For the part about setting up the graphic, what it sounds like you are after is typically referred to as making seamless tiles. In many graphic programs there is an "offset filter". I think you are describing the gist, a 50% horizontal and vertical offset, and then you smooth out the imperfections along the two central axis afterwards using a clone tool, or smudge or blur....
There are many tutorials/explanations around once you know the term you are looking for.. Here is one: http://www.cadtutor.net/dd/photo/seamless/seamless.html Wayne On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Mike Bonner <bonnm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you very much! Lots of stuff way over my head so far, but i'll stick > with it till I get it. By the way, 'wrap' is very helpful for this sort of > thing. > > Side question, if I wanted to use aerial style photos for my tiles, there > is > a method to set the initial graphic up so that it will 'mesh' with itself > on > any edge. This is just a simple right/left, up/down duplication with a > reverse and flip right? (sounds like i'm describing a dive) at which point > the consolidated image can be split into tile sized chunks and assigned > locations. And while on the subject, does anyone know of a utility that > will > split a large image into chucks based on a grid? Meaning cut it into 40x40 > chunks, and save each chunk with positional name for easy re-assembly. > > Thanks for all the help again all. > > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 7:04 AM, Alejandro Tejada <capellan2...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > Hi Mike, > > > > Download this stack, too: > > > > http://andregarzia.on-rev.com/alejandro/stacks/walkingman_2.zip > > > > After you change the names of variables and controls to a > > namespace familiar to your coding style, this script could > > be useful and, hopefully, optimized for general use. :-D > > > > Have a nice weekend! > > > > Al > > -- > > View this message in context: > > > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Hopefully-a-simple-question-tp2552934p2553442.html > > Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution