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FPSC Classic Models and Media / Hud Question.

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Cosmic Prophet
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Posted: 8th Aug 2009 19:58
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Hey guys. Can someone tell me what the maximum resolution for a hud can be. The Most common I've seen is 72. Will they still work if they are made say, at 150dpi?

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Inspire
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Posted: 10th Aug 2009 20:43
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Probably. Couldn't hurt to try.

Are you talking about the HUD's for numbers and whatnot? Because I've seen people do HUDs that are the resolution of the screen.

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Cosmic Prophet
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Posted: 11th Aug 2009 02:36 Edited at: 11th Aug 2009 04:48
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Well, See I had this idea of producing a weapon that resembles a mechanical arm with say something like a minigun mounted on the end. And I wanted to design a hud that would give the impression of being inside the mech suit.

In photoshop, I can gain more detail with a texture that is for example: 1024 X 768 at 150 dpi. rather than the standard 72 dpi. resolution.

I guess trial and error will be the road to take then. Thanks!

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You could use 150ppi without any problems especially since your only using one image for your full screen hud and you will have a lot of transparency in such an image, its fairly standard to use a very high res or increase image size when creating textures or images then reduce to keep up the quality, especially when using text.
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Posted: 11th Aug 2009 06:34 Edited at: 12th Aug 2009 01:26
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Great, That's exactly what I needed to Know. Thanks a ton Rolfy.

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