I got inspired by the new images and decided to use them as menu background.

Optimized for 16:9 and 16:10 screen resolutions:




Alternative version (delete bkg_setup.jpg and rename bkg_setup_alternative.jpg to bkg_setup.jpg):









Alternative version (delete bkg_multi.jpg and rename bkg_multi_alternative.jpg to bkg_multi.jpg):









Updated car preview screen - https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/1940372#post1940372

Amazing

this is nice
But you do not use the Aston snapshot ????

Thanks! I'm happy you like it!

Quote from Flotch :

But you do not use the Aston snapshot ????

Oh, i really tried many combinations, but it did not look good within the menus or i just failed to fit it.

Maybe like this (horizontally flipped):

Thanks a bunch! I'm using some of them now.

May I ask where you found the very first picture (inverted chicane at Blackwood)? It doesn't seem to be on the progress report page.

Quote from Skytrill :

Thanks a bunch! I'm using some of them now.

May I ask where you found the very first picture (inverted chicane at Blackwood)? It doesn't seem to be on the progress report page.

here - https://www.lfs.net/screenshots

Nice lol

Super nice and fresh! Downloading, thank you!

I was really excited and decided to update the car preview screen too:

Same as original version:

Alternative version:

Alternative version №2:

Just paste x_CARS.jpg into Live for Speed S3\data\pic\ - backup the original file first!

Side-by-side comparison: https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/juxtapose/latest/embed/index.html?uid=487f550a-b2e6-11e8-9dba-0edaf8f81e27

sexier, I like it !

I will certainly be downloading this tonight, thanks!

Wow!! I prefer the 1st car preview version, though all three are good. These look so good, that Im kinda not anymore so impatient for the graphic update release, I feel I almost have it now

Thanks, I'm glad you all like it!

The full size screenshots used:



And some unused:



The rest are in the attached files if someone want to look at them.

Great job Evolution_R.
Entry BKG is so sweet. It gives completely new feel to the good old menu.

One thing I can ask is to made backgrounds slightly higher to fit also 16:10 screens. Or at least please make unused background space black instead of white.

Thank you for the feedback!
I converted the unused white space to black and increased the vertical size by generating some texture.
Please try the updated backgrounds - (I think ) they are now compatible with 16:10 resolutions as well.
Had to create a new setup background so it can fit better with 16:10 - just rename bkg_setup16-10.jpg to bkg_setup.jpg or bkg_setup_alternative16-10.jpg to bkg_setup.jpg.

Now it is a lot better. Thank you.

WOW Amazing

Size doesn't have to be 2048x2048.
I tried 3840x3840 to preserve quality and it worked too!

Still can't find a way past JPEG compression...

Yeh, but what about the loading time?
At 2048x2048 there is a noticeable delay.
If you want I can upload the highest quality - the ones I post are Quality 5 (Medium) Baseline Optimised.

EDIT: Just tried 3840x3840 and the delay between menus is HUGE.

Hello, can somebody tell me how to get my old custom car previews back in place? I still have the files. "x_FZR.jpg" and so on. Where do I have to put these again? I cant find it... THX 4 help.

lfs\data\pic folder

Thank You, but I found that answer here above and I put them exactly into this folder already. No effect at all though, thats why I asked. Weird...

You are getting me wrong. I have my own previews because i used to be a skinner. I used previews of my own skins in LFS2 10 years ago. See attachments. At that time, You placed a pic of every car (x_FZR.jpg for example) in the data/pic folder. But it doesnt work anymore. I think the functionality has changed. Now I have no idea how to get my old own previews back in the game... TY4 reading

Quote from Evolution_R :

Yeh, but what about the loading time?
At 2048x2048 there is a noticeable delay.
If you want I can upload the highest quality - the ones I post are Quality 5 (Medium) Baseline Optimised.

EDIT: Just tried 3840x3840 and the delay between menus is HUGE.

First of all really nice work!

One tip! I guess you are using photoshop for saving the files? Click File->Export..->Save for web->JPEG High->Quality 60 should be enough and check optimized box.=Gives you good quality and small file size even for larger pictures.

Quote from paceman :

You are getting me wrong. I have my own previews because i used to be a skinner. I used previews of my own skins in LFS2 10 years ago. See attachments. At that time, You placed a pic of every car (x_FZR.jpg for example) in the data/pic folder. But it doesnt work anymore. I think the functionality has changed. Now I have no idea how to get my old own previews back in the game... TY4 reading

everything is stored now in x_cars.jpg