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The hell?
Whoever did that previous Photoshop Edit needs to stay out of photoshop...or leave the Dust & Scratches filter alone. The only thing that filter is good for is making stuff look painted.
I resized the image, removed some of the reflected color (the guy was probably wearing a red T-Shirt), brought out some contrast in the speaker and smoothed some edges up, also removed some of the JPEG artifacts and made the latch on the case not so glaring. Tried to get the handles to look better but only succeded in making them look like grey plastic. I guess there is no cure for some things.
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Whoever did that previous Photoshop Edit needs to stay out of photoshop...or leave the Dust & Scratches filter alone. The only thing that filter is good for is making stuff look painted.
I resized the image, removed some of the reflected color (the guy was probably wearing a red T-Shirt), brought out some contrast in the speaker and smoothed some edges up, also removed some of the JPEG artifacts and made the latch on the case not so glaring. Tried to get the handles to look better but only succeded in making them look like grey plastic. I guess there is no cure for some things.
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Re: The hell?
Oh yeah, thet's a huge improvement.
If you look closely, you can see the reflection of another tower in the brushed metal portion. So whoever took this photo had more than one of these.
Oh yeah, thet's a huge improvement.
If you look closely, you can see the reflection of another tower in the brushed metal portion. So whoever took this photo had more than one of these.
Yea...
Compare the photos side by side.
The last thing you want to do is try and take the plastic wrapping off. You will end up with smeared plastic and chopped edges if you don't have a pic of a Quicksilver at the exact same angle to compare it with/paste over it. I'm still working on getting the left edge to look better. I might also make the coloring more Quicksilver-esque. This is an old prototype after all, back then everything wasn't snow or metal.
Compare the photos side by side.
The last thing you want to do is try and take the plastic wrapping off. You will end up with smeared plastic and chopped edges if you don't have a pic of a Quicksilver at the exact same angle to compare it with/paste over it. I'm still working on getting the left edge to look better. I might also make the coloring more Quicksilver-esque. This is an old prototype after all, back then everything wasn't snow or metal.
bad angles
One thing i dont understand about these rumored prototype pics is that every photo i see is at a weird angle, horrible lighting or just a bad shot. If you have enough time to take a shot of the new case.. for crying out loud take more than one pic... hehe... Im soo frustrated with all these spy photographers these days... lol, but i guess for it to be pulled off as real you have to make your pic look like you took it in 2 seconds with a hidden camera in your shirt pocket. Ehhh... whateva.. lol... i just think its funny.
If i ever see a rumored new enclosure.... i would be cammera trigger happy... side, front, back, left..... work it!!! yea!
One thing i dont understand about these rumored prototype pics is that every photo i see is at a weird angle, horrible lighting or just a bad shot. If you have enough time to take a shot of the new case.. for crying out loud take more than one pic... hehe... Im soo frustrated with all these spy photographers these days... lol, but i guess for it to be pulled off as real you have to make your pic look like you took it in 2 seconds with a hidden camera in your shirt pocket. Ehhh... whateva.. lol... i just think its funny.
If i ever see a rumored new enclosure.... i would be cammera trigger happy... side, front, back, left..... work it!!! yea!
Reality Check
Well, I hope whoever took these photos realizes one thing: Apple is going to have their ass in a sling. Why? Because all Apple prototype systems come with a "DO NOT TAMPER"-style warning label to keep the case from being opened. If this person has one of these systems, they're going to be in hot water when they ship it back to Apple. 'nuff said.
-- smashedapart
Well, I hope whoever took these photos realizes one thing: Apple is going to have their ass in a sling. Why? Because all Apple prototype systems come with a "DO NOT TAMPER"-style warning label to keep the case from being opened. If this person has one of these systems, they're going to be in hot water when they ship it back to Apple. 'nuff said.
-- smashedapart
it looks ok but perhaps that metal area on the front is only there in the prototype and the real thing will have something that looks better. it looks like it was hacked together. the vents looked cool until i found out they were vents. i thought they were front-mounted FireWire and USB ports. that would be a nice way to do it and keep the design clean. anyway, i'm not that exited until i see some specs.
Re: Re: The hell?
That was supposed to be quicksilver?
Anyway...here's more. Brought out some detail and played with the RGB curve until I got it looking better.
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Originally posted by asurace
For one thing I didn't even use dust & scratches. For another thing , the only point of that pic was to show what the case would like in QS color if the guy didn't trigger the flash 2 feet away from the case.
That was supposed to be quicksilver?
Anyway...here's more. Brought out some detail and played with the RGB curve until I got it looking better.
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Perhaps, given the carnage that occured to the Mac community this past week, APPLEP58 is just trying to keep some of the disgruntled in the fold.
Oh well, ...I was sort'a hopeing for a metallic enclosure.
Oh well, ...I was sort'a hopeing for a metallic enclosure.
Originally posted by MidnightRambler
Perhaps, given the carnage that occured to the Mac community this past week, APPLEP58 is just trying to keep some of the disgruntled in the fold.
Heh, probably.
APPLEP58 probably knows a lot more than he purports to.
Hm...pictures edited out by request of Apple legal. Very interesting indeed..
It does seem kind of odd that the AGP/PCI cards would be on the top. I dunno, maybe it's just me, but I'm used to seeing them at the bottom of the tower.
And what the heck is that questionable port between the Firewire and Ethernet?
APPLEP58 looks very credible NOW!
And Groovebuster chased his away.
We had the whole mexican dinner in our laps and BOOM.
GONE>>..cripes.//
And Groovebuster chased his away.
We had the whole mexican dinner in our laps and BOOM.
GONE>>..cripes.//
Ah well, nothing much we can do about APPLEP58.
At least he posted something extremely interesting and worthwhile.
Especially with the cease and desist order from Apple legal, it looks like what he had to say holds some water.
Pssst, the pictures are still available in another thread. But you'll have to find it on your own.
At least he posted something extremely interesting and worthwhile.
Especially with the cease and desist order from Apple legal, it looks like what he had to say holds some water.
Pssst, the pictures are still available in another thread. But you'll have to find it on your own.
I just hope that APPLE is reading some of the threads on this forum VERY carefully! And can see what is happening and that the eyes of the faithful are opening up.
Wish I knew what the APPLE trolls were thinking about us.
Wish I knew what the APPLE trolls were thinking about us.
Seems we are pretty much alike!!!
I didn't know what I wanted to express with my "hate posting" myself!
I am just stressed by the situation with Apple and yes, I also think that the dude didn't know a lot. But before he would have admitted it I unfortunately gave him a reason to steal away...
One thing is for sure... if all the things we were talking about turn out to be true (like holding back the technology an stuff), I will definetely think over my "relationship" to Apple, basing my decision only on economical facts in the future. Something that I didn't do always straight in the past.
I don't know... I feel a little bit like as if my wife cheats on me, after I paid her education all the years, if you know what I mean...
groovebuster
Re: Go groovebreaker buster whatever
I thought we are on a rumor site... Reasoning is one of the least things you can find in the threads here.
And thank God I am not related to George Bush! I don't even live in the US! (Again thank God! ) But sometimes it is good to practice the techniques of the enemy to be more successful to defeat them!!!
Come one guys... GET OVER IT FINALLY!!! The dude wouldn't have told more anyway, so what's the point? Do your really think he would have gone in a private chat with you and telling you more and every little detail (if he would know more)???
No? That's what I thought! I really don't get why you all are over-reacting... He was pissed of by ONE little message by me. Looks still like he was looking for a reason to get away!
Oh, and so far I still believe the case is WHITE and not silver as he tried to make us believe! Unless it is a prototype on the picture with a different color... the machine looks WHITE! Remember all the rumors about white speakers and stuff? How would a Quicksilver case with a white speaker look like? I know.... I would barf too!!! Also remember the white mouse and key symbol in the system prefs?
We'll see in a few weeks...
If the new PowerMac won't be white I'll be the first one who'll admit to be wrong, but til then stop telling me that a grey case looks like that just because of the flash-light... that is impossible! If you have a picture to prove me wrong, go ahead, I don't have a problem to admit it.
So now stop whining that the guy is gone... I was a little bit rude to him (admitted) but he turned out to be a p*ssy. Probably he's crying on his mom's lap now because the people at macrumors (especially that groovebuster) were sooooooooo mean to him and didn't appreciate what he was doing for them!
groovebuster
P.S.: I said it before, if I would take everything personal that people told me without any reason already here at macrumors I would have committed suicide already or would be in a nuts house. Maybe I just adapted a little bit to the normal way conversations are held here very often. I still don't like people who tell me that they know something but won't tell and then laugh in my face... that's kindergarten!
I thought we are on a rumor site... Reasoning is one of the least things you can find in the threads here.
And thank God I am not related to George Bush!
I don't even live in the US! (Again thank God! ) But sometimes it is good to practice the techniques of the enemy to be more successful to defeat them!!! Come one guys... GET OVER IT FINALLY!!! The dude wouldn't have told more anyway, so what's the point? Do your really think he would have gone in a private chat with you and telling you more and every little detail (if he would know more)???
No? That's what I thought! I really don't get why you all are over-reacting... He was pissed of by ONE little message by me. Looks still like he was looking for a reason to get away!
Oh, and so far I still believe the case is WHITE and not silver as he tried to make us believe! Unless it is a prototype on the picture with a different color... the machine looks WHITE! Remember all the rumors about white speakers and stuff? How would a Quicksilver case with a white speaker look like? I know.... I would barf too!!! Also remember the white mouse and key symbol in the system prefs?
We'll see in a few weeks...
If the new PowerMac won't be white I'll be the first one who'll admit to be wrong, but til then stop telling me that a grey case looks like that just because of the flash-light... that is impossible! If you have a picture to prove me wrong, go ahead, I don't have a problem to admit it.
So now stop whining that the guy is gone... I was a little bit rude to him (admitted) but he turned out to be a p*ssy. Probably he's crying on his mom's lap now because the people at macrumors (especially that groovebuster) were sooooooooo mean to him and didn't appreciate what he was doing for them!
groovebuster
P.S.: I said it before, if I would take everything personal that people told me without any reason already here at macrumors I would have committed suicide already or would be in a nuts house. Maybe I just adapted a little bit to the normal way conversations are held here very often. I still don't like people who tell me that they know something but won't tell and then laugh in my face... that's kindergarten!
So can anyone send me these photos???
Man every time I miss them. It happens every time I load macrumors.com for 3 days and don't see any changes on the front page, and then the 4th day I don't check until half a day later and look what has happened!
The 2 drive bays would be very very usefull, and that photo earlier definitavely proves that there is DDR-RAM. (does Toast actually support copying from one Cd drive to another?)
Forgive me asking what are the differences inbetween DDR-RAM and RD-RAM?
Doesn't it seem odd that the heatsink would get so large if we are just doubling the speed? l'd only have imagined happen if we trippeled, or got to 2Ghz overnight.
I agree that we should have pro specs. Apple needs to develop a system which allows 2 graphic cards work simultaniously just like dual processors. That would kick ass... (Ultimate gaming system).
About the case, I thought the Quicksilver photo's were really ugly (when I finally got to see them). They were sort of tinted yellow, but it turned out that I would eventually order one! So if you think it's ugly, it will end up a little nicer, or it will be like the flat panel iMac design (it slowly grows, and you eventually turn from "Yuck" to "wow... that is cool").
What date is the media event where these 'monsters' are supposed to be annonced?
What I would really like to see Apple is a buyout of nVidia & real (so we would force the gaming market into the Apple arena, and so we would really pose a threat against m$ with real).
Man every time I miss them. It happens every time I load macrumors.com for 3 days and don't see any changes on the front page, and then the 4th day I don't check until half a day later and look what has happened!
The 2 drive bays would be very very usefull, and that photo earlier definitavely proves that there is DDR-RAM. (does Toast actually support copying from one Cd drive to another?)
Forgive me asking what are the differences inbetween DDR-RAM and RD-RAM?
Doesn't it seem odd that the heatsink would get so large if we are just doubling the speed? l'd only have imagined happen if we trippeled, or got to 2Ghz overnight.
I agree that we should have pro specs. Apple needs to develop a system which allows 2 graphic cards work simultaniously just like dual processors. That would kick ass... (Ultimate gaming system).
About the case, I thought the Quicksilver photo's were really ugly (when I finally got to see them). They were sort of tinted yellow, but it turned out that I would eventually order one! So if you think it's ugly, it will end up a little nicer, or it will be like the flat panel iMac design (it slowly grows, and you eventually turn from "Yuck" to "wow... that is cool").
What date is the media event where these 'monsters' are supposed to be annonced?
What I would really like to see Apple is a buyout of nVidia & real (so we would force the gaming market into the Apple arena, and so we would really pose a threat against m$ with real).
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