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  538, Jul 05 2009

I've been receiving quite some questions (both as comments and PMs) about how I am making these screenshots, and several people asked me to write a guide about it, so you can read something like that inside the spoiler tags below.

+ Show Spoiler [Guide to making high resolution screen…] +


(links to previous pictures can be found in my first, second and third blogposts, please check them out if you're new to this)
As usual, I'm using thumbnails, click on them for full resolution.

First of all, a huge thank you to Durak, who was the first to recommend something with an actual replay, a TSL game between Draco (P) and Pike (Z) on BlueStorm (006 in Draco's TSL replay pack), and it was an amazing game indeed, I'll just let the screenshots speak for themselves:
- A maxed out clash:
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- A smaller one, with queens on both sides
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- Draco's army chilling after tearing some shit up:
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- Pwning some zergs:
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- Draco at around 220(!) supply
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(1280x1024 wallpaper version, with added resource/supply indicators)
- Destroying stuff, once again:
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this one, and a 5 game PvZ losing streak on ICCup inspired me to make some wallpapers by adding some random quote to deal with the dead space.+ Show Spoiler +


An epic mech TvZ on Colosseum II, between Val-Din0t (Z) and Testie[MGW] (T)
- Air siege incoming, but the terran is prepared:
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- 40 minutes later, the terran is turtling, notice though that in an other corner of the map
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- And then he moves out:
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Finally, two little strips from a PvZ on Destination, featuring an impressive number of reavers
- Trying to break a zerg ramp with disruption web support:
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- Once on the highground, they are facing lurkers, by the dozen:
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No poll this time, I'm already lost in these ten pages of BB-codes, here's to hoping it works as intended

As usual, any kind of feedback (comments, ratings, questions) is appreciated, both about the new batch and the litle guide. Also, keep the suggestions coming



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  538, Jun 12 2009

I'm back with a new batch
I've been having a hard time finding good replays, and I didnt have enough time to make "rigged" replays yet, as it was very well suggested in the last thread. Please do send suggestions, you can even pm me a replay of your own if you think there is some nice moment in there worth snapshoting, or should you make a rigged replay for this sole purpose
I've also cut a few of them to wallpaper size, in the sizes most requested (1680x1050, 1280x1024, 1900x1200), though I still dont have any photoshop skills, so don't have high expectations

(links to previous pictures can be found in my first and second blogposts, please check them out if you're new to this)
Once again, I'm using thumbnails, click on them for full resolution.

- Stork (teal) vs Bisu (red), and the head of Python:
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A smaller battle of theirs later in the same game:
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- A group of ret's MnM leaving the ruins of a zerg base:
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A small blood bath from the same game:
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+ Show Spoiler [wallpaper 1900x1200] +



- Draco vs Mondragon (close to) maxed out battle on BlueStorm:
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+ Show Spoiler [wallpaper 1900x1200] +

+ Show Spoiler [wallpaper 1680x1050] +

+ Show Spoiler [wallpaper 1280x1024] +

A smaller battle from later on, with maelstrom and probes
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- Some PvP on Katrina, a battle unfolding around a building nexus:
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Later this game turned into an amazing PvP, with arbiters stasising each other and maelstromed zealots
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- Finally, two variations of a 1680x1050 (the most requested size) wallpaper made from 3 different previous shots:
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Now let's hope I got all the UBB-tags right and this will all look just as intended

As usual, ratings and comments are much appreciated.
No poll this time, sorry folks



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  538, Jun 04 2009

I've made some new high resolution screenshots, and since there are like 6 of them I've decided to make a new post about them, not just update the previous one. This batch features playes like ret, Xiaozi (yes, finally a TvZ!) or Strelok, and other surely just as good players, but I didn't/couldn't check/remember their names

Links to the previous screenshots:+ Show Spoiler +



The long awaited TvZ shots: ret vs Xiaozi on Othello, ret laying biomech siege on the zerg's 2nd nat: (I'm trying it with thumbnails, click on them for full resolution)
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Mutas raid Strelok's base on Destination, with mech reinforcements incoming:
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bonus: the same huge group of mutalisks just flying over the middle bridges of Destination:
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And some PvZ:
Zerg just camping all over the lower half of Destination: (btw this is the biggest shot I've done yet, it's assembled of 16 screens)
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The above grouping, joined by freshly spawned Ultralisks, engage the almost maxed protoss army:
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bonus: the few remaining troops battling, with puddles of zerg blood here and there: [image loading]

That's all for now, I hope you like them.
Feedback is still appreciated, and feel free to add suggestions on what to snapshot. (I'd love if you could point me directly to a replay)

Oh, and since you seem to like polls: + Show Spoiler [Yeah baby, I'm about to vote!] +

+ Show Spoiler [second poll] +




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  538, Jun 02 2009

[UPDATE 03.06, 06:00 KST] I've managed to turn off photobucket's auto-resizing, and reuploaded the pictures, I've added a "full resolution" link to all of them in the spoilers, please check them out, they are a lot nicer, my whole point was keeping the detail but raising the resolution.
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A while ago there was a thread where someone made a screenshot of an entire map (Blue Storm) with lots of nice battles going on at once. I've found it pretty cool, and I immediately decided to try something similar (taking screenshots of a replay, then assembling them, I just didnt do a full map, only 9 screenfuls or area). I also posted the results in the thread, but nobody seemed to care

Anyway, I enjoyed doing it -and the results-, so I've made some other screenshots like that since, and I thought I'd make a blog about it, maybe someone is interested.

The thing is, imho Starcraft has very nice graphics, its just that the resolution is considered very low by now. The reasons why I decided to do just some screens instead of a whole map is because you can see more of the nice detail this way, and its also a lot easier to make

(edit: note that you can view the full resolutions by copying the adress of the pictures and opening them in a new tab/page)
(edit2: seems like I'm unable to get the original high resolution pictures from photobucket. Am I the only one having problems with this? Maybe I should use some other method for uploading them or an other hosting site? let me know.)
My first try, a battle between Reach and Flash in the middle of BlueStorm:+ Show Spoiler +



2nd: some PvT battle on Medusa + Show Spoiler +


3rd: Draco vs some zerg on Colosseum 2, zerg reinforcements trying to clear up some mess. + Show Spoiler +


4th: PvT on Heartbreak Ridge, protoss rushes to clear up some harassment + Show Spoiler +


Let me know what you think, any feedback is appreciated as long as its mannered
I certainly plan on making more like these -regardless of the feedback here-, but if you liked it, I'd like it if you'd let me know
Also, feel free to suggest moments in replays worthy of "snapshotting" like this, be it some battle, some surround, impending flank, or just some hugeass base, whatever

+ Show Spoiler [POLL!] +




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