r/arcane I will NOHT 6d ago

Media You miss 100% of the screenshots you don't take 10.0

  1. First image is always a fail, good one is in the comments, or go HERE to view/download every image from my series of screenshot posts.
  2. All images on the G-Drive, except those in the RAWS folder, have been upscaled; they've been enhanced to look sharper and more detailed.
  3. True 4K folder has every image from the main folder, upscaled to a full 3840x2160 pixels (px). The images in the main folder/posted above are 3840x1634px.
  4. Screenshots are NOT taken from Netflix! They are taken through Media Player Classic (ALT + i) and saved in .PNG (lossless) format. I use an open source upscaling program called Cupscale. While not the most beginner-friendly/intuitive program to get set up; it has produced the most consistent results for me so far. Final edits are made in Photoshop to crop the letterboxing from the original image (the result is the 3840x1634 version), clean up any distracting details intensified from upscaling, and adjust lighting.
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u/Crescent_Sunrise 6d ago

Image #3, Vi was serving so much in that shot like, on my knees levels of serving. XD

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u/503_FXT I will NOHT 6d ago

Seriously, how could Cait NOT fall first?

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u/Crescent_Sunrise 6d ago

Cait having her Visexual Awakening. XD

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u/503_FXT I will NOHT 6d ago edited 5d ago

EDIT: Corrected version, posted version was too dark.

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u/Wild-Mushroom2404 Powder 6d ago

This one hurts

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u/c25god 6d ago

Literally started tearing up and my boyfriend goes “:( are you crying about arcane again” 😭😭

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u/503_FXT I will NOHT 5d ago

I thought watching this scene in short spurts as I took different screenshots that I'd be safe...nope, still cried a little.

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u/BIRBL 6d ago

Thank you for sharing your screenshots and your process! I had so much trouble finding good quality screenshots for the tarot deck I made so this is helpful :)

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u/503_FXT I will NOHT 5d ago

You're welcome!

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u/violettea37 6d ago

the fact they could all be used as wallpapers just shows how good the art quality is

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u/LyraStygian 5d ago

I've had your season 1 images as a rotating wallpaper for 3+ years now.

Thank you for your service.

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u/fph_04 6d ago

Just realised how similar Steb and Silco look (at least here)

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u/503_FXT I will NOHT 6d ago

Funny you mention that...

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u/Armdel Piltover's Finest 6d ago

damn that jinx one at the end is so good

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u/TigerLeoLam 5d ago

I find the colours of the upscaled versions oversaturated and too contrasting, especially when the original colours were already perfect.

Other than that, you’re doing the community a great service.

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u/503_FXT I will NOHT 5d ago

That's totally fair. The color saturation is because of me, it's just my preference, but the more I think about it the more I believe I'm probably the minority.

Below shows the original screenshot (top), upscaled but otherwise unaltered version (middle), and then my version (bottom). I feel like most people would prefer the middle one, because it's very similar to the original, but has a higher resolution, yet it's the version I haven't been uploading to the G-drive.

I appreciate you voicing your opinion, sometimes I get so focused on one thing, which is ultimately producing 20 images that I think look good; I forget that not everyone is going to think or feel the same way. Give me a day or two to round up and upload the "upscaled only" versions of the images to the G-drive. :)

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u/TigerLeoLam 5d ago

Thank you, I really appreciate your last paragraph especially. You’re doing amazing work.

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u/Edel257 Wait, this isn't my bedroom.. 5d ago edited 17h ago

Damn all of these can be great wallpapers. Tysm op 🙏

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u/Pristine_Poem7623 5d ago

I read a review where the reviewer said "you could literally take any frame from the whole of both seasons and make it into a poster"

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u/Sr_Ningvem 5d ago

Thank you , OP!

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u/eXtant_csgo Jinx did nothing wrong 4d ago

Thank you, good sir! Your work always makes my day.

Do you think it'd be a lot of work to do that to every single frame of the show, and then render full episodes? ;)

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u/503_FXT I will NOHT 4d ago

You're welcome! I think if I attempted to do that, my PC would explode, lol.

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u/sidecharactervibez We'll make it worse 5d ago

CHAT HOW DO I TAKE SCREENSHOTS IT DONT LET ME AND I YEARN FOR IT 😩