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True, true. This was 4 years ago tho (pre-Covid actually), and I'd like to think that I've refined when and by how much I brighten images since then…

Ah, so there were other images available. You were just too lazy to look for them.

Nonsense. It works for everyone else. There's a written explanation and a video explanation on how to do so, and it's not rocket science.

@BuckledFrame2187, I appreciate the attempt but these aren't in keeping with the megapack guidelines. This thread contains guidelines for what we're looking for in our cuts in terms of dimensions, snow, collars, face orientation etc. and video tutorials for each element.

If you want to give them another go yourself, I would recommend using remove.bg, which is a free online tool which removes the background to an excellent standard, for free and almost instantly.

Here's a couple of videos on how to use it, one when combined with Photoshop and another using photopea.com, which is a free online app so close to Photoshop that it has the same shortcuts, layout and icons.

If you don't have Photoshop, photopea.com is the tool I would recommend to use to tweak the draft cut produced by remove.bg. It's more powerful and versatile than GIMP and other similar tools.

@Chodw118, crop your sources before putting them through remove.bg. The free version limits its output to 500x500 and if you don't do so, you might need to upscale the eventual cut, thus leading to the final cut losing sharpness. This is the 6th bit of feedback you've received, and you've ignored them all. If you want to keep posting cuts here, you need to follow the guidelines. Otherwise, find some other place…

Here's a couple of videos on how to use remove.bg properly, one when combined with Photoshop and another using photopea.com, which is a free online app so close to Photoshop that it has the same shortcuts, layout and icons.

If you don't have Photoshop, photopea.com is the tool I would recommend to use to tweak the draft cut produced by remove.bg. It's more powerful and versatile than GIMP and other similar tools.

Remove anything you've installed, and start again from scratch.

Watch the video on how to install the pack to be sure you're following the steps correctly:

@Chodw118, please read the guidelines and the feedback you're being given before uploading any more images.

a) All cuts must contain a collar

b) If an image isn't better than the current cut, it won't be added to the megapack. Just being newer isn't enough.

@elpadre77580, and why are you not uploading multiple images as a pack?

And as you've been told countless times already, and as per the guidelines to uploading images, if a source is no good, then it shouldn't be requested 😕

It really does get tiring repeating the same things to the same people, things which are mostly common sense…

Find an image without the finger covering up a good proportion of the face.

@ramin33ezio, if the source image is dark, you should brighten it: https://www.fotor.com/blog/how-to-brighten-image-in-photoshop/ 

@ramin33ezio, if the source image is small or lacking sharpness, the eventual cut should be in 180x180, not necessarily 250x250.

@ramin33ezio keep in mind that the face should be straight-on, rather than slanting or at angle; i.e. the eyes are ideally in a straight line and parallel to the top or bottom of the cut.

@ramin33ezio, you need to rotate your cuts before cropping them, otherwise you'll be left with a small slanted gap on one side of the eventual cut:

@ramin33ezio, do check a person's timeline before cutting an image for him. The current cut is sharper, not tilted to one side and preferable to the new cut imo.

Use the upload image button @Raparasa - it's what it's there for…

Not an improvement anyway, since it's not as sharp as the current cut.

@hyperforce, I've already asked you, I think more than once, to upload images in a pack when you have a batch. Please do so from now on and save the both of us some time 👍

@Dody Setyawan Good cut, but please remember that we want all cuts to include a little bit of collar. At the same time, the ideal cut only contains 2-3 pixels beneath the chin. Since in some sources like this one, the person in the image may have a longer neck than usual, this would be quite difficult to achieve naturally.

I'll fix this one myself, but please keep it in mind for any future cuts you may do 👍

Here's a video of the process on how to nudge the collar upwards:

@Dody Setyawan , not bad, but a few things to keep in mind:

a) brightening your images will give them a more natural look.

b) rotating them will make them look much better in-game too. Keep in mind that the face should be straight-on, rather than slanting or at angle; i.e. the eyes are ideally in a straight line and parallel to the top or bottom of the cut.

c) When you have a lot of images to upload, then you should upload them as a pack instead of individually and save the both of us some time.

You can also upload up to 50 images per pack instead of just a maximum of 4 when done individually.

Perhaps I over-brightened it, but the original cut was much too dark. In-game on a dark skin, you'll hardly see any detail at all when the cut is so dark.

Use Winrar.

Sorry for the delay in reverting, but I didn't have the time before now to given you a proper reply.

First of all, without having access to the original source, it's a bit hard to make a proper assessment. There doesn't seem to be a lot of hair details but it could be because the source lacks it or your cutting technique removed them. Using remove.bg will lessen the probability of the latter.

Secondly, I would recommend rotating the source perhaps 2-3 degrees anti-clockwise so that the eventual cut isn't ever so slightly tilted to the right like it is.

Thirdly and more importantly, the image is cropped a bit too far from the chin than ideal. 2-3 pixels beneath the chin is more than enough. We want the player's face to fill the canvas for the 250px cutout, which would mean cropping the image along these red lines:

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@TonyBones, do pay more attention when requesting images. This is a Welsh guy who was only in FM17….

Image aspect ratio wasn't maintained and thus the cut is a bit stretched.

@Ben Petersen How large is the file you've downloaded? What program are you using to extract it?

Nothing is showing on the forum 😕

Which ones do you mean?

@Chodw118 Good cut, but please remember that we want all cuts to include a little bit of collar. At the same time, the ideal cut only contains 2-3 pixels beneath the chin. Since in some sources like this one, the person in the image may have a longer neck than usual, this would be quite difficult to achieve naturally.

I'll fix this one myself, but please keep it in mind for any future cuts you may do 👍

Here's a video of the process on how to nudge the collar upwards:

No sharper than the current cut and has no collar either

I would think so too, and it's probably the hair details which make it preferable. The other one is perfectly fine too, in fairness.