Post by tamreese on Mar 25, 2010 7:59:31 GMT -5
How to create LCARS
I. What you will need:
1. Imaging software: MS Publisher, MS Digital image, Photoshop, etc.
(anything will work, it's simply a matter of how much control a program gives to manipulate images)
2. Easy access to your STO screenshot folder
(mine is in /Startrekonline/Live/screenshots. I have the Steam download, so yours might be different)
3. The "LCARS font". (See below)
4 An online server on which to store your images. Many free blogging sites will do. (see below)
5. Any itchy finger on your "Print Screen" key ingame.
6. Plenty of Star Trek Geek lore and your imagination
II. Creating your LCARS
1. Enter "LCARS" into your favorite search engine. Switch to image results. You will find hundreds of LCARS images.
2. Click on one you like until you are viewing the fullsize of the image.
3. "Save Image as..." and save the image in an easy to access folder. Repeat with as many images as you like! The more the better!
4. Open the images you wish to use in your Imaging software.
5. Use the appropriate tool to delete, clone, whatever...any of the images or text on the prefab LCARS that you don't want.
6. Select the "LCARS FONT" when you add your own text.
7. Now go to town and have fun! You just delete and add as you wish. Add screenshots, other google images, whatever you want! Don't forget that you can even add LCARS to your LCARS.
8. Make sure your finished LCARS is about 517pixels Wide x 924pixels high. It doesn't have to be exact, but that's a good starting size.
Most programs will allow you to change the pixel dimension of the image at any time.
9. Save the LCARS as a .JPG or .TIF
III. Posting your LCARS to the DO Forums.
1. Upload the LCARS to your server.
2. Once uploaded copy the "Image URL". Blog servers have an image library which will give you the URL on a details page for that image.
If you have it on your own server, just go to the image address and copy it.
3. Paste that URL into your Forum post.
4. Highlight the pasted URL and click the "image" icon in the forum toolbar.
It should look like this:
[image]http://www.myserver.com/myawesomelcarsimage.jpg.[image]
5. Click "preview". If everything is ok. Your LCARS should appear!! If you're happy with it - save it!
You've posted your LCARS and you are now Awesome!
IV. Couple of things. (This is the "See Below" part)
1. For LCARS fonts, I went here: www.lcarscom.net/faq.htm
Just search "LCARS FONT" and a whole bunch of sites will come up.
2. Servers:
Free blog sites offer a limited amount of server space, but it's not bad.
Try: www.wordpress.com
www.blogger.com
Feel free to message me with any questions!
I. What you will need:
1. Imaging software: MS Publisher, MS Digital image, Photoshop, etc.
(anything will work, it's simply a matter of how much control a program gives to manipulate images)
2. Easy access to your STO screenshot folder
(mine is in /Startrekonline/Live/screenshots. I have the Steam download, so yours might be different)
3. The "LCARS font". (See below)
4 An online server on which to store your images. Many free blogging sites will do. (see below)
5. Any itchy finger on your "Print Screen" key ingame.
6. Plenty of Star Trek Geek lore and your imagination
II. Creating your LCARS
1. Enter "LCARS" into your favorite search engine. Switch to image results. You will find hundreds of LCARS images.
2. Click on one you like until you are viewing the fullsize of the image.
3. "Save Image as..." and save the image in an easy to access folder. Repeat with as many images as you like! The more the better!
4. Open the images you wish to use in your Imaging software.
5. Use the appropriate tool to delete, clone, whatever...any of the images or text on the prefab LCARS that you don't want.
6. Select the "LCARS FONT" when you add your own text.
7. Now go to town and have fun! You just delete and add as you wish. Add screenshots, other google images, whatever you want! Don't forget that you can even add LCARS to your LCARS.
8. Make sure your finished LCARS is about 517pixels Wide x 924pixels high. It doesn't have to be exact, but that's a good starting size.
Most programs will allow you to change the pixel dimension of the image at any time.
9. Save the LCARS as a .JPG or .TIF
III. Posting your LCARS to the DO Forums.
1. Upload the LCARS to your server.
2. Once uploaded copy the "Image URL". Blog servers have an image library which will give you the URL on a details page for that image.
If you have it on your own server, just go to the image address and copy it.
3. Paste that URL into your Forum post.
4. Highlight the pasted URL and click the "image" icon in the forum toolbar.
It should look like this:
[image]http://www.myserver.com/myawesomelcarsimage.jpg.[image]
5. Click "preview". If everything is ok. Your LCARS should appear!! If you're happy with it - save it!
You've posted your LCARS and you are now Awesome!
IV. Couple of things. (This is the "See Below" part)
1. For LCARS fonts, I went here: www.lcarscom.net/faq.htm
Just search "LCARS FONT" and a whole bunch of sites will come up.
2. Servers:
Free blog sites offer a limited amount of server space, but it's not bad.
Try: www.wordpress.com
www.blogger.com
Feel free to message me with any questions!