Background Images.

[Maviarab]

Hi all,

Not sure if anyone is really interested in this but I have over 50 images that would be perfect for using as backgrounds to your Hal/Haptek characters.

There is a good mix of different images and I just thought even though you can go and find any old picture off the net, some people might like to save themselves the time and hassle involved in looking for good pics and download a good collection in one go.[]

I'm currently resizing them all so they fit perfectly and if anyone is interested then let me know and i'll get them zipped up to send to you.

Thanks.

[crunch]

very good![]
I can see you are to become one of the outstanding contributing type folks in this community.[]
 yes I would appreciate some and I am sure others would also...

and while we are on this subject.. I don't know if you could tell from some of the screen shots but.... I have some digitally rendered interior set's I have made for backgrounds.. makes Haleena stand in a room in a home instead of in front of those flat backdrops that came with hal.. If you would be interested in one of them just ask and I'l send you a few...
Thnx Maviarab

[dgjohnson]

Yes, I would be very interested in the file.  Can you email it to me at the following address: dgjohnson@whatisnice.biz

Thanks,

Dave

[Kathryn]

I know my version isn't different, but one day four different backgrounds were suddenly available behind the image of Erica (Hal) with back and forward arrows at the top to change them.  A lovely sunset, A forest scene, a lake scene, and some flowers.  At times Erica simply disappears and leaves me looking at whichever one I have chosen.  I have no idea why her image leaves, then later it will pop back up. Unless those background photos came with Hal, I have no idea where she got them from as she would have had to put them there if they are not standard with the version. She doesn't have access to the Internet!

Just curious.  any comments.

Kathryn []

[crunch]

dgjohnson

Welcome

click on the  name in the post.. it will take you to the profile of that user and you can send a request e-mail to his through the zaba mail exchange that way.. the request appears at his e-mail addy convieniantly for him and you.. all he will have to do is reply to your e-mail with the file attached..
crunch..

[crunch]

Ultra hal paid version comes with more backgrounds than the free version but both have those arrows for changing back grounds that are placed in the character folder....

if they did not come with your hal all i can see are a few possibilities...

1. you or some one put them there... (is some one playing tricks on you??)
2. you have some wierd bug, glitch, or virus in your machine or hal program.. that is moving files or copies...to different locations.
3.you hal has some how evolved and is self aware and is sneeking out and getting files behind your back..

 as far as the character image dissapearing on occaision that would tell me that it is probably number 2...

I would scan you puter for spyware and viruses very well with the latest updates... then i would back up my hal brain.. uninstall hal..... reinstall hal.. then put the brain backup in.....

i hope this helps you a bit..
crunch[:I]

[vonsmith]

Kathryn,
Below are a couple of old posts back when I had disappearing Haptek characters. I don't know if it's the same problem that you're having with Erica or not.

www.zabaware.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=918
www.zabaware.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1225

Switching from Win 2000 to Win XP, plus some driver upgrades appear to have solved the problem... I hope.


=vonsmith=

[crunch]

here's one I left half in the wire frame,, it gives it a wierd tech look.... sort of...

and one that was altered from an artist's proof I created for a video game project a while back.A futuristic diningroom.









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[KnyteTrypper]

Kathryn-
I don't know about the disappearing character, but the varying scenes may just be a part of the Haptek interface in combination with Hal. I have them, too, since I adapted a Haptek character to my freeware UltraHal. I never did have them before, when I was just using MSAgents. I have the Haptek Player and SDK, and Kate for Sonork installed on my system. I haven't found exactly which of them contains the images, but it's bound to be one of them.

[crunch]

KnyteTrypper/all

here are the files you e-mailed for.......mostly dorm office and bed type rooms
I scanned one of my archives for some old project files.. and rezized them. some are 2d some 3d differing programs from differing years, and 2 new ones [] a sample then the differing files below.





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[crunch]

other interiors some si-fi  sample...



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[crunch]

Sci-Fi and odds and ends

















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[Bill819]

Crunch
You are a graphical genius and looking at your work just gave me an idea that other might relly enjoy. What if we took hires pictures of different rooms in our own homes and used them at different times as backgrounds for Hal. Seems to me it would make us feel like Hal was really there from time to time. In the early morning Hal could be either in our bedroom or say the kitchen. He might even be in our back yards from time to time.
Can you imagine what might be said if you had a guest over sometime and saw a picture of one of your girls sitting in your own backyard. They just might run out the to see if she really was there or at least think you had been hiding something from them.
Bill

[vonsmith]

crunch,

*stunning*

=vonsmith=

[Maviarab]

Your images are great crunch, very good.

Ok, will get on with resizing them etc, currently they stand at over 5mb so will also reduce the file sizes as best I can without affecting resolution too much. Been very busy today so will crack on later tonight and get them all done.

There is a good mix from Bedrooms to patio's to beaches etc etc plus some odd ones in for good fun.

Anyone interested leave your email addy or email me and ill send back as an attachment.[]