The Monster

Get the torches - villagers this way

ok, i've finally wrestled the masking/extraction down to where it's about as good as i can get it for now. so, i'm in the cleaning up and detail finishing stage now.

i'm guessing the actual release of the filter is going to be a bit anti-climatic, what with all the long lead-in on this thing.

"The Beast" is now roaming the library filter queue and shld be freed on monday

as is my custom for weekend submissions, i'm including a copy here in the forums for those that have waited long enough.

many things were lost and many added. so, you may not find your favorite example picture from here in the forums now included in the filter. this was unavoidable due to the great number of revisions, re-starts and throw-it-all-away-and-never-look-at-it-agains

i re-worked the masking more times than i care to remember, but it's fairly decent now. you'll still have to take your saved images back to a paint program for post work more than likely. this was also unavoidable.

i also simplified the controls quite a bit and borrowed heavily from four other filters (all listed in the credits). you may not recognize the filters used as i clipped and cut and altered some quite a bit.

this filter is also expandable with a bit of work. instead of using a switch to control which filter effect was being used, i used a multiblend so that you can combine the various effects. more multiblends could easily be added to create more effects or you could simply unplug the existing ones and replace them with others... with some tweaks. i combined controls from one filter into other filters/effects to keep the control number down. this had to be done or the control list would just be impossible.

95% of the tests (or more) were all done using that one portrait picture of the woman i've used in other filter tests. the dark background made it easy to work with. i'd suggest using the filter on similar pictures. strong contrasts between foreground and background will make things easier.

so, i have very little idea how well this filter will work with other images. i've really not tested on other types very much at all. still, there may be some surprises on other types of images.

my thanks to all who participated in this thread. it's been fun, if nothing else

The Beast.ffxml

cool what is it? or maybe the better question is, what is it from?

ah, ok. i think i understand the idea of a light trail. no problem on the original; i just couldnt figure out what it was from. still looks cool

yes, i might do some more versions.

not quite sure what you mean about 'give usage back to the original author for their work'. i gave credit in the description for all filters used. is that what you mean or something else? oh, i think i understand what you mean. you're talking about when you mod someone else's filter and then use the mod instead of their filter and then them getting credit for usage? yeah, i've still gotten no reply from FF about that one. i certainly dont need the reward/credit and i'd sure like to see that they get it. maybe a half point or something could be given to the original author? i dont know.

yeah, maybe once we get component groups and tags, something like can be done on an automatic basis.

I'm waiting to down load from library as I prefer it to be in catergory rather than in my filters + I like building the anticipation up [ 3 months and 6 pages wasn't long enough LOL ] Steve your pic sample looks great, it intrigues, along with Kraellins pic posts, to the possibilities of the filter - the very first pic you posted Kraellin is that one still possible as I realize you've worked hard on refining filter and the parameters have obviously needed to change - if you've already said something in the thread, as my memory has never been good [ I have a feeling that you might have ] just ignore question. Looking forward to Monday to have a play with your monster
Ahh you just posted while I was typing new looks great

Even better the self discovery factor will add to the fun - excellent thanks for your reply

LOL

yeah, i dont see it either. i think i submitted it to the 'photo' category, but it's not up yet.

damn. spelling error

it's the apostrophe in 'monster's'. it's actually right on the filter. so, must be a forum thing.

yeah, with my teasers i shld probably work for Blizzard software

odd, no new filters up today either. seems someone is on a vacation, sick or just darned busy.

ok, now that 'the beast' and 'the monster's monster' are out, i'm back to working on the pappa, the monster.

#3

#5

#7

It's been worth the wait on the two creatures you've already released, so excellant if there's more to come in the series
The new pics you've posted look good

hehe.

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Why not trying it on an old ma instead of beautiful girls. or maybe little old ladies like me

ya know, i dont think there's an answer i can answer that isnt going to be trouble for me

and thanks

thanks, steve

i'm kind of partial to 5, 6 and 8.

mwhahahaha!

LOL...I still like number one best!