How to Make FFXI Screencaps/Models Look Nice in Photoshop

So, here's a humble little tutorial on how to make stuff look nicer with a few simple Photoshop tricks. If the video is too small, try enlarging it and looking at the HQ version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWCXcDKRGis

The wallpapers I used for examples are here:

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/ElizabethDowell/moonshadebutterflyco...
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/ElizabethDowell/moonshadebutterfly-1...
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/ElizabethDowell/moonshadebutterfly2.jpg

The .dats for the Lilisette taru can be found here:

http://ffxidats.com/page.php?al=Lilisettetaru

You'll need a current version of Altana View to make this work. That can be found here:

http://forums.ffxiclopedia.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13117&p=152245

*You may need to register to download from here. Be careful where you download FFXI software from. RMT software can infect some of these sites.

The font I used in the video can be found here:

http://jellyka.deviantart.com/art/Jellyka-Castle-s-Queen-84598371

And of course you'll all need to buy Photoshop yourselves like good, law-abiding citizens! Right...

Since I know someone is going to wind up asking, the music is all from FFXI or remixed from FFXI tunes. It is:

Windurst (FFXI)
Sunbreeze Shuffle (FFXI)
Bard's Song (Remix)
First Ode - Nocturne of the Gods (CoP)
Moghouse (Remix)
The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah (RotZ)
Ragnarok (ToAH)
Encampment Dreams (WotG)
Wark It (Remix)

You can get those here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RAPB4CBE

And since I'm an idiot, I left a blank space in there. Hum the login song or something. ; ;

Once the link is down, don't ask me to put it back up. Bleeegh...

Hope you enjoy the tutorial and find some odd use for it. D:

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• lilisette
• taru
• tarutaru
• photoshop
• altanaview
• altana
• view
• pretty
• signature
• icon
• avatar
• tutorial
• wallpaper

[noralain]

thanks for this post, want to ask how you got new models ? like dancer equip or let's say salvage equip ... etc

[SageGeminiThe]

Um, in AV/MV...you can pull them out of there, they connect to your game. If you're looking for a current list, you can try Alla, Killing Ifrit, or FFXIclopedia forums

[Bioarmor]

awesome. this will be useful for me to make some pics and thanks :D

[SageGeminiThe]

No problem :D Glad it was helpful!

[SailorFaith]

I have the trial of FFXI installed and the latest AV but the body still keeps disappearing on most of the stuff as well as other parts wont show up and animations wont play help ;-;

[CAMOxXxFluffy]

festival music :D

[Phazonaddict]

Hi. I'm only here because you replied to my comment on that "everything" video. Nice to see someone who hates attention whores too :V

But anyway, some points:

- You should avoid Hypercam if you don't have the full version (legitmately or otherwise). I heard Camstudio is a good alternative.

- You could also save the finished image as TGA, PSD or PNG, they're lossless formats. I'm not sure about 100% but JPG is lossy.

Regardless, nice tutorial for people not in the know.

[xxLastCaressx]

Oh wow! This is great!~

I just recently got photochop back on my pc. Although i dont have the other program that links with FFXI, i'm going to try it out on regular screnshots and see how it comes out ::shrugs::

Thanks again!~ /smile

-Xanastrianna-

Ragnarok

[noralain]

hmm, still did not get it how :o, from where I can pull them and what is AV/MV mean ?

[mapleseallux]

THank YOu =D

Ur Info was quite usefull THANK YOU =D

[KCuahtemoc]

nice :D