Difference between revisions of "Snapshot resources"

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The following consists of miscellaneous info which often isn't easy to find, but very useful if you take Second Life Snapshots, including postcards. Historically, documentation in this area has been sparse, and Residents have provided some great resources, so this is an ongoing endeavor at compiling those in an easy place — please help keep this updated!

A state of snapshots

^ Torley's personal notes on how things've come to be.

Guides

Torley Linden's personal guide to high-quality Second Life photography! - Awesomely comprehensive, richly illustrated.

Vint Falken's tutorials - Vint serves up fabulous slices of knowhow with a specialization in beautiful post-processing of your inworld shots.
Advanced Snapshot Tips - collection of tips by the community regarding snapshots.
BootCamp: Photography Preparation - Luna Jubilee's guide to SL snapshot prep

Video tutorials

How to take a snapshot <videoflash>prno9o9n2ic</videoflash>

How to send a postcard <videoflash>iFzbvZc1BX4</videoflash>

Watch more video tutorials!

Social sites featuring snapshots

Many social sites take advantage of the Snapshot API to publish snapshots and additional details.

Flickr - The popular photo-sharing service, with over half a million pictures tagged "secondlife".
- Via Snapzilla-to-Flickr and SLBuzz-to-Flickr, Residents can crosspost to another service to have their postcards also show up on Flickr, where they easily be organized.
- Flickr's Second Life group - The most popular. Look inside the discussion area for varied photographic tips 'n' tricks.
- List of all Second Life groups on Flickr - Lots catering to special interests!
- You can also use Flickr's tools to upload snapshots from your hard drive, and there are a variety of 3rd-party amusements like fd's Flickr toys and Dumpr which you can apply to your images.

Snapzilla - The original pioneer to really make use of postcards in such a widespread manner, its success has encouraged many Residents to share their inworld memories.

Koinup - The first social network for all virtual world residents, and also has the ability to send inworld postcards to your Koinup gallery.

Mixoom - Postcards are part of Mixoom's community site offerings. It also allows uploading of photos from your hard drive.

SL Profiles - This page allows you to quickly add SL pictures to your profile on this community site.

blogHUD - Use this gadget to send send your postcards to the web.

SLinside.com - German Second Life Community Pics

Tools

Picnik (free version available, web-based) - Online image editor super-easy to edit your snapshots (in both basic and more fun ways), then post them on the web, or save back to hard drive. Integrates seamlessly with Flickr. See Torley's review.

ReNamer (free, Windows-only) - Batch-renames your files. Great for taking a heap of snapshots named "Snapshot" and turning them into something more descriptive. Also see Torley's review.

Autostitch (free, Windows-only, Mac and Linux versions planned) - Easy-to-use 2D image stitcher that turn a collection of snapshots into a breathtaking, wide-angle panorama. Also see Torley's tutorial on how to specifically use it with Second Life.

virtualPhotographer (free, Windows-only) - Incredibly tasty little Photoshop plugin to add extra "pop" to your snapshots. Had a nice collection of presets and can simulate film grain, sepia, bloom, etc.

Also see Texture_Tools for image editors and more.

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-The following consists of miscellaneous info which often isn't easy to find, but very useful if you take Second Life snapshots, including postcards. Historically, documentation in this area has been sparse, and Residents have provided some great resources, so this is an ongoing endeavor at compiling those in an easy place — please help keep this updated!
+The following consists of miscellaneous info which often isn't easy to find, but very useful if you take Second Life [[Snapshots]], including postcards. Historically, documentation in this area has been sparse, and Residents have provided some great resources, so this is an ongoing endeavor at compiling those in an easy place — please help keep this updated!
 == [[Help:Snapshots/A_state_of_snapshots|A state of snapshots]] ==
 ^ Torley's personal notes on how things've come to be.
-== Tips 'n' tricks ==
+== Guides ==
-Video tutorials:
+* '''[[User:Torley_Linden/Snapshot_tips|Torley Linden's personal guide to high-quality Second Life photography!]]''' - Awesomely comprehensive, richly illustrated.
-* '''[http://youtube.com/watch?v=iFzbvZc1BX4 How to send a postcard]''' - Self-explanatory fun!
-* '''[http://youtube.com/watch?v=AZyBNBW2yjI Advanced Snapshot Magic]''' - Shows you how to zoom, get great lighting effects, and more.
-From the [http://secondlife.com/support Knowledge Base] (sadly, we can't link to direct articles there, so try searching for these titles):
-* '''How do I take pictures or snapshots of things inworld?''' - Start here first!
-* '''Guide to the snapshot window's options''' - Intermediate-level skillz!
-More guides:
-* '''[[User:Torley_Linden/Snapshot_tips|Torley Linden's personal guide to high-quality Second Life photography!]]'''
 * '''[http://www.vintfalken.com/tutorials/ Vint Falken's tutorials]''' - Vint serves up fabulous slices of knowhow with a specialization in beautiful post-processing of your inworld shots.
+* '''[[Advanced Snapshot Tips]]''' - collection of tips by the community regarding snapshots.
+* '''[http://lunajubilee.com/2010/06/26/bootcamp-photography-preparation/ BootCamp: Photography Preparation]''' - Luna Jubilee's guide to  SL snapshot prep
-Did you also know you can:
+== Video tutorials ==
+'''How to take a snapshot'''
+<videoflash>prno9o9n2ic</videoflash>
-* '''Change image size and quality settings when sending postcards?''' [http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/08/02/postcards-from-the-sledge/ See this blog post] for more info.
+'''How to send a postcard'''
+<videoflash>iFzbvZc1BX4</videoflash>
-* '''[[Saving_Textures|Save textures to your hard drive?]]''' For example, if you've uploaded snapshots to your inventory, this lets you export them so you can upload them to other sites and post them outside of Second Life. You can do this by opening a texture with full permissions and going to File menu > Save Texture As — see the link for further details.
+<font size="3">'''[[Video Tutorials|Watch more video tutorials!]]'''</font>
-* '''[http://torley.com/snapshot-tip-turn-render-ground-off Hide the ugly gap between the water and horizon?]''' (This is workaround for a bug, SL-24381, and will be deprecated when First Look: WindLight comes out.)
+== Social sites featuring snapshots ==
-* '''Hide foot shadows?''' Client menu > Rendering > Features > Foot Shadows.
+Many social sites take advantage of the [[Snapshot API]] to publish snapshots and additional details.
-* '''[http://www.flickr.com/groups/secondlife/discuss/72157600062846532/ Use "Slow Motion Animations" to make action shots easier?]'''
+* '''[http://flickr.com Flickr]''' - The popular photo-sharing service, with [http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=secondlife&ss=2&ct=6&s=rec over half a million pictures tagged "secondlife"].
+** Via '''[http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/flickr.aspx Snapzilla-to-Flickr]''' and '''[http://snapshots.slbuzz.com/crosspost SLBuzz-to-Flickr]''', Residents can crosspost to another service to have their postcards also show up on Flickr, where they easily be organized.
-* '''[http://www.flickr.com/groups/secondlife/discuss/72157600055309030/ Move the camera around while taking a freeze-frame snapshot?]''' Great for getting an ideal angle with little fuss.
+** '''[http://www.flickr.com/groups/secondlife/ Flickr's Second Life group]''' - The most popular. Look inside the [http://www.flickr.com/groups/secondlife/discuss/ discussion] area for varied photographic tips 'n' tricks.
+** '''[[List_of_Second_Life_Groups_on_Flickr.com|List of all Second Life groups on Flickr]]''' - Lots catering to special interests!
-* '''[http://emmanowhere.blogspot.com/2007/04/using-flickr-photos-in-second-life.html Use Flickr photos as streaming media in SL?]'''
+** You can also use Flickr's [http://www.flickr.com/tools/ tools] to upload snapshots from your hard drive, and there are a variety of 3rd-party amusements like [http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/ fd's Flickr toys] and [http://www.dumpr.net/ Dumpr] which you can apply to your images.
-== Social sites featuring postcards ==
+* '''[http://slpics.com Snapzilla]''' - The original pioneer to really make use of postcards in such a widespread manner, its success has encouraged many Residents to share their inworld memories.
-* '''[http://slpics.com Snapzilla]''' - The original pioneer to really make use of postcards in such a widespread manner, its success has encouraged many Residents to share their inworld memories. As of April 2007, Snapzilla currently boasts over 150,000 pictures and is en route to a "2.0" upgrade.
-* '''[http://slbuzz.com SLBuzz]''' - Postcards are [http://snapshots.slbuzz.com/search part of] SLBuzz's  community site offerings. It also allows uploading of [http://photos.slbuzz.com/search photos] from your hard drive.
+* '''[http://www.koinup.com Koinup]''' - The first social network for all virtual world residents, and also has the ability to send inworld postcards to your Koinup gallery.
-* '''[http://slprofiles.com/postcards.asp SL Profiles]''' - This page allows you to quickly add Second Life pictures to your profile on this community site.
+* '''[http://mixoom.com/search Mixoom]''' - Postcards are part of Mixoom's community site offerings. It also allows uploading of [http://mixoom.com/photos/browse photos] from your hard drive.
-* '''[http://www.koinup.com Koinup]''' - Koinup, the first social network for all virtual worlds residents. Recently Koinup introduced the chance to send postcards directly from Second Life to members Koinup galleries
+* '''[http://slprofiles.com/postcards.asp SL Profiles]''' - This page allows you to quickly add SL pictures to your profile on this community site.
-* '''[http://flickr.com Flickr]''' - The popular photo-sharing service. They recently abolished their [http://tinyurl.com/2f4hx6 NIPSA restrictions] in favor of a [http://blog.flickr.com/flickrblog/2007/03/introducing_fil.html content filtering system], so Residents can show their SL snapshots in public searches.
+* '''[http://bloghud.com/ blogHUD]''' - Use this gadget to send send your postcards to the web.
-** Via '''[http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/flickr.aspx Snapzilla-to-Flickr]''' and '''[http://snapshots.slbuzz.com/crosspost SLBuzz-to-Flickr]''', Residents can crosspost to another service to have their pictures also show up on Flickr, where they can be easily organized.
-** '''[http://www.flickr.com/groups/secondlife/ Flickr's Second Life group]''' - The largest. Look inside the [http://www.flickr.com/groups/secondlife/discuss/ discussion] area for varied photographic tips 'n' tricks.
-** '''[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/List_of_all_Second_Life_Groups_on_Flickr.com List of all Second Life Groups on Flickr.com]''' - There are many Second Life-related groups. More keep appearing, so this likely isn't "all" of them — add ones you notice are missing!
-** You can also use Flickr's [http://www.flickr.com/tools/ tools] to upload snapshots from your hard drive, and there are a variety of 3rd-party amusements like [http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/ fd's Flickr toys] and [http://www.dumpr.net/ Dumpr] which you can apply to your images.
-== Useful utilities ==
+* '''[http://slinside.com/index.php?option=com_ponygallery&Itemid=263/ SLinside.com]''' - German Second Life Community Pics
-Add programs you've personally found valuable.
-* '''[http://picasa.google.com/ Picasa] (free, Windows and Linux)''' - Elegant photo organizer. Add your folders to be scanned and perform some light image enhancement while you're at it.
+== Tools ==
+* '''[http://picnik.com/ Picnik] (free version available, web-based)''' - Online image editor super-easy to edit your snapshots (in both basic and more fun ways), then post them on the web, or save back to hard drive. Integrates seamlessly with Flickr. [http://torley.com/picnik-is-beautiful-convenient-and-a-lot-of-fun See Torley's review.]
 * '''[http://www.den4b.com/projects.php ReNamer] (free, Windows-only)''' - Batch-renames your files. Great for taking a heap of snapshots named "Snapshot" and turning them into something more descriptive. Also see [http://torley.com/renamer-great-utility-to-rename-your-files Torley's review].
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 * '''[http://www.optikvervelabs.com/ virtualPhotographer] (free, Windows-only)''' - Incredibly tasty little Photoshop plugin to add extra "pop" to your snapshots. Had a nice collection of presets and can simulate film grain, sepia, bloom, etc.
-* '''[http://www.gimp.org GIMP] (free, Windows, Mac, and Linux)''' - The "GNU Image Manipulation Program" is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages. A lot of Photoshop's features are also available in GIMP, and there's also a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimpshop GIMPshop], which emulates PS' functionality even closer.
+Also see '''[[Texture_Tools]]''' for image editors and more.
-== Related resources ==
-You may also be interested in seeing this wiki's compilation of:
-* '''[[Texture Tools]]''' - Image-editing stuff you can use to prettify your pictures. Some overlap with this page.
-* '''[[Video Tutorials]]''' - An assortment of multimedia guides, good for those who enjoy seeing how things actually work inworld.
 [[Category:Tutorials]] [[Category:Creation]]
+[[Category:Textures and Snapshots]]