Green Biker Dude
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full article: http://imgur.com/a/gRXPJ
pdf: http://johanneskopf.de/publications/pixelart/paper/pixel.pdf (currently broken, probably because there's too much traffic atm)
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New Algorithm to Depixilize Pixel Art is Magical.
- Thread starter Green Biker Dude
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full article: http://imgur.com/a/gRXPJ
pdf: http://johanneskopf.de/publications/pixelart/paper/pixel.pdf (currently broken, probably because there's too much traffic atm)
IchigoSharingan
Member
omg....for Terranigma... i want this!
From The Dust
Banned
bleh. you don't fix what isn't broken. cool I guess. byt pixel art beats the shit out of their results
at least it's very faithful to the original art. however the sprites should be scaled back to their original resolution in order to look the best. I assume these would look better if they were at the native resolution of the original pixel art
at least it's very faithful to the original art. however the sprites should be scaled back to their original resolution in order to look the best. I assume these would look better if they were at the native resolution of the original pixel art
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Don't let Backbone find out about this...
RomanticHeroX
Member
Oh god why would you desecrate beautiful pixel art like that
Green Biker Dude
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well duh, the whole point is to apply the filter to make the images look better in a higher resFrom The Dust said:
if you prefer the original pixel art you're either blind or crazy. i hope this is implemented in zsnes/epsxe soon.
yeah he's definitely the worst one in the whole articleNarag said:
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
WonkersTHEWatilla said:
Harsh, but nailed it.
Green Biker Dude
Banned
ok y'all crazy
Littlegator
Banned
Green Biker Dude said:
Leave and never come back.
chaostrophy
Member
Nasty. If you want smoother graphics, play newer games, don't desecrate the classics.
From The Dust
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Green Biker Dude said:
lol. no, it looks bad at a higher resolution. you aren't working with much detail to begin with. so scaling that up wouldn't make it better
This would likely only be good in very few games. I think there is only half a dozen games where I ever found I liked how the filter looked over the sharp pixel look. \
That reminds me, I wish things like zsnes allowed filters to be applied to specific layers, since text is often on its own layer and I do not want any filter put on it.
That reminds me, I wish things like zsnes allowed filters to be applied to specific layers, since text is often on its own layer and I do not want any filter put on it.
If you can't appreciate good pixel art, I would say you are the blind and crazy one. Take Metal Slug for example, the fact that the XBLA version has filters applied to it automatically is one of the worst facts about it, the game looks far better without them.
I will admit that it looks different, but I'm not prepared to say that it's "better." Seems like a lot of energy wasted by its creators.
The sooner these people realize that you are not going to consistently get passable results from these algorithms precisely because there is so little data in a 32x32 sprite, the better. Yeah, you might make an algorithm that makes a Mario sprite look awesome by chance but make a Street Fighter sprite look like total shit -- again, by chance. So what the fuck is the point. If you want a higher pixel count, draw them.
The sooner these people realize that you are not going to consistently get passable results from these algorithms precisely because there is so little data in a 32x32 sprite, the better. Yeah, you might make an algorithm that makes a Mario sprite look awesome by chance but make a Street Fighter sprite look like total shit -- again, by chance. So what the fuck is the point. If you want a higher pixel count, draw them.
Lostconfused
Member
Scientifically proven that pixel art isn't any better than clip art?Shrinnan said:
Drinky Crow
Banned
pretty awesome. pixels are nasty noise.
sixteen-bit
Member
No thanks.
Green Biker Dude
Banned
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphicsFrom The Dust said:
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Cool tech, awful results.
What you get is something people would say looks shitty if you drew it, so why would it become OK when its derived from pixel art?
What you get is something people would say looks shitty if you drew it, so why would it become OK when its derived from pixel art?
corrosivefrost
Member
Looks good on most, save the Golden Axe sprite.
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
With pixelated games on HD displays, you're pretty much between an ass and a hard place. Pixel art looks like shit when it's upscaled, and the results are mostly bad with these filters. I don't think either is 'better'.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
The technique looks fine at the original resolution, but it looks horrible when blown up like that. It's harder to use your imagination to fill in the blanks, so to speak.
tearsofash
Member
I liked the space invaders one, but the rest just don't feel right.
Dreamwriter
Member
Wow, new technology! Except, I used SNES emulators that did this exact thing almost 10 years ago...
The Yoshi sprite is a prime example of why these algorithms will never work. Look at his nose. It looks deformed because his left nostril was incorrectly identified by both algorithms as being part of the border rather than a nostril. And because there is no color green to the left of that one-pixel nostril in the original pixel art, the algorithm could not realistically know that there should be any green over there.
From The Dust
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Green Biker Dude said:
I'm well aware of what vector graphics are dude. that doesn't mean that it's good. just look at the Yoshi example. the outline is far too large. also, they blown up the original sprite, so it's not going to look it's best anyway.