GT4 Tracks And Photo Locations.

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Perhaps the light trails are simply a function of shutter speed, that's one of the variables we can control that would result in such effects.

I wonder how feasible pausing, entering Photo Mode, processing then resuming a replay would be. I get the feeling it would be pretty hard - Photo Mode seems to make use of as much processing and memory as it can to get the best result. As has been repeatedly mentioned, instead of having to render a scene in 1/60th of a second (or 1/50th), the PS2 can take far longer, a second, perhaps more. That doesn't mean it's going to be 50-60 times better, but it counts for something. The increased resolution is why things look so much better, particularly on the comparatively higher resolution of computer screens.

What I'm curious about is just how we're getting all these high quality photo mode pics, are they all just screen captures with a video in or is there a transfer system in the works.
 
Is there not already a transfer system as Xport?

I suspect that said photos can be saved as a .jpg onto the mem card and then "xport"ed off?

Or if you have your PC connected to your PS2 with a Router/Lan... could you not save them onto your PC direct? (Is this possible with a network adaptor?)

C.
 
yeti
Is there not already a transfer system as Xport?

I suspect that said photos can be saved as a .jpg onto the mem card and then "xport"ed off?

Or if you have your PC connected to your PS2 with a Router/Lan... could you not save them onto your PC direct? (Is this possible with a network adaptor?)

C.
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I dont think they can be saved as a jpeg on your memcard. First of all they will be saved just as a replay: with all the info about the position of the car and all the specs. This will result in a small replay like file that can be "xported" off or directly send via the gt4 network. The whole point of the photo's is to share them, so that will certainly be implemented. Secondly, megapixel images will be much to large to save in large quantities.


I heard KY say that it would be possible to print the images on a usb printer directly linked to th ps2. I hope he wil implement the option to send the output jpeg, or png file to the pc. otherwise some creative people will surely think of a way to convert the printing signal to the pc ;)

Think of this: gt4 gameplay will be orientated towards online play, as much as offline play. I think all the files that can be saved(photos, replays, setups, cars in a way) can be shared and exchanged. You wont need an xport for that.
 
But you will need to load GT4 to look at them... I strongly suspect that you will be able to Jpg the images in some form or another... if only so it auto sends them by email or something?!

C.
 
Yes, you need gt4 to look at them. The only way that it is officialy possible for others to look at them is by printing the image. I hope it will be possible to send the image as jpeg to the pc. If it is supported, i think it will be via email or something. Or maybe via usb cable.
 
Cheers GTXLR

I do have my doubts about being able to get the "photos" off the PS2 and onto your PC. I can't see the images being saved as jpeg's or any other image format, just "replay" info which tells the game how to display the photo when you come to printi it. I'm just hoping my USB Epson printer will be supported.

Cheers

Jamie
 
Looking at the size of digital camera pics in lossless JPEG format, that won't be what we're working with. A simple replay style file listing car, some general positions (camera, car) and the options selected would be the most logical.

I can't see files being sent via email either, I've never heard of that and I can't see how it'd work smoothly. USB cable is your best bet, but perhaps printing is all we'll have. We'll have to go buy capture cards - perhaps it's a conspiracy.
 
guess youll just have to scan your postcard sized print into your puter with a quality scanner. then manipulate it at will, as the file will only consist of data to recreate the scene, the Ps2 will produce the image, wether this is for your personal viewing of sharing over then network.
 
Eagle
Perhaps the light trails are simply a function of shutter speed, that's one of the variables we can control that would result in such effects.

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except the other cars in the shibuya scene are static much like your car will be.
If you look at the TVR pic youll notice that there are no light trails coming off any of the cars in the scene. a slow shutter speed would require movement in the scene to create light trails.

edit: sorry for posting twice, meant to edit.
 
Also... I hope that you can fully control the Replay this time... Nothing more annoying than having to watch 10 laps of a replay to see a sweet overtake or a mega wipeout that you want to watch!!

C.
 
Didn't KY indicate at E3 that you could save the pics on the memory card? If so, the pic has to be stored in some image format (probably RAW image format, so that it can be printed directly by a USB printer). Most digi cameras work the same way and only convert the RAW image when you load the pics to your PC, if you have a printer like mine (HP Photosmart 7350) you can connect all major memory cards direct to the printer and print pics from there... i'm sure it's the same philosophy as photomode's export.

We can all wait for the PS3 and the ability to hookup Sony's memory stick to the box and then just save the pics to that ;)
 
wooow...what many trax!!! ..but what about the NÜRBURGRING F1 COURSE??perhaps there, too??...and can u perhaps choose THE WEATHER/TIME(NIGHT OR DAY) when u´re going to drive on a track???
..would be nice!! imagine LAGUNA AT NIGHT!!!!!
 
I can't see why you couldn't just plug in a USB memory stick into the front of the PS2 and save the full image onto that instead. You could get quite a few pics on one 128mb USB memory stick. And then you could copy them over onto your PC.

Now that would be really cool.

Cheers

Jamie
 
phantasm
Didn't KY indicate at E3 that you could save the pics on the memory card? If so, the pic has to be stored in some image format (probably RAW image format, so that it can be printed directly by a USB printer;)
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It was indicated that you would save them to memeory card for uploading into the game to view.
It was said that the file size would be very small, containing only the location of car and camera, filters e.t.c then Gt4 will render the image from this information, the benefit of this small file size was to make sharing of pictures amongst fellow gt4 users, easy over the online network.
 
^ ahhh now i remember... that's why you need GT4 to view them... but there must be some process to convert it to an image format to send it via USB to the printer, so hopefully you could "print to file" as well and send the image or the print file to a USB stick or via USB to a PC to save it.
 
GT-One Lover
...but really,why can´t u do what j8mie said???
..would be very nice (think of our memory cards=8MB and USB sticks=until 256MB!!!!)
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Because a memstick will be recognized as a memstick and a printer as a printer. ;) So the game will just say that there is no printer connected. And there the story ends. Connecting it to a pc can be a whole different story. Maybe some smart person can make some sort of printer emulator software for the pc, so the game will be fooled.
 
..here are some GT4 Photos(look and enjoy):

...what´s this FIRE coming out of the exhaust of the SKYLINT GTR CONCEPT????
will there be finally fire when u let the gaspedal (as it is in reality)??
let´s hope (PD pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee!!!)
 
GT-One Lover
..here are some GT4 Photos(look and enjoy):

...what´s this FIRE coming out of the exhaust of the SKYLINT GTR CONCEPT????
will there be finally fire when u let the gaspedal (as it is in reality)??
let´s hope (PD pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee!!!)
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The pic of the flamin skyline is very old. Haven't seen flames come from exhausts since then.
 
GT-One Lover
...what´s this FIRE coming out of the exhaust of the SKYLINT GTR CONCEPT????
will there be finally fire when u let the gaspedal (as it is in reality)??
let´s hope (PD pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee!!!)
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no "Fire" from the gas pedal... that pic is FAKE... done with a magical program called Photoshop. Absolutely no official pics from PD show flames from the exhaust. Nor has the GTR concept been seen in an offical PD screen cap of GT4.

💡 You really should read around some of the bigger and stickied threads... you'll learn quite a bit about GT4 and hopefully help you make better posts then ones like this with stale or misinformed info.
 
One track that is missing from the list is Magny-Cours (the F1 track in france). When I was there for the F1 race back in 2001 I sat beside a group of Japaniese visiters and thay all had cameras that were marked "Property of Polyphony Digital" and thay had GT3 watches, GT3 t-shirts. I think thay were there to research the track for a upcoming game, e.g. GT4 :)

/Viktor
 
I wouldn't bet on anything, but that does sound likely that the track will be in!
Oh, and to further the replay comment, I hope the crash sound will be in replays in GT4. If you hit a wall in Gt3 and the thud noise came up, it wouldn't be on a replay, it would just hit the wall and the revs would lower, no thud, nothing, form a 'real driving simulator' that disappointed me. If it was in the real game, why not in replays?
 
That track list amazes me and dissapoints me.....I want some sort of touge there (no dirt track does not count). Gymkhana helps....but ya know...trial mountain ain't cuttin it anymore
 

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