The Hats

CHCfan · 12-22-2003, 12:51 PM

Has anyone done any graphic work concerning the hat/logo/picture part of your player. I think it's a pretty cool feature to have, with the logo on your hat changing as you change teams, but it doesn't look too good right now.

I guess the specific graphics I'm wondering about are a hat template (that looks more like a hat) and/or a logo set (that looks better on the hats).

I've attempted these things myself, but without the $500 Fireworks program, I didn't get very far. BTW, any suggestions for free graphic editor/creators out there? I wouldn't have a ton of uses for it so I wouldn't want to spend much.

Thanks for anything.

Cuss16 · 12-23-2003, 12:59 AM

Check this out: http://www.sifn.com/ps7/index.cfm?ai...d=120&pid=1493

courtesy of Shub

And I just wan tot make one comment regarding the hat logo thing. i think it looks VERY awkward and they might as well take that feature off.

Or at least take off the border that surround the logo.
Or maybe have an option of letting us input .gif logos with transparent backgrounds.
Or have it so that the logo is layed out in a bar under the entire player photo so that it looks more like a label or caption.

Right now it just looks really weird and poorly done.

Cuss16 · 12-23-2003, 01:01 AM

you can also download logos at www.400rc.net under the OOTP section.

SSG Troyer · 12-26-2003, 05:12 PM

As long as the hat is black or near-black, any logo with a transparent border looks fine to me ... the problem would be with a logo set that was square, filling the entire pane.

Heck, I clipped my personal photo from a old-time portrait of me dressed in an Old West period suit, sepia with a dark brown cowboy hat. Looks kinda funny having a cowboy hat with a baseball logo on it, but it's still me.

Shub · 12-30-2003, 03:09 PM

I'm in the process of creating a set of player photos (just a light, medium, and dark skinned player) and a set of MLB logos that will match, that way there will be no box. I have been using the logos that are currently on the MLB players caps, so it should look semi-realistic. As far as the default logos that come with the game, maybe I'll tackle that later.

I'm hoping to have the player photos and logos finished up in the next day or so, and I'll have them up here to download the minute they are completed.

Shub · 12-30-2003, 04:03 PM

Here is a sample of what I came up with. I stole a mugshot of a player from HH2K4, and sized it up so the hat coordinates would match that of the default player photos. This is just one of them, I'm working on the medium and darker skinned guys right now. I would also like to make versions using the different cap colors.

I tried it out in the game and the logo matches up on it. Hopefully by later on today I will have the logos finished that will look they belong on the cap, rather than the box type logo.

If you want to use this plain old white guy right now, you can d/l it here in BMP form, but you'll have to rename it "player1" or 2,3,4,5. I'd recommend making a backup of the photo you are replacing in case you want to revert back to the old one later.
http://www.shub.net/itp/player_light.bmp

And here is the forum-friendly GIF version-

fluharty · 12-30-2003, 10:31 PM

Hey thats not bad Shub. Looking forward to your finshed work.

Shub · 12-30-2003, 11:08 PM

Okay, I completed the set of logos and player faces. There are three different players to choose from; light, medium, and dark skinned. The logos are made to match the caps on those players. I used the logos that are on the MLB caps, in a few cases I used an alternate logo color for better results. Even has the new Padres and Jays logos. Still black caps, just like the defaults, except they don't just look like black blocks for caps.

You can get them here:

www.shub.net/itp/shubs_itp_logos_and_players.zip

Shub · 12-31-2003, 12:40 AM

Wow, I really screwed the pooch on that one....if you downloaded the file prior to about 9:30 pacific time, download it again. I put the unfinished logos in there by mistake, so half of them had transparency issues. The file has been updated, should be good to go now.

Cuss16 · 12-31-2003, 04:23 AM

These are great, thanks Shub!

Shub · 12-31-2003, 08:42 AM

Thanks. The only thing I don't like about it is that the game resizes the logos for you, almost distorting them a little bit, but oh well, you gotta work with what you've been given. I tried to make them so that there was a semi-decent balance between them all size-wise.

fluharty · 10-26-2004, 08:16 PM

Hey Shub are there still around?

Gastric ReFlux · 01-26-2006, 02:14 PM

Shub, any answer for Fluharty?

Faroo6 · 02-12-2006, 11:19 AM

Shub hasn't been around for a loooooooong time.

Gastric ReFlux · 02-13-2006, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faroo6

Shub hasn't been around for a loooooooong time.

Okay. I'll try sending him a PM. Thanks.

12-22-2003, 12:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
CHCfan All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 852	The Hats Has anyone done any graphic work concerning the hat/logo/picture part of your player. I think it's a pretty cool feature to have, with the logo on your hat changing as you change teams, but it doesn't look too good right now. I guess the specific graphics I'm wondering about are a hat template (that looks more like a hat) and/or a logo set (that looks better on the hats). I've attempted these things myself, but without the $500 Fireworks program, I didn't get very far. BTW, any suggestions for free graphic editor/creators out there? I wouldn't have a ton of uses for it so I wouldn't want to spend much. Thanks for anything. __________________

12-23-2003, 12:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,999	Check this out: http://www.sifn.com/ps7/index.cfm?ai...d=120&pid=1493 courtesy of Shub And I just wan tot make one comment regarding the hat logo thing. i think it looks VERY awkward and they might as well take that feature off. Or at least take off the border that surround the logo. Or maybe have an option of letting us input .gif logos with transparent backgrounds. Or have it so that the logo is layed out in a bar under the entire player photo so that it looks more like a label or caption. Right now it just looks really weird and poorly done. __________________

12-23-2003, 01:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,999	you can also download logos at www.400rc.net under the OOTP section. __________________

12-26-2003, 05:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
SSG Troyer All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somewhere to the left of 2nd base Posts: 1,556	As long as the hat is black or near-black, any logo with a transparent border looks fine to me ... the problem would be with a logo set that was square, filling the entire pane. Heck, I clipped my personal photo from a old-time portrait of me dressed in an Old West period suit, sepia with a dark brown cowboy hat. Looks kinda funny having a cowboy hat with a baseball logo on it, but it's still me. __________________ MWT Did Tennesee Delaware Mississppi's New Jersey? Idaho ... Alaska!

12-30-2003, 04:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Shub Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 330	Here is a sample of what I came up with. I stole a mugshot of a player from HH2K4, and sized it up so the hat coordinates would match that of the default player photos. This is just one of them, I'm working on the medium and darker skinned guys right now. I would also like to make versions using the different cap colors. I tried it out in the game and the logo matches up on it. Hopefully by later on today I will have the logos finished that will look they belong on the cap, rather than the box type logo. If you want to use this plain old white guy right now, you can d/l it here in BMP form, but you'll have to rename it "player1" or 2,3,4,5. I'd recommend making a backup of the photo you are replacing in case you want to revert back to the old one later. http://www.shub.net/itp/player_light.bmp And here is the forum-friendly GIF version- Attached Images Last edited by Shub : 12-30-2003 at 11:00 PM.

12-30-2003, 03:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Shub Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 330	I'm in the process of creating a set of player photos (just a light, medium, and dark skinned player) and a set of MLB logos that will match, that way there will be no box. I have been using the logos that are currently on the MLB players caps, so it should look semi-realistic. As far as the default logos that come with the game, maybe I'll tackle that later. I'm hoping to have the player photos and logos finished up in the next day or so, and I'll have them up here to download the minute they are completed.

12-30-2003, 10:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
fluharty All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 1,023	Hey thats not bad Shub. Looking forward to your finshed work.

12-30-2003, 11:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
Shub Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 330	Okay, I completed the set of logos and player faces. There are three different players to choose from; light, medium, and dark skinned. The logos are made to match the caps on those players. I used the logos that are on the MLB caps, in a few cases I used an alternate logo color for better results. Even has the new Padres and Jays logos. Still black caps, just like the defaults, except they don't just look like black blocks for caps. You can get them here: www.shub.net/itp/shubs_itp_logos_and_players.zip

12-31-2003, 12:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
Shub Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 330	Wow, I really screwed the pooch on that one....if you downloaded the file prior to about 9:30 pacific time, download it again. I put the unfinished logos in there by mistake, so half of them had transparency issues. The file has been updated, should be good to go now.

12-31-2003, 04:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,999	These are great, thanks Shub! __________________

12-31-2003, 08:42 AM	#11 (permalink)
Shub Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 330	Thanks. The only thing I don't like about it is that the game resizes the logos for you, almost distorting them a little bit, but oh well, you gotta work with what you've been given. I tried to make them so that there was a semi-decent balance between them all size-wise.

10-26-2004, 08:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
fluharty All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 1,023	Hey Shub are there still around?

01-26-2006, 02:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,313	Shub, any answer for Fluharty?

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