A Matrix Wallpaper I made... it's 800x600 O_O

Meh. Difference clouds.

No amount of filter-chaining will gain you masterhood

I love how so many people are so afraid to use the brush and make something original.

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I dont think people like wallpapers with huge names on the side, it kida makes it ugly. if you really want those clouds, make them more transparent

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Freyr, almost, but I didn't do any hard light for the lightning layer, I just lowered it's occupation, and the text is made by following a tutorial

does anyone know how to make some realistic matrix coding? like i know how to do the above method... but the code looks a bit dodgy in places imo...

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Rah!

Sats, I think that's the most realistic code I've ever seen/made

Nice broken image.

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[This message has been edited by Gebohq (edited December 28, 2003).]

This is the best way of creating matrix code IMO:

http://www.eyesondesign.net/pshop/matrix/text_effect.htm

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hmm i disagree.... the code in the way you did it doesn't look like actual different characters.. but sort of a long broken up stick imo...

and thx for that other link JkWhoSaysNi i will try it out.

Also does anyone know how you would convert a normal image.. eg a picture or whatever, into that picture but in matrix code..?

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Rah!

I would try an image to ascii converter first, then tweak that. Perhaps making some parts invisible etc, and layering other text on top.

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It's simple to make regular images into matrix text. All you have to do is take the image, save it as a .psd, then make a displacement map. Here's how:
Open the image.
Change the color mode to multichannel (Image>>Mode>>Multichanel), then go into channels (If it's not in the window with History, Layers, and action, then go to Windows>>Show Channels).
Delete the yellow channel. Select the Magenta channel and use the move tool to move it a bit up and to the left. If you want to, you can apply a light gaussian blur to make it less "edgy".
Now save the picture and get some Matrix code. Here's the fun part:
Open the Matrix code picture, then change the image size to that of your original picture (Image>>Image Size) and then apply the dmap. Filter>>Distortions>>Displacement, and set it for, say, 25 percent, then select the displacement map you created. Ta da, matrix code suitably distorted.
Here's a good effect: make a new layer in the picture that's completely empty. Then, make a gradient that goes from solid color to total transperancy. Then, use the "select layer" (ctrl click the layer) tool on the distorted matrix code. Copy it and paste it onto the image you made the displacement map with, and you'll have a strange faded flook. Very snazzy.
Here's an example: http://forums.massassi.net/html/Forum5/HTML/010749.html (as self-serving as this may be, it's just for the sake of discussion)

-Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.

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[This message has been edited by bearded_jarl (edited December 11, 2003).]

thx i'll have a go at doing that

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