The Color Tale Continued
Just for kicks, here’s how Paint Shop Pro rendered Rumble:
Photoshop:
Facebook:
So, my guess is the middle one is close to what we’ll eventually see.
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SPOILERS FOR TRANSFORMERS: BEAST HUNTERS!
This is Beast Hunters Optimus Prime.
Really this is why you should all go to www.bwtf.com on a regular basis. It’s one of the oldest sites in the fandom and where a lot of news sites get their news from without giving any credit.
What Rob said. Ben’s one of the nicest guys in the fandom, and if you don’t follow him on Twitter (@BWTF_Ben) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/bensworldtf), you are missing out.
NEW FREE Guardians of the Galaxy: Infinite Comic starring Gamora with insanely gorgeous art by Mike Del Mundo
we ain’t messin’ around! FREE!!
The Washington DC Metro System (WMATA) represented in Super Mario Bros 3 style. (via Dave’s Geeky Ideas)
Make a London Underground map, and I’m sold.
David Cross, in bobble form! http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=DVAGGR0010 You might know him from Mr. Show with Bob and David, or Arrested Development, or his stand-up career, or any of the other dozens of projects he’s worked on over the years.
If you don’t make an exclusive version with him painted blue, I will be upset.
A Tale of Changing Colors
So, today, Hasbro sent out press images of Transformers Masterpiece Soundwave, his tapes, and Acid Storm. What should have been a simple upload turned into an interesting study of CYMK and RGB graphic files.
To save on bandwidth, I needed to shrink the file size to something around 1600 x 1600 pixels. My initial test with Acid Storm used Paint Shop Pro X3, and it needed to convert the color space/palette to RGB (probably from CYMK). It resulted in this first picture. 
He’s a nice olive/drab green color, isn’t he?
Except… Ant of http://www.TFU.info asked me if we had different pictures, because the colors he had were different. So I used Photoshop this time to change the color space. I ended up with this image:
A much brighter green, isn’t he?
Except that still isn’t how he looked on TFU.info’s Facebook page. So, I uploaded a test picture and this is what I got:
Much brighter, almost garish in green.
So, what did I learn?
1) Converting from CYMK depends on the program you use; and
2) What color will Acid Storm be? Some hue of green.
3) What should we do? Just remember that these are always mock-ups, most likely Photoshopped six ways from Sunday, and we will always need to wait to see finished product.
Mister Rogers - Gone, But Not Forgotten. And Still Needed.
Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of Fred Rogers’ death. This is something I wrote ten years ago, and the words are still true a decade later.
Mister Rogers was a staple of my childhood, and his words are true no matter how old you are. Probably more than ever, children today need to hear that they are loved and are special.
We miss you, Mister Rogers. But as long as there are people who remember, we shall keep your teachings alive.
http://www.igeektrooper.com/2013/02/this-is-the-wonder-woman-live-action-trailer-weve-been-looking-for/
This is fantastic. Nuff said.
TMNT: Secret History of the Foot Clan #3 cover by Kevin Eastman. Colors by Ian Herring.
Lego Avengers Harlem Shake… you did this internets. You did this.
Normally I’d avoid any mention of the Harlem Shake… but I have to reblog this. You understand, yes?
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