EHM Badge Generator

[EHM-0641 Rico]

Wassup Guys

I know ur prolly very busy and have other things on ur minds (Like our soon to open KATL hub), but just a quick question..

Any update in the near future for the Badge generator..??

It's missing some of the tours and also the Mission Award

[EHM-0641 Rico]

Any update ?

[EHM-1001 Robert]

Well, the Badge generator was maintained by Gergely. I am sure it will be soon updated since we have some brand new awards in the system.

EDIT: sorry for the delay, the program is under development with the newest awards

[EHM-0641 Rico]

Kewl, thnx for the info!

[EHM-0001 Gergely]

Hi

i will upload a new version tomorrow afternoon.

Gergely

[EHM-1612 Paolo]

Hi pilots, I downloaded the new badge generator version, it works perfectly but I don't know where do I have to copy my avatar's image....can anyone explain it to me??
Thanks,
Paolo Mazzoleni EHM-1612

[EHM-1612 Paolo]

Sorry pilots for disturb I created my badge.....
Paolo Mazzoleni EHM-1612

[EHM-0948 Bruno]

Hi,

Although Gergely told that he will upload the badge generator, we have just finished an "web based" badge generator, just like the "Pilot Signature" generator.

It's just running the final tests, so expect an announcement from Ben at any moment ...

[EHM-1199 Philip]

On the subject of the web based badge generator...

Neat idea and a great piece of work. Two small issues:
Firstly, it seems to load the image in a whole lot slower than the image stored on my own web space. Is this a result of the speed of the host or the calculations being done to create the badge?
Secondly, it doesn't recognise the screnshot award - small point but important to those of us who have entered and won

[EHM-0641 Rico]

Noticed the slow laoding 2

[EHM-1001 Robert]

I noticed it only on the 1st try. Since then, it reloads from cache

[EHM-1365 Benjamin]

Hi Phil,

Do you have a screenshot award? I do not see it on your profile :s

For the loading times, the file can be smaller, however you will lose quality...

PNG-28.5KB [Currently used]
JPG-7.25KB [Would you prefer this?
GIF-9.38KB [Think we can rule this one out ]

[EHM-0654 Murray]

Ben,

When I was "hand-crafting" my badges (up until a week ago... thanks mate ) I used 256-colour PNG and reduced the badge to 75% of it's default size.

While I'd love to be able to get the new auto-badge smaller (far future suggestion...), of more use would be limiting the palette down from 24-bit (particularly on file sizes, and hence loading times).

Example: just threw my auto-badge ("Raw" 24-bit, 25.4KB) through PSPX and I come up with the following (Optimised octree, 256 colour, 8.89KB):



If you compare it with the "raw" file (my avatar) they aren't really all that different.

[EHM-1365 Benjamin]

Good thinking Murray, now changed to 256 colours

[EHM-1199 Philip]

Ben, the JPG isn't too bad. I don't know if you have made any changes but it certainly seems smoother loading now.

My Screenshot award was March 2005 - a blinding one whilst  over a Greek island though I do say so myself

[EHM-1365 Benjamin]

Hi Phil,

Originally posted by Plymyphil
I don't know if you have made any changes but it certainly seems smoother loading now.

It now uses less colours (the difference is barely noticeable and the size is greatly reduced).

My Screenshot award was March 2005 - a blinding one whilst  over a Greek island though I do say so myself

Wow - just checked it, I think I voted for that one too! However you did not have that award in your profile, hence it not showing on the avatar - award is being assigned as I type...

[EHM-0641 Rico]

Originally posted by EHM-1365
Hi Phil,

Do you have a screenshot award? I do not see it on your profile :s

For the loading times, the file can be smaller, however you will lose quality...

PNG-28.5KB [Currently used]
JPG-7.25KB [Would you prefer this?
GIF-9.38KB [Think we can rule this one out ]

Maybe I need glasses or something, cuz I can't spot any significant difference in those 3 pics  

EDIT*: In the last pic, the 3rd blue bar seems kinda fuzzy 2 me :s