(20-07-2008, 11:04 AM)Hello, I am aware that this is an hold thread. But I need help.1. I am searching for where to download : Image tool, ver. january 04 and resample, ver. March 04. Both tools are for FS2004 HB-100 Wrote: I understand that there is no "blending mask" in FS2004. 
So, I would like to know to achieve the "Blending" of a FS Earth Tiles photoreal backgroung image of an airport with the default FS2004 scenery background. I want to learn how to soften the edges of the image and let it " blend " with the default FS2004 scenerey.

I can  use GIMP or Photoshop editing software to manually edit  photoreal image . 
Thank you for your attention.






FS Earth Tiles v1.0 is a Flightsimulator-Tool I  developed for me and you inspired by the cool Tile proxy project helping you to get photo textures as static addon scenery into the Flightsimulator by  accessing earth services.

FS Earth Tiles v1.0 is freeware and open Source.
You may use the Sources of  v1.0 without any restriction for your own projects.

IMPORTANT!

 All earth services have copyright on their material! That means you may  not  distribute sceneries you create that includes such material.
You are also not really allowed to download such material and store and use it  in FS or elswhere without the permission of the services.


 ****   Note:   Please do not ask for a service configuration here!  ***


Here is the release Version v1.0

FS Earth Tiles  v 1.0

----->  http://rocksolid.gethosted.info/FSEarthTiles/FSEarthTilesV1_0.zip  <--------    (direct link)
----->  http://rapidshare.com/files/131118987/FSEarthTilesV1_0.zip.html <--------    (rapidshare)

        Please read the Readme.txt and check the UserDocu.rtf



Note:
fly-a-lot    Date    07-28-08 :
FSEarthTiles.ini needs to be adjusted because service1 applied some changes:
see: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=2140727&forum_id=847908



FS Earth Tiles v1.0 Sources

----->  http://rocksolid.gethosted.info/FSEarthTiles/FSEarthTilesV1_0_Sources.zip <--------   (direct link)
----->  http://rapidshare.com/files/131119752/FSEarthTilesV1_0_Sources.zip.html <--------   (rapidshare)

(Sources can be compiled with the free available  Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition)


And that's how the tool looks like:




and here are a few example results:

No water mask, just plain phototexture:


with a water mask (check UserDocu.rtf chapter 7) and a little bit autogen(with FSX's Annotator).


one with nice resolution (0.5 or 1m/pix) and strong color




FSEarthTiles Future
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I (HB-100) self will not continue the development of FS Earth Tiles.
I welcome if anyone want to pick it up and continue the development of FSET.
For this purpose I made the sources of v1.0 public and give everyone the right to use them for your own projects
with no restrictions. Before you start a good idea is to check what projects already exists.


Projects after Version 1.0 lead by other authors:
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project from fly-a-lot:

--> http://sourceforge.net/projects/fsearthtiles/

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Videos:
1) HB-100 FSX + FSEarthTiles Collected Impressions
-> http://blip.tv/file/get/HotelBravo-HB100FSXFSEarthTilesCollectedImpressions809.wmv (40 MByte, 6min 14sec)
(or blib.tv flash: http://blip.tv/file/838225/ )

2) HB-100 FSX + FSEarthTiles And More Impressions
-> http://blip.tv/file/get/HotelBravo-HB100FSXFSEarthTilesAndMoreImpressions475.wmv (73MByte, 15min)
(or blib.tv flash: http://blip.tv/file/906118/ )

check http://hotelbravo.blip.tv/ for further videos
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FS Earth Tiles Development :

FS Earth Tiles development  original started in this thread here (v0.1):
-> http://www.fspassengers.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11206

and continued in a big big thread till pre version v0.99 here where you can also find links to older FS Earth Tiles pre versions:
-> http://www.fspassengers.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11218


Please respect that after 1 year of development in my spare time I have other interests now than FS Earth Tiles.
So keep support questions here on a  minimum and better check the internet and the follow up projects for help with the program.

And don't forget to check the documentations (Readme.txt and  UserDocu.rtf)  that comes with the program.

Final note, be aware that this Forum is FSPassengers forum and not FS Earth Tiles forum!
We and  I am only a guest here!!


     HB-100, July 2008



Post Edited ( 10-18-08 18:25 )