Franko ATARI Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Kremlin. 73 colors. WOW! That really converts well... the colors are vibrant and the image still holds up sharply. I'm impressed. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) First time to the Rasta thread? just scroll back and check it all out, I've done far more impressive stuff than this...and so have others. But I appreciate it, thanks! Edited January 19, 2018 by Gunstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 Rey, 48 colors Philsan_Rey.xex 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Alien Moons. 77 colors. Edge Of Forever. 53 colors. Frozen Moon. 60 colors Opal970. 51 colors. Palace Bath. 59 colors. AlienMoons.xex EdgeOfForever.xex FrozenMoon.xex Opal970.xex PalaceBath.xex 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Elven Role-Playing Gamers. 61 colors. ElvinRPGamers.xex 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 What game do elves play? Basements and Birds? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 What game do elves play? Basements and Birds? I know, right? I was trying to come up with a clever name similar to D&D. Maybe they just play Gamma World? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franko ATARI Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 What game do elves play? Basements and Birds? Cloaks & Oaks? Spears & Ears? Baubles & Bows? I have a million of 'em...all equally horrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Don't forget Lawns and Litter boxes, the old 'ell N 'ell. Maybe it's better as a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) 24 Heures du Mans. 56 colors. 24HeuresduMans.xex Edited February 3, 2018 by Gunstar 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 24 Heures du Mans. 56 colors. This is my favorite to date! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) It's one I attempted about a year ago, but never was satisfied with the results. I'm glad it's a favorite of yours, it's my favorite to date too, I think. I've been retrying some images that didn't make my cut then, able to improve them now with my experience of a year or two with Rasta converter. Edited February 3, 2018 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Dragon Slayer. 39 colors. DragonSlayer.xex 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 The Valiant Knight. 68 colors. ValiantKnight.xex 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAM Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 24 Heures du Mans. 56 colors. I think this is the best image I've seen on here, looks too perfect to be true! Even the motion blur of the trees is wonderfully captured! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) Thanks, it only took a few dozen attempts over more than a year to finally get it right. learning more about Rasta and how it sees the images it converts and going back and trying again. As is human with learning, more is learned from the mistakes than the successes. But it takes constant study of the failures to see what went wrong and right. It's research. I don't think there is an image I've done that I have ever been completely happy with and just say "wow, I know I can't get it any better than that." There just comes a point where I finally find it acceptable enough to share, or not, and I give up and share it, or I give up on it permanently, or, sometimes, I set it aside for another college try down the road. The magic for the viewer, with my conversions, is in not seeing just how poorly they still compare, to me, to the source. But that's the artist's way. No artist (that I've ever known) is ever completely satisfied with their work, whether original or copy, and can see a million things still wrong with it that the general public doesn't. My work, once I've been away from the original image for a while, tends to look better to me too. The illusion is shattered when compared to the real thing again. But that's a good thing as it keeps me striving to get better and not let my standards drop. I've done 4 or 5 times the amount of different image conversions than what I post. An an average of a dozen attempts on each image. There are a few, like 24 heures du Mans, that I just can't give up on and do many more attempts over time. My PC is almost constantly running a Rasta conversion, 24/7, whether I am home or not, doing other things or not, and I check back in on them now and again and decide to continue or stop and discard and start over again after changing settings. I've got one running right now, while I am on-line writing this. Edited February 5, 2018 by Gunstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) Leopard & cubs. 62 colors. Leopard&Cubs.xex Edited February 6, 2018 by Gunstar 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geister Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 This is amazing! I always wanted to be able to put this many colors on screen with an Atari. I knew it was possible, but only theoretically at the time. The programming was beyond me then, the artistry is still beyond me now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Leopard & cubs. 62 colors. Looks stunning on a CRT. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) It looks stunning on my LCD too, with a real Atari, much better than the .png. By the way, 62 is a typo I missed until too late, that image is really 26 colors. Edited February 7, 2018 by Gunstar 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheddy Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 The source pic and adjustments are the perfect balance between not too much fine detail and not too many colours bunched up. Excellent! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) The source pic and adjustments are the perfect balance between not too much fine detail and not too many colours bunched up. Excellent! If you say so, I just take pictures I like, and let Rasta chew them up and spit them out. Edited February 7, 2018 by Gunstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheddy Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) Well, you've got 60 pages worth of art to check out with amazing color. These are just art/photos/images from sources on the net, from me, and wherever others got theirs, but it's not original art made for the Atari, but images that are then converted to Atari. The only artistry really involved here is learning to use Rastaconverter the best you can, which is in fact a practiced art, and not a bunch of tech-babble about understanding the inner workings of Rasta to get the best out of it. While others do that, I keep spitting out images they wish they could. Practice makes perfect, that's all there is to it. I've gotten this far with no help ever from masking, except the one image of Bowman from 2001 (and with my current experience, I could redo that one much better without masking too), because someone provided me with the mask. No pre-work at all except for cropping images to 4:3 ratio and resizing to 320x240. All that is needed is in Rasta itself to create great images, nothing more is needed, if you get to know Rasta. This is amazing! I always wanted to be able to put this many colors on screen with an Atari. I knew it was possible, but only theoretically at the time. The programming was beyond me then, the artistry is still beyond me now! Edited February 7, 2018 by Gunstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Klingons! 70 colors. Klingons!.xex 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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