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Creating paranormal images has been a hobby of mine for quite some time. Occasionally, I stumble upon odd web sites showcasing strange photos, and I always wondered if it were possible to get one of my own chops in a book, documentary, or web site just by casually leaking it out into the web -- whether they'd be supplements to bogus stories or not. So, let's make a shitload? Pro-tip 1: Before I export, I like to open my Levels panel, and slide my blacks and whites inward to lose true whites and true blacks. (Makes it look more legit, no?) Pro-tip 2: Try exporting your image in a very low JPG quality at first. See if it works with the image, as well as hide minor flaws. After all, it can "add to the effect." You don't have to post your source images, unless you want to of course.  Original: https://wi.somethingawful.com/9f/9fe7ac9d5e0153492b0e00293c874cf87556fab9.jpeg  Original: https://wi.somethingawful.com/11/1198f4ea10ac5023c1f8dd3d4cdabe4277d2193a.jpg  Original: https://wi.somethingawful.com/0b/0b8edf09450cbb862e2ad0cb123d462405d3a894.jpg Asset: https://wi.somethingawful.com/ff/ffb8df028b12a0779bc3b07a6f95e5c296c3afe8.jpg Resources: http://www.flickr.com/photos/weisert/sets/72157602424456917/ Gerogerigegege fucked around with this message at 13:39 on Jun 8, 2009 |
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Good idea for a thread, but you should save the images as .PNG files instead of .JPG. That way, you won't get ugly artifacts all over the images.
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Jun 8, 2009 12:06
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Zero Star posted:Good idea for a thread, but you should save the images as .PNG files instead of .JPG. That way, you won't get ugly artifacts all over the images. the ugly artifacts are ghosts too
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Jun 8, 2009 12:11
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Zero Star posted:Good idea for a thread, but you should save the images as .PNG files instead of .JPG. That way, you won't get ugly artifacts all over the images. Artifacts are essential. Makes the images look older. Edit: Artifacts also hide minor flaws you pick up on high quality renders.
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Jun 8, 2009 12:13
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Aww damnit, you stole my thread idea. Get out of my head!  Guess I will have to post what I made for starter images when I get home then. Are UFO's Paranomal enough?
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Jun 8, 2009 12:15
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guandi posted:Aww damnit, you stole my thread idea. Get out of my head! UFOs, most definitely. I'm actually looking for some good assets for extraterrestrial chops.
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Jun 8, 2009 12:17
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I don't get what is paranormal about the doll but the piano girl is loving creepy!!
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Jun 8, 2009 12:20
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gingersmurf posted:I don't get what is paranormal about the doll but the piano girl is loving creepy!! In the OP I stated you could also create supplementary images for bogus stories.
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Jun 8, 2009 12:21
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 Original: https://wi.somethingawful.com/21/21ca680bfc7599b7cf95bc7323e07babf6112898.jpg Asset: https://wi.somethingawful.com/40/4001dcc0277698c148de899e1c5a3dab798827de.jpeg
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Jun 8, 2009 12:48
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Cool thread idea.
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Jun 8, 2009 12:54
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Are we doing something like this? Edit: BTW, you have made some cool images... Yabanjin fucked around with this message at 14:51 on Jun 8, 2009 |
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Jun 8, 2009 13:00
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I foresee many of these being posted on actual "check out this REAL ghost photo" websites.
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Jun 8, 2009 13:14
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Dr. Video Games 0032 posted:Cool thread idea. That flash probably really hosed up the kill for that cougar.
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Jun 8, 2009 13:17
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Jun 8, 2009 13:23
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Jun 8, 2009 13:25
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Gerogerigegege posted:Artifacts are essential. Makes the images look older. JPEG artifacts do not in fact make images look older. Unless of course people saved their pictures as jpeg back in the 1920s?
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Jun 8, 2009 13:31
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Made some mystical orb footage!   Source image:  Click here for the full 800x600 image. (Desaturated, fixed perspective, added fish-eye lens effect, tv-scanlines, grain and gradients, then tinkered with levels. Added date to left corner and blurred the gently caress out of it. Duplicated frame 11 times, added unique grain to each frame, made a color-error scanline move downwards in each frame. Last, drew light orb and its floor reflection on top of each frame.) Rattus Amicus fucked around with this message at 13:35 on Jun 8, 2009 |
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Jun 8, 2009 13:32
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^Over Edit: Excellent job on that dude.Hotdog Farmer posted:JPEG artifacts do not in fact make images look older. Unless of course people saved their pictures as jpeg back in the 1920s? JPEG artifacts do make images look older, like they've been compressed in the 90s and sitting on some secluded seedy Angelfire web ring for the past 15 years. Gerogerigegege fucked around with this message at 14:24 on Jun 8, 2009 |
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Jun 8, 2009 13:33
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Gerogerigegege posted:JPEG artifacts do make images look older, like they've been compressed in the 90s and sitting on some secluded seedy Angelfire web ring for the past 15 years. Doesnt make the picture look older, just makes it look like it's been badly compressed. Adding filters / grain / coffee stains, torn edges and framed by a flatbed scanner make an image look old.
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Jun 8, 2009 13:35
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Hotdog Farmer posted:JPEG artifacts do not in fact make images look older. Unless of course people saved their pictures as jpeg back in the 1920s? They add to the effect when used in moderation. Nice work OP, I like it.
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Jun 8, 2009 13:36
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guandi posted:Aww damnit, you stole my thread idea. Get out of my head! Still awesome freaking thread idea. I'll contribute after my exams and spend like days on making something awesome or just cop out and not do poo poo.
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Jun 8, 2009 14:30
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 Fake back story... We were out camping in Louisiana last summer, and kept hearing the nearby sounds of a child crying one night. Rather than assume there was a logical explanation for this, we decided that it must be a ghost, having previously been told that the bodies of murdered african americans from the slave era had been buried in the area. We were messing around, posing for photographs, and on one of them, we later spotted that our ghost had shown up! If you dont post this comment on 5 other videos this ghost child will come to ur house and kill u 2nite!!!
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Jun 8, 2009 14:33
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We were having a party and we kept hearing sounds of what could only be a giant. Later we found a pair of huge bright blue shoes in the backyard.
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Jun 8, 2009 14:38
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Complete with a caption! Away to ghoststudy.com!
PS1 Hagrid fucked around with this message at 14:53 on Jun 8, 2009 |
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Jun 8, 2009 14:50
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ProfessorChaos posted:Gmork? Is that you?
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Christopher posted:Gmork? Is that you? It's a grue.
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  Source Images: http://darkhumor.org/crisssy101/Stuff/Woman%20crouching%20in%20corner%20uid%202.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/admin_maz/3607669727/sizes/o/ Obsoletely Fabulous fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Jun 8, 2009 |
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Jun 8, 2009 20:23
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ONITABAS posted:We were having a party and we kept hearing sounds of what could only be a giant. Later we found a pair of huge bright blue shoes in the backyard. Ryan Stiles in the window?
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TheMadStork posted:Ryan Stiles in the window?
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