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Title: Microsoft in "fake" shot scandal?
Post by: StAnZo on March 16, 2001, 05:25:58 PM

An eagle eyed reader identifying himself as Kahuna emailed CVG to ask why one of the Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding shots featured a static ‘boarder, whilst the ‘speedometer’ was reading 51mph. He also suggested the boarder looked ‘cut out’, like he’d been placed on the backdrop as an afterthought. We scratched our chins, but we weren’t sure.
The next instalment in the saga came when an image was posted on an IGN message board, suggesting the lens flare in the shot was faked. The flare effect apparently bore an uncanny resemblance to one of the stock lens flare effects that can be applied by the image manipulation software Photoshop. You can check out the evidence and make up your own mind by following the link on the left.

We applied the default Photoshop lens flare to the image, and to our surprise the flare matched the one on the Microsoft image. Then we zoomed in on the shot, and it seems that the character is a higher resolution than the backdrop. Check our zoomed in picture, and draw your own conclusions.

Microsoft hadn’t returned our calls at the time of going to print.

Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/story.cfm?sid=2371

Title: Microsoft in "fake" shot scandal?
Post by: TheBlueFalcon on March 16, 2001, 05:42:11 PM

IT WAS A TEAM FALCON MEMBER THAT POSTED ABOUT THE LENS FLARE!!!!

Onimusha.  Yes that is his screen name.  I told him he would be famous!!!!


WOW!!!!

Title: Microsoft in "fake" shot scandal?
Post by: ddaryl on March 16, 2001, 05:56:01 PM

well I hope this topic doesn\'t turn into a total Xbox bash

but "What the hell were they thinking"


I hate crappy screenshot or screens of very unfinished games, but touch ups I hate even more

Title: Microsoft in "fake" shot scandal?
Post by: Dr Yassam on March 16, 2001, 06:01:09 PM

http://www.xbox.com/news/default.htm

"Some of the images for Amped released during Gamestock were enhanced to illustrate some features that will be in the final product. While this is a common practice for games so early in development, we apologize for the confusion. No one intended to be deceptive. Everyone was so busy prepping for Gamestock, that we just missed the fact that these were labeled "concept art". Frankly, we\'re impressed with the skillz of those digital sleuths! Nice work!"

Title: Microsoft in "fake" shot scandal?
Post by: Nplayer-2 on March 16, 2001, 06:12:29 PM

EVERYONE...keep in mind the idiots over at xbox.com posted that AFTER their little trick was found out...which makes the situation worst.....why not tell us from the START that was the case?....

forgot?.....give me a damn break.

Title: Microsoft in "fake" shot scandal?
Post by: mm on March 16, 2001, 06:29:06 PM

i posted here the SAME day that those shots were oviously polished.  

noone ever listens to me

Title: Microsoft in "fake" shot scandal?
Post by: Dr Yassam on March 16, 2001, 06:57:07 PM

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Originally posted by Nplayer-2
.....why not tell us from the START that was the case?....

Their reply explains this already!

Title: Microsoft in "fake" shot scandal?
Post by: ddaryl on March 16, 2001, 07:22:47 PM

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Originally posted by Dr Yassam


Their reply explains this already!

Unfortunately for MS its a HUGE BLACKEYE.

This just fuels all the MS haters reasoning for not giving Xbox a chance.

Oversight maybe, but the damage is done

MS has to get there **** in order for TGS and E3, and E3 better have final dev kit games running and looking like Final dev kit games or it will be even more bad vides