The 'What the fuck!' thread - Page 89

Kagen4o4 · 05-07-2006, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Very simple.... take a picture, put it on the laptop as wallpaper, then line up the camera, laptop and background, right?

Well how in hell do you put the picture on the laptop that's turned on an angle and have it appear straight?

easy

Gromitspapa · 05-07-2006, 04:05 PM

Are these see-through images photoshopped onto the laptop screen portion of the image rather than displayed on them?

John · 05-08-2006, 07:12 AM

That picture is a real picture of real laptops, showing what is actually on their screens.

What they do is this: Set up the camera on a tripod, set up the laptops.

Take a picture of the scene with the laptop open (#1), and with the laptop closed(2).

Take the part of the background covered by the screen in Pic #1 from pic #2, and load it into photoshop. Turn it and convert it so with will look correct, from the correct angle, when loaded as wallpaper. Load it as wallpaper on the laptop, and take a new, final picture.

Of course, in that one, they did this three times, for three "overlapping" laptop screens.

John · 05-08-2006, 07:12 AM

Happy Monkey · 05-08-2006, 11:22 AM

Here's how I'd do it. I don't know if it's how they do it:

Take pictures from a tripod with and without screens.
Overlay them, and on the "without" picture, mark the locations of the corners of the screen on the "with" picture.
Cut out the quadrilateral marked by those corners, reshape it into a rectangle, and set that as the desktop.
Retake the picture with the screen.

Redo it for each layer.

Elspode · 05-08-2006, 11:24 AM

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Trilby · 05-08-2006, 11:29 AM

I wonder what's in the skillet? Eggs?

Anyway, it's a pretty sweet set-up.

KinkyVixen · 05-08-2006, 12:41 PM

Hey! Ya gotta do what ya gotta do!

Shocker · 05-08-2006, 01:21 PM

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JayMcGee · 05-08-2006, 07:53 PM

re the laptops..... if you liked that, you may like the 'infiniite cats project' which does a similar sort of thing.....

http://www.infinitecat.com/

Flint · 05-08-2006, 10:10 PM

...if you liked the Infinite Cat Project check out http://www.stuffonmycat.com/

Happy Monkey · 05-09-2006, 12:26 AM

Or how about some talking cats?

Oh Don piano...

Ibby · 05-09-2006, 12:46 AM

And don't forget cats in sinks...

John · 05-09-2006, 06:50 AM

skysidhe · 05-09-2006, 08:35 AM

ha

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Gromitspapa Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 377	Are these see-through images photoshopped onto the laptop screen portion of the image rather than displayed on them?

05-08-2006, 07:12 AM	#1323
John Operations Operative Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 562	That picture is a real picture of real laptops, showing what is actually on their screens. What they do is this: Set up the camera on a tripod, set up the laptops. Take a picture of the scene with the laptop open (#1), and with the laptop closed(2). Take the part of the background covered by the screen in Pic #1 from pic #2, and load it into photoshop. Turn it and convert it so with will look correct, from the correct angle, when loaded as wallpaper. Load it as wallpaper on the laptop, and take a new, final picture. Of course, in that one, they did this three times, for three "overlapping" laptop screens.

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JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	re the laptops..... if you liked that, you may like the 'infiniite cats project' which does a similar sort of thing..... http://www.infinitecat.com/ __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

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Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Or how about some talking cats? Oh Don piano... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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