DFRPG update

Rasputin · 09-20-2017, 04:25 PM

I just got the email that the DFRPG has been updated. Anyone know what’s new?

GM Joe · 09-20-2017, 04:28 PM

The scans for the cardboard heroes and maps PDFs are much better (higher resolution).

Steven Marsh · 09-20-2017, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GM Joe

The scans for the cardboard heroes and maps PDFs are much better (higher resolution).

Just to clarify: The "scans" are the same as they've been. (We don't deal in scans unless we have to . . . digital forever!!!) We just tweaked the compression settings of the PDFs we generated to improve the quality in some situations while (hopefully) keeping the file sizes manageable.

Pseudonym · 09-20-2017, 04:43 PM

Squeaky wheel gets the grease!

GM Joe · 09-20-2017, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Steven Marsh

Just to clarify: The "scans" are the same as they've been. (We don't deal in scans unless we have to . . . digital forever!!!) We just tweaked the compression settings of the PDFs we generated to improve the quality in some situations while (hopefully) keeping the file sizes manageable.

Right, what was I thinking? You have the source files for the images...

Thanks for the clarification!

adm · 09-20-2017, 05:23 PM

A noticeable improvement.

Christopher R. Rice · 09-20-2017, 07:21 PM

I wonder if we could get the maps in a png or jpg for easy (personal) use for VTTs?

Steven Marsh · 09-20-2017, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghostdancer

I wonder if we could get the maps in a png or jpg for easy (personal) use for VTTs?

Unfortunately, the files start getting really unwieldy really quickly if we include too many options.

But, since the files aren't copy-protected in any way, you can easily manipulate them yourself with any suitable software. If you happen to be on a Mac, it's really easy to make your own JPGs: Just open the PDF in Preview, go to View -> Thumbnails (it it's not already on that), select the page you want to export in the left-hand sidebar, go to File -> Export... , select Format:JPEG (or PNG), select the quality/resolution you want, navigate to where you want to save the file, and click "Save."

Christopher R. Rice · 09-20-2017, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Steven Marsh

Unfortunately, the files start getting really unwieldy really quickly if we include too many options.

But, since the files aren't copy-protected in any way, you can easily manipulate them yourself with any suitable software. If you happen to be on a Mac, it's really easy to make your own JPGs: Just open the PDF in Preview, go to View -> Thumbnails (it it's not already on that), select the page you want to export in the left-hand sidebar, go to File -> Export... , select Format:JPEG (or PNG), select the quality/resolution you want, navigate to where you want to save the file, and click "Save."

Hmmmm. Ok. Thanks! I figured it was something like that.

JMason · 09-20-2017, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghostdancer

I wonder if we could get the maps in a png or jpg for easy (personal) use for VTTs?

I use GIMP (which is free) and it can open pdfs with each page a different image or layer, and save to just about any format you want.

09-20-2017, 04:25 PM	#1
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