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by airworthy
08 Feb 2015, 18:11
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Specular DDS Question
Replies: 10
Views: 4010

Re: Specular DDS Question

Thanks John for the response ........ interesting comments.

Thanks also Alan for that link on paintkit info. There's a bit there to read and absorb.
Just what a beginner needs :)
by airworthy
26 Jan 2015, 23:37
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Specular DDS Question
Replies: 10
Views: 4010

Re: Specular DDS Question

Nope just overlooked
story of my life....!! :roll:

Thanks for the replies. Gives me some direction now.
I'll do some experimenting.
but save the original somewhere safe
I learned a long time ago (to my cost) that there's never a substitute for backing up.
by airworthy
26 Jan 2015, 16:16
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Specular DDS Question
Replies: 10
Views: 4010

Re: Specular DDS Question

Looks like this question is in the 'too hard basket' :(
by airworthy
24 Jan 2015, 17:48
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Specular DDS Question
Replies: 10
Views: 4010

Specular DDS Question

Still learning...... :wink: I've done a repaints of both the C172 and C182. In both cases I used the default specular DDS file which seemed to be quite satisfactory. I have noticed that all the speculars for the A2A 172 paint jobs are the same (default). However, the A2A C182 speculars are each diff...
by airworthy
22 Dec 2014, 16:24
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: STEAM username and A2A Group
Replies: 53
Views: 16202

Re: STEAM username and A2A Group

G'day Lewis Everything is fine and working with the 172 and Cherokee in the Microsoft FSX installation. I'm not convinced that the simconnect.msi actually installs the dll on my setup. Checking the version of the currently installed simconnect.dll in Steam FSX it is 10.0.62607 and if I look back a c...
by airworthy
21 Dec 2014, 22:34
Forum: Pilot's Lounge
Topic: STEAM username and A2A Group
Replies: 53
Views: 16202

Re: STEAM username and A2A Group

I've found that the C172 and the Cherokee generally run OK except for a few toggle switches. In Cessna none of the toggle switches work except the pitot heat. The park brake won't activate with the mouse. The Piper has all switches working, but the beacon and nav lights aren't showing, landing light...
by airworthy
20 Sep 2014, 18:57
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Repaint File Size
Replies: 13
Views: 4664

Re: Repaint File Size

Thanks Allan for that. I had a look at your repaints ....... simply awesome. I'm never going to be THAT good, but it's something to aim for :roll: I did a comparative test on the Lancair Legacy I'd recently done. (Bearing in mind that I'm still running the on board graphics 'till I get the replaceme...
by airworthy
19 Sep 2014, 17:41
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Repaint File Size
Replies: 13
Views: 4664

Re: Repaint File Size

Got my PC back yesterday and checked out the DDS file size.
You were right Nick, turning off the MIP map creation brings the file size back to normal :)
by airworthy
17 Sep 2014, 06:11
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Repaint File Size
Replies: 13
Views: 4664

Re: Repaint File Size

Nice paint airworthy, look forward to more
Thanks....I'm already planning my next. I'll post it when presentable :roll:

Cheers .......... Paul
by airworthy
16 Sep 2014, 18:16
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Repaint File Size
Replies: 13
Views: 4664

Re: Repaint File Size

Thanks Lewis

I based my repaint on a Piper PA-28-180 Archer G-BEYL http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-BEYL.html and modified the tail section a little to suit my tastes.
by airworthy
16 Sep 2014, 17:33
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Repaint File Size
Replies: 13
Views: 4664

Re: Repaint File Size

Thanks Guys
All good information for a newbie repainter ,,,,,,,, I've taken it all on board and I'll follow up on it when I get my PC back tomorrow :)

Here's my first repaint for the Cherokee

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by airworthy
16 Sep 2014, 00:35
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Repaint File Size
Replies: 13
Views: 4664

Re: Repaint File Size

Thanks for that Nick. I think that's the reason for the increased file size.
I can't verify this at the moment.....my PC is in the repair shop getting a new graphics card.
I'm sure however I had the MIP Maps option checked.

Cheers
Paul
by airworthy
10 Sep 2014, 17:23
Forum: Repainters
Topic: Repaint File Size
Replies: 13
Views: 4664

Repaint File Size

I'm relatively new to repainting, having fun and producing quite acceptable repaints. However, I've noticed that my output DDS files for both the A2A C172 and the Piper Cherokee are around 21.3 Mb compared to the other liveries for these a/c are around 16.3 Mb. I'm using Photoshop CS2 (it was free !...
by airworthy
05 May 2014, 01:43
Forum: C172 Trainer
Topic: My take on voice activated checklists
Replies: 156
Views: 57222

Re: My take on voice activated checklists

I've done a little work on the Sim Voice Checklists Editor to pick up a couple of minor glitches and add a couple of improvements. This has made the editor a bit more flexible and in addition has added the ability to export the checklist being edited to an RTF file which will give users the opportun...
by airworthy
01 May 2014, 17:30
Forum: C172 Trainer
Topic: My take on voice activated checklists
Replies: 156
Views: 57222

Re: My take on voice activated checklists

Thanks Paul. Maybe I should have held off issuing it.........I knew this would happen, but it suddenly occurred to me in the middle of the night, when a file is loaded for editing it gets appended to anything already in the editing window, which is not what is wanted :roll: Just one very short line ...

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