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(...) I ran into this too while betatesting. If you were using, for example, MLCad, it might be a problem with the color definitions that MLCad is aware of. Bricksiac is getting its color info from the ldconfig.ldr file in the install dir, I think. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Download went great. (...) First, of all, I would like to say that I think this program is awesome. I have never done a mosiac but I was able to have a parts list in about 2 minutes. Very user friendly. I did find a few possible problems, but (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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(...) Gorgeous! Bob, I've been planning out a program to do mosaics- but this blows my plans away! The only suggestion I would make is to allow the user to select the size of baseplates to use. 32x32 is usually cheaper, and a user might have a (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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Hi all, I just finished a major update of Bricksaic. You can read about it and download it from here: (URL) Bricksaic is a program used to make LEGO mosaics. It is very simple to use. Just load you picture, select the colors in the palette, set the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.announce) !!
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After reading your questions and remarks, I decided to (slightly) change the page: "This is what you need to build it": it was a Works Datasheet, I changed it into a Word-document. Advantage: if you click the link now then it will simply open in (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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(...) Phil, how did you open it in Excel? I just tried to and it was jumbled. Any suggestions? (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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(...) hey maarten, I've printed a few of your "cameron diaz" mosaics and they look amazing on paper. I just opened them with excel so there shouldn't be a problem to convert them if you want to later. so what is ministech anyway? (is it lego (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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(...) Wow! It looks great! I was wondering if you could tell me what sort of files my browser tries to download when I follow "this is what you need to build it" links. Thanks. -Elf- (URL) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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(...) Glad you like it. A .wks file is a Works Datasheet. I use Works (as part of my Windows XP) because I don't have Excel yet. If I ever get Excel I will replace all the .wks files with .xls files (if there's only text in the cells, they should (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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(...) Maarten, I have found your site very interesting and would like to try one of your smaller mosiacs (Nemo) but I am hesitant to download a .wsk file? Could you explain what program that is associated with? Thank you. Brian (21 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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Hi all, I have added a page to my website containing a few examples of mosaics that can be made out of LEGO or ministeck (mainly ministeck-enthousiasts have asked me about it). Every now and then I will try to add new examples to this page. It is (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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(...) Welcome to LUGNET, Phil! You need to go to (URL) Brickshelf> and set up your own account to which you will be able to upload pictures. From there you can link to the images here on LUGNET. Use << URL.jpg >> these guys to display an image in (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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I forgot to make one very important remark: Not everybody uses the same RGB colour values: this may lead to entirely different results, even if the same algorythm was used. Sometimes it seems better to alter the RGB values slightly. I thought of (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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i must admit that i am not an expert at dithering. i have made improvements to Briksaic so it gives more accurate results. i took the CameronDiaz picture and ran it through Bricksaic to compare the results with Maarten's results. Though they are not (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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Before I started writing a program to create mosaics from my own pictures, I needed lots of information on "how to reduce the colour palette of an image to a custom colour palette". I started searching on Google with simple keywords "colour palette" (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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hello lego fans and fanatic. my names phil stevens, a newby to mosaics and lugnet. I discovered lugnet part way through designing a lego mosaic of michaelangelo's "creation of man" and I must say I'm excited; lugnet is amazing. being my first (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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(...) I guess we do need a good definition. :) In this image: (URL) The far left has NO dithering, the middle has the FS dithering (many programs do this), and the right is mine. (...) (snip) I use several different techniques but that is the heart (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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(...) Maybe -first of all- we need a good definition of "dithering": Your left image shows no dithering at all. I see a similar conversion method as the one I used on the mosaic of (URL) my children>. I simply divide the total image in X fields of (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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Maarten, My mosaics are more than just a dithering of the 5 grayscale lego colors. In MLCAD, using a dithering of the 5 colors, I create a palette of 9 colors that I feel tricks the eye into seeing more shades, and therefore a clearer image. Here's (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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(...) Don't start glueing yet. You may have seen how my (URL) 42 mosaic> is hung. My mosaic is really hanging (it doesn't fall apart thanks to the frame), so I can easily lift it off the "hooks" and take it with me. If you have no intention at all (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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