim_uk Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 type 'alpha' into search, show posts not topics and at the bottom of the first page is one of many that cover this. And how do jpgs hold alpha values? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 all the potraits have to be .bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobblehead Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 type 'alpha' into search, show posts not topics and at the bottom of the first page is one of many that cover this. And how do jpgs hold alpha values? Huh? When I search I only get two items. There is no option for only posts and no topics. Am I searching in the same place you are? Jpgs don't carry the alpha channel. I use Jpgs for clients to see their final since it is a smaller file than a tiff or targa. In Avid, I use PSD files since Avid recognizes the matte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgbaseball Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobblehead Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Got it. Thanks. Also figured out how to make the alpha. It's different from the way I usual would do it, but now I know how to do so for a bitmap. Thanks y'all! GO ASTROS!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 i've got another photoshop now and i can continue to create potraits at my leisure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckster24 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Fantastic can't wait to see your portraits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 y6es...im waiting for the updated pressbox photos on mlb.com to come out...if anybody knows anything about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 has anybody know where i can find the new large potraits? I've seen them being used by MLB and i am not able to find them... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsa613 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 You can try gettyimages.com they have almost every player. Just do a search for the persons name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddux31 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I can't wait till the final is released! Everything all up to date! WOW can't control my emotions!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 thanks hsa for the website...ill look at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheWin Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 when i try to enlarge them they have a giant logo on the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsa613 Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 yeah the official MLB ones have logos right over the faces. Can't do anything about that, but some of the other images work real well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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