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How to make a good signature?
Aug 24th, 2012 at 10:19pm
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i see lots of people with their own signatures, and the pictures are high quality, not pixelated, if you look at the America West signature I made, its all pixelated and bad, I've seen a United 757 with good quality, Air Canada 777, lots of good stuff, so I was wondering how to make it not pixelated? I use FRAPS to take a screenshot (which is really high quality when its the original big size) and when i shrink it down, it gets pixelated.
  
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Re: How to make a good signature?
Reply #1 - Aug 27th, 2012 at 6:18am
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All I did is use the in game screenshot, default value "V".

Then I croped it and saved the size to about 70 x 200 pixels.
  
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Re: How to make a good signature?
Reply #2 - Aug 28th, 2012 at 10:55pm
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I use Photoshop, I crop the image...but just left and right then resize it so the horizontal is 270 pixles...doesn't matter what the vertical is. I have a template made (is what I use) with the border at the bottom- CS website and text above that etc. then the image goes under both of those layers. I leave the room top and bottom to adjust the image in the frame. Then the full sized sig gets resized to 270x68...keeps the image sharp when you shrink it...I think. Huh

if you want...post one or send me a full size screen shot and I'll send you back a sig if you want...? Smiley
  
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Reply #3 - Aug 29th, 2012 at 12:32am
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Yeah I wanted to know how you kept the border and the little captain sim.com at the bottom.
  
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Re: How to make a good signature?
Reply #4 - Aug 29th, 2012 at 6:59am
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I just did my best to eyeball the font(looking at the CS ones, my text is too small) and like I said...photoshop layers...the white portion with text goes over the image.

post some pics, ill make you a sig:) or I could share my PS doc Smiley
  
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Reply #5 - Aug 29th, 2012 at 10:24am
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Yeah if you could PM the PS doc? that would be great!
  
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Re: How to make a good signature?
Reply #6 - Aug 29th, 2012 at 10:02pm
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I updated my template and made a sig for the new 772LR
  
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Re: How to make a good signature?
Reply #7 - Aug 29th, 2012 at 10:57pm
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and here's one for the American West...
  
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Re: How to make a good signature?
Reply #8 - Aug 29th, 2012 at 11:01pm
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Thank you sir!  Cheesy Wink You got an eye for a nice FSX picture eh?
  
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Re: How to make a good signature?
Reply #9 - Aug 29th, 2012 at 11:16pm
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you are very welcome and thanks, I just used the screenshot Captain Sim posted on Facebook of the LR.

I sent a PM, and have an updated PSD if you still want it.

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Reply #10 - Aug 30th, 2012 at 1:14am
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I got the PM just fine and thanks! I could never pin point a good font...

For now I will use the one you made, thanks again!
  
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Re: How to make a good signature?
Reply #11 - Aug 31st, 2012 at 4:49am
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thankyou for the America West!
  
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Re: How to make a good signature?
Reply #12 - Aug 31st, 2012 at 5:26am
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Your welcome, and it's my pleasure, glad to see it in your sig Wink
  
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