Moderator: Moderator Team
simonsunnyboy wrote:Too Tom Hudson centric for my taste....a proper history should include other memorable paint and art packages too.
Marakatti wrote:Maybe a nice project for ROWBEARTOE
simonsunnyboy wrote:Marakatti wrote:Maybe a nice project for ROWBEARTOE
Exactly - maybe better than posting useless PCS shots
simonsunnyboy wrote:The problem is, due to the way Photochrome works, you have no benefits from showing "capabilities" as those screenshots can't save the proper interlace and palette switching effects. Posting a shot of a PCS is as good as posting the original JPG/PNG/TIFF....
PCS only shows its potential when viewed on real ST with TV or monitor connected.
simonsunnyboy wrote:The problem is, due to the way Photochrome works, you have no benefits from showing "capabilities" as those screenshots can't save the proper interlace and palette switching effects. Posting a shot of a PCS is as good as posting the original JPG/PNG/TIFF....
PCS only shows its potential when viewed on real ST with TV or monitor connected.
ROWBEARTOE wrote:I strongly encourage anyone if they can to view pictures or demos on the real machines if possible. BUT, at least everyone will get an idea of how things looked if all they have is a PC. That's why I'm not a fan of emulators. And not to get too off subject, but that's why I don't like playing retro games on current PC's and consoles. HDTV's and controllers don't do 80's games justice. You need the real joystick and the displays they were designed for.
So even if you made a converter program on the PC that emulated interlace and palette switching (like emualtors do) it still wouldn't look the same. Like coca-cola you can't beat the real thing! =)
jd wrote:ROWBEARTOE wrote:I strongly encourage anyone if they can to view pictures or demos on the real machines if possible. BUT, at least everyone will get an idea of how things looked if all they have is a PC. That's why I'm not a fan of emulators. And not to get too off subject, but that's why I don't like playing retro games on current PC's and consoles. HDTV's and controllers don't do 80's games justice. You need the real joystick and the displays they were designed for.
So even if you made a converter program on the PC that emulated interlace and palette switching (like emualtors do) it still wouldn't look the same. Like coca-cola you can't beat the real thing! =)
Totally agree, playing kick-off on steem just isn't the same as on my ST with crappy, battered joystick, long loading times and fuzzy TV.
and i'm being serious....
simonsunnyboy wrote:There a lot of people who did use their STs with fuzzy TVs in the past - and some still do.
I agree that ST-MED is a bit unpleasant but one can use it (I did for ages) if desired.
Actually a proper TV with SCART beats the poo of it for sure
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest