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SomeOne

Delivery Boy
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« Reply #40 on: 01-18-2004 04:09 »

Also, it will prevent people voting before all scans are completed...
Xmpel

Liquid Emperor
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« Reply #41 on: 01-18-2004 04:47 »

First make them post here and then you can repost them in the poll thread.
Nefnar

Professor
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« Reply #42 on: 01-21-2004 12:56 »
« Last Edit on: 01-21-2004 12:56 »

Well I think it's time to start the contest since there's enough contestants and judges, and no one has tried to subscribe.

Judges
Mr. Potter
Spice Weasel
boingo2000
ActionLaPointe
Rage Dump
El Zilcho

Participants
Mercapto
Futurama_Hil
Teral
LAN.gnome
SomeOne
Axl
Bofr@
zoidyzoid
Reprisal
Lee Roberts
Nefnar
StuartB

I Guess those are definite,
So Judges, from now on, communicate and choose a framegrab.
You may do this in the IRC channel (server: irc.sick-du.de) (channel #ScanContest)
or you can do it through Aim or MSN
please choose the framegrab as soon as possible!

(PS, when they framegrab had been chosed post it here)


Stuart B

Starship Captain
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« Reply #43 on: 01-21-2004 13:00 »

Oooh, can I be a late entrant?
Nefnar

Professor
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« Reply #44 on: 01-21-2004 13:17 »

Ok Ok you can!
Teral

Helpy McHelphelp
DOOP Secretary
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« Reply #45 on: 01-21-2004 14:11 »

They better decide fast, I'm leaving for Trysil Saturday (7 days of skiing, woooooooo!), and my Friday and Saturday are fully booked from the loooks of it. What I'm saying is; me first entry will suck, or not appear at all.
Xmpel

Liquid Emperor
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« Reply #46 on: 01-21-2004 16:18 »

I hope no CGEF framegrabs will be choosen. Those are not the best of quality.
Nefnar

Professor
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« Reply #47 on: 01-21-2004 16:26 »

Yeah, better the ones of TLZ
So judges, pick one of those!
El Zilcho

Professor
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« Reply #48 on: 01-21-2004 16:57 »
« Last Edit on: 01-21-2004 16:57 »

I can only assume TLZ means The Leela Zone, which won't load for some reason. Hmm.
El Zilcho

Professor
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« Reply #49 on: 01-21-2004 17:36 »

 
Quote
Originally posted by Spice Weasel:
I'll offer to be a judge...why not.

 
Quote
Originally posted by Mr. Potter:
I'm in.

 
Quote
Originally posted by boingo2000:
I'll help out as a judge, if you need another one.

 
Quote
Originally posted by Rage Dump:
I'll have a bitch about them if you like.

 
Quote
Originally posted by ActionLaPointe:
ill judge due to lack of artistic talent, if my services are:
             desired
             necessary
             appreciated

Sorry for the double post/random quotes, but if this works right, all the judges will see they have responses and check this thread.

If any of you judges can find a good framegrab to use or anything, e-mail me at elzilcho25@yahoo.com and I'll try to sort it all out. Sorry it has to work out like this, but this is probably the only way we can all communicate. I'll try make sure you guys can confirm the final pic before it's posted. If you absolutely have to get grabs from CGEF, I'll try to clean it up before I post it.

Hopefully we can finish this up by tomorrow (Thursday). Thank you.
Bofr@

Bending Unit
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« Reply #50 on: 01-23-2004 13:44 »

s0o have you choosen a framegrab?
El Zilcho

Professor
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« Reply #51 on: 01-23-2004 17:33 »
« Last Edit on: 01-23-2004 17:33 »

Sorry for the delay. I only got an e-mail from two judges, one of them by proxy. Since I'm already running late, I may as well skip the confirmations and post the pic.

{EDIT: See Xmpel's framegrab below}

If a lot of people think this is entirely too difficult, I have a backup. But for right now, this should be a nice challenge.     :)

I cleaned up the pic as much as I could. It doesn't look that bad when you zoom in, so it should be alright to scan.
Futurama_Hil

Urban Legend
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« Reply #52 on: 01-23-2004 17:40 »

hmm, cool grab, though I'd figure it'd be a grab of Fry or some other character....oh well, time to get cracking on my sucky entry  :p
Mercapto

Professor
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« Reply #53 on: 01-23-2004 18:50 »
« Last Edit on: 01-23-2004 18:50 »

Is there any chance of getting a higher quality version of that grab? I prefer working with pictures that hasn't been so horribly mauled by the JPEG algoritm.

Oh, and like Hil, I was kind of expecting some of the characters to be involved in this contest.
Xmpel

Liquid Emperor
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« Reply #54 on: 01-23-2004 18:57 »

You could take the grab yourself as you always do and then say you made it from that grab.
Mercapto

Professor
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« Reply #55 on: 01-23-2004 19:04 »

I would, if I knew the episode. Making a scan from the current framegrab is not an option if I want to keep my sanity.
winna

Avatar Czar
DOOP Ubersecretary
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« Reply #56 on: 01-23-2004 19:07 »

yeah, if you knew what episode it was from...  I think that's a nice challenging picture to do for any contest.
Mr. Potter

Professor
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« Reply #57 on: 01-23-2004 19:10 »

So, you're okay with this one?
Mercapto

Professor
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« Reply #58 on: 01-23-2004 19:20 »

With the framegrab as it is right now: No.

I know I'm complaining a bit, but I though the point of the contest was to create a scan as visually appealing as possible, not to find the most impossible to scan framegrab.
winna

Avatar Czar
DOOP Ubersecretary
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« Reply #59 on: 01-23-2004 19:27 »

I think that could be visually appealing...
Mercapto

Professor
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« Reply #60 on: 01-23-2004 19:36 »

Perhaps, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to contract carpal tunnel syndrome from scanning it.  :p
Xmpel

Liquid Emperor
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« Reply #61 on: 01-23-2004 20:23 »

 
Quote
Originally posted by Mercapto:
Is there any chance of getting a higher quality version of that grab?



If you want to grab it yourself so you don't need to resize my sucky jpg the grab is from "Leelas Homeworld".
Teral

Helpy McHelphelp
DOOP Secretary
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« Reply #62 on: 01-23-2004 20:26 »

Now there's a challenge. Unfortunately I wont be able to make an entry in the first round. I'm off to 8 days of vacation starting tomorrow, so sorry.
El Zilcho

Professor
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« Reply #63 on: 01-23-2004 20:36 »

That's a lot better, Xmpel. I didn't have the proper equipment for a proper framegrab, so I had to try to clean up a crappy one (which is apparently really hard).

On the topic of the framegrab itself: If more contestants have a real problem with it, I'll pull out the backup (with characters and such). For right now though, you can probably use Xmpel's grab and get the job done. Good luck. (And I apologize for not having the grab in time, Teral. I tried.)
Mercapto

Professor
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« Reply #64 on: 01-23-2004 20:41 »
« Last Edit on: 01-23-2004 20:41 »

@Xmpel
Thank you so much. Your DVD grab makes a world of difference. So sharp! *kisses Swedish neighbour profusely*

(heh, julemanden.jpg)

That framegrab is filled with small, intricate details. 640x480 really isn't going to do the scans any justice.

I'll decide on the framegrab tomorrow when I'm well rested and less cranky.    :) Sorry about being a bother.

EDIT to respond to Zilcho's post:

 
Quote
Originally posted by El Zilcho:
On the topic of the framegrab itself: If more contestants have a real problem with it, I'll pull out the backup (with characters and such).
The reason why I prefer something involving characters is because it gives me a much better opportunity to work with skin tones and shading than architecture does. Xmpel's grab does improve my mood a whole lot, though.
SomeOne

Delivery Boy
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« Reply #65 on: 01-24-2004 03:19 »

aaaaaaaargh! Now THAT'S a challenge.

*goes off and scans... keeping all knives and sharp objects a safe distance away*
Rage Dump

Liquid Emperor
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« Reply #66 on: 01-24-2004 06:17 »

Just as a little side request, could one (or a few  :) ) of you make me a 1024x768 version, if possible, thankie  :D

Can't wait to see the entries.
Good luck.
Mercapto

Professor
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« Reply #67 on: 01-24-2004 07:35 »

I'm going to make a 6400x4800 version as I always do, so I'll make it available in all the standard wallpaper sizes.
Axl

Bending Unit
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« Reply #68 on: 01-24-2004 16:06 »
« Last Edit on: 01-25-2004 00:00 »

(removed)
Bofr@

Bending Unit
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« Reply #69 on: 01-24-2004 17:24 »

sorry, i cant and wont join this contest,
because its too hard for me and would take to much time, you know, have to learn for my ABI.
so, i'll tell you next time if i join,after i saw the framegrab, sorry for that
Bofr@

PS: i would have been beaten by axl anyways
Nefnar

Professor
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« Reply #70 on: 01-24-2004 17:37 »

Please those who finish don´t post the scans yet, because it´s easier to see details in a scan than in a framegrab and also if you post it before it will be easier for the other contestants to see what you did wrong and they´d improve it, so please AXL I´d recommend you to edit your post.
El Zilcho

Professor
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« Reply #71 on: 01-24-2004 17:47 »
« Last Edit on: 01-24-2004 17:47 »

Since you're here, Neffy:
 
Quote
Originally posted in an e-mail to you:
How will the voting go? Are the 6 judges, 3 of whom forgot about judging, going to choose the winner, or will it be a poll open to everybody? If it's open to everybody, you may as well keep the original thread open for voting and do it "POTM Nomination" style. If only the judges vote, how will we stay organized with a fluctuating amount of us?
Mercapto

Professor
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« Reply #72 on: 01-24-2004 18:33 »

I have a question for Neffy as well. When, exactly, do we have to turn in our submissions?

Your first post says something about five days. Does this mean the deadline is Wednesday?
winna

Avatar Czar
DOOP Ubersecretary
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« Reply #73 on: 01-25-2004 04:52 »
« Last Edit on: 01-25-2004 04:52 »

I think judges were just head figures for the whole contest, they pick the framegrab and whatnot.  I think a poll for the voting would be the best method, ala potm like El Zilcho said....

edit: for Axl...
Axl

Bending Unit
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« Reply #74 on: 01-25-2004 06:25 »

 
Quote
Originally posted by winna:
I think judges were just head figures for the whole contest, they pick the framegrab and whatnot.  I think a poll for the voting would be the best method, ala potm like El Zilcho said....

edit: for Axl...

Lol, no, it's not that... It's something else


@Nefnar

When can you submit all the pictures? Will you make a new thread or something?
Nefnar

Professor
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« Reply #75 on: 01-25-2004 17:42 »
« Last Edit on: 01-25-2004 17:42 »

I think ElZilcho is right, we can do it PotM style,
For the other ones who asked when the scans have to be posted,
As I've said before, 5 days after the judges posted the framegrab, maybe more since it's a little bit harder than what I thought. I was thinking of something involving the characters, with more expressions and not so dead as a city, something with more feelings involved, because with the framegrab judges choosed, I think many of the scans will be very, very similar, if not the same, since you cannot change it a lot.


But I think 5 days is enough.
Axl

Bending Unit
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« Reply #76 on: 01-26-2004 11:27 »

Ok, please dont change the framegrab, I worked really hard on that one...
Mercapto

Professor
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« Reply #77 on: 01-26-2004 11:51 »

 
Quote
Originally posted by Nefnar:
I was thinking of something involving the characters, with more expressions and not so dead as a city, something with more feelings involved, because with the framegrab judges choosed, I think many of the scans will be very, very similar, if not the same, since you cannot change it a lot.
Not to mention that this is by far the most time consuming scan I have ever made. Please, judges, the next time choose something along the lines of what Neffy is talking about. I most certainly don't have time for scans of this complexity in the future.
Reprisal
Crustacean
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« Reply #78 on: 01-26-2004 13:03 »

Who would chose a frame with so many giant phallic symbols in it?!  =P
SomeOne

Delivery Boy
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« Reply #79 on: 01-26-2004 13:33 »

I'm backing out of this contest, the scan's too hard... I'll wait until the possible second one.
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