ORIGINAL: Hattori Hanzo
I still continue to strongly prefer the original Star Trek images.. [8|]
I wonder why you modify them [&:]
The problem with using the original Star Trek images is that my mod would contain images made 50 years ago using 1960 technology along with images created in the last 5 to 10 years. When you look at them it is very obvious the difference in quality between the images and it looks a little strange.
So I need to do work on the images to make the difference not so obvious. Not only are the images required for Distant Worlds Universe but also for the role play option.
If you look at the picture below of James T Kirk.
The image on the left was taken from an HD screencap from the episode "A Taste of Armageddon".
I then use images like this to create an updated version for the mod as seen below on the right.
While there is minimal changes in the background, while there are some changes, most of the changes are to Captain Kirk where the character now stands out more in the picture, has improved color and in my opinion looks a thousand times better than the original image.
Instead of using stock footage I am also creating new pictures with different backgrounds which are similar to what you see in the New Visions Star Trek comic series.
I have shown before early versions of what I am trying to do ..... those were still very much work in progress and the picture below is much closer to what the final version will look like.
With creating mods it is all too simple to "burrow" stock footage but it is always better to have your own version in any work you release.
If I don't do the work on the images the difference in image quality will be very noticeable when this mod is released.
