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#436685 Matteo Guendouzi
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You can barely see something left from the background. Just use the eraser cut away the worst part, then it'll be perfect.
https://image.ibb.co/dgkEu8/Skjermbilde.jpg
#436584 Sékou Fofana
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I´ve alredy tried but that's the best one I could find, IMO.

I´ve also found this one:
http://www.leballonrond.fr/img/jogadores/66/225766_ori_sekou_fofana.jpg

I''ve checked myself and it's probably the best source. Just remember that cuters could spend their time on other higher quality sources.

Also, this player is fairly old, so you never know when the player might retire and the cut will be left worthless, unless he becomes staff.
#436557 Home thread for the FM24 Cut-Out Megapack - 2024.07 OUT NOW [15/04/2024]
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Guillem Jaime (FC Barcelona B/U19)
67245416

https://www.forcabarca.cz/upload/images/obliceje/becko-juniorka/jaime.png

I made this face for use on our fansite, so it's nothing professional - but still better than nothing

He is already cut and will be in the next update
#436529 Tutorials and guidelines for cutters
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@krissmed thanks for the tag, I'm currently using GIMP as PS is too expensive for me to justify the purchase when realistically cutting is all I would use it for. GIMP is okay but a lot of the cutting I do is much more free hand annoyingly.

Has anyone got any ideas of a way to do this process in GIMP?

Sorry, I'm not familiar with gimp.

Although, you can get PS CS2 for free, which is what I got. It has a lot of the same function as the newer version. And don't worry, it's completely legal. I think there's a guide in the OP.
#436509 Red Star staff [Old Pack Submission]
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5 missing
19 improvement
#436397 Sékou Fofana
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It's way too small to be a decent cut, but as it's missing I will let it be.

@gs1728 Could you try to find a larger source?
#436396 Barcelona [Old Request Response]
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@lele298 It's getting better

But you need to make sure your cuts are close to the chin. Also, you need to have a bit of collar in your cut.

These things are very easy to do something about.

Here's the way I do it:

I always add a dark background before doing the cut so I can see if there's any snow. When your done cutting out the face, you should have something like this.
https://image.ibb.co/j9Eywo/Skjermbilde.jpg

Then I use the rectangular marquee tool to cut out a small portion of the collar.
https://image.ibb.co/mppTU8/Skjermbilde1.jpg

Downsize the image to fit the 250x250 or 180x180 standard. You should have something like this,
https://image.ibb.co/hbNnNT/Skjermbilde2.jpg

Finally, I select the collar I previously cut out and drag them down.
https://image.ibb.co/g6qrhT/Skjermbilde3.jpg

My final cut:
https://image.ibb.co/dWffbo/67245416_Guillem_Jaime.png


Try having another go at it with these sources. It really makes a difference
#436382 Tutorials and guidelines for cutters
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Great post @krissmed, into the OP that goes

All the credit goes to @bakizp, I just reposted it
#436371 Tutorials and guidelines for cutters
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@diogoamaral @lele298 @marrtac @JasonLFC10 @Cizzu @mons @Baja @Mustang13297 @geordie1981 @rekooner2 @leftfoot @cksrl1000 @Barry Hulshoff @arryst @Cut out 4 this @Tatavo @brian-q @mvngmnd

This technique has been posted before in this thread, but I see a lot of people not using it. You can see the significance of this technique in the "before and after" comparison below.

You know how often we stumble upon hi-res sources,but lighting in the photo studio ruins jaw lines or (and) cheek bones.Well,it looks ugly to me after cut is done,especially when viewed on the dark background.
Here is the fix:
Basically it's just like removing snow from hair.

- Lock transparent pixels.
- Select the Clone Stamp Tool in Darken mode with 33% opacity.
- While holding the ALT key click on the nearest non-shiny skin colour.
- Release the ALT key and make rapid left clicks while covering the problem parts until you get satisfying results.

"Before and after" example:
https://image.ibb.co/cXtJwo/67207570.pnghttps://image.ibb.co/iZ092T/67207570_fix.png
#436313 Harmanjot Singh Khabra
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#436311 Alvaro Odriozola
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He should be in real madrid if you've downloaded the data update.
#436308 Source links
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Best way to get high quality pictures for Finnish Premier Division (Veikkausliiga) players is from the official Veikkausliiga website (Veikkausliiga.com).


On the site just hover over VEIKKAUSLIIGA and go to MATERIAALIPANKKI and click it.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/IBwfTOpoZsA4aQmJ0X8JZWS53KsejzbKpP3av3Up.png

After that you get to this site and you need to just click MATERIAALIPANKKI again.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/O3zL1RYmZNUlep3vdnRxfHMzz8XeansjAMgWO9wC.png

Then you get to the Veikkausliiga dropbox files where the pictures are stored. Player pictures are found in Pelaajakuvat
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/U2oBzKCJrUWUVd2aLVmMcQAKXTvilbqL5SKbZYKu.png

Here you can find every Veikkausliiga players pictures on their team folder.
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/8XebLObbV2OwHCaoBau3KYRy1fRrM9h11f6efZvD.png

Could I just link to the dropbox link? Or do the link get removed each new season?
#436306 Gianluigi Buffon
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Great, although it would be best to make the cut closer to the chin. You only need a couple of pixels on the collar. That way you get the highest quality on the cut.

Something like this:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/face/53016137.png
#436304 Gianluigi Buffon
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@lele298 Did you have a look at my last comment. It would help you get even better cut. This cut does not seem to have collar.
#436153 Gremio [Old Request Response]
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@lele298 Great cut, but there are some small things. In no particular order:

1. For the larger sources, make sure to cut it in 250x250. This was agreed upon earlier this year. If the source can't be cut in 250x250 without upscaleing it, 180x180 will do.

2. This is a very small complaint, the collar on the players are very straight. For example on this:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/images/WKPUUlalsoD3GSsbrYMXYursIiXF9zCq.png
I know the source isn't the greatest, but where possible, try to cut along the collar instead of just making a staright line.

3. Try cutting close to the chin. Some of your cuts are very good when it comes to this, but some cuts have very long necks.
This is how it should look:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/images/NoESOQwiHMUcWwikV1dQxq2fnNRg8QSO.pnghttps://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/images/XfEjC2G2NyAl2b14eNHfF67ts4JTVQrd.png

Imo, this is cut too far away from the neck:
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/images/nX6iHRe0iVfFcEsW7Psm0apaq7ZbRvbj.pnghttps://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/images/W92yYTLvJQFn14MF2fLVB2cDpawEplA5.png


Use this technique if the collar is lower down the neck.

4. The most important thing to improve from these cuts is the snow around the head. It's improtant to check your cut on a dark background before uploading, as the snow is not visible on a light background. Although I know a lot of these sources are very bad (look at step 5).
https://image.ibb.co/jBeeXJ/Skjermbilde.jpg

5. If you can't get a decent cut with one source, try finding another by either looking though this thread or asking me, @Baja, @mons or other requesters/cutters.

If you follow all these steps, your cut will be top notch. Remember, quality is better than quantity.
#436065 Thomas Rekdal
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I think the current cut is from back in May, Norwegian club official website are often updated at the start of the season, which is in the start of April/march. I would think this source is older than the current cut, although I could be wrong. I will look into it once I get home.

@mons @Baja @Cizzu
#435834 Club Ferro Carril Oeste [10.08] [Old Request]
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#435752 Source links
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It seems complicated for the big French clubs, PSG picture is not portrait, Marseille, Lyon, Monaco are extremely small, AS Saint-Etienne can limit for 180x180, certainly wait for the end of the transfer window and shooting photos 2018-2019 for see if there is fit .

Just add them in the list if you're unsure
#435750 Norway 2018 [Old Request]
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@Vinceultras42 @mons @Baja I feel like a lot of these sources aren't clear improvement. Some of these will have high shoulders, some are taken for the side.

For example:
https://image.ibb.co/eJ1yjy/762571.jpghttps://preview.ibb.co/jFwEPy/53049626.jpg

I can try finding some better alternatives, but some of these got updated last week.

Here are the ones I feel are an improvement. Let me what you guys think.
#435620 Source links
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If possible, avoid including sources of people who have good and recent cuts in the megapack already. Only include those who need an improvement.

I think @Vinceultras42 meant that he is going to collect a list of official websites for this thread, if I'm not mistaken.
#435592 Source links
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preferably I can collect a list of official clubs in France if interested ?

Yes, that would be great. Just remember that the sources should be large enough to be cut in 180x180 (preferably 250x250 for the larger clubs).
#435590 Source links
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ok Krissmed sorry then, I'm not an expert MLS on the source official website looking roster muniature

You could collect the sources yourself, although it would take a while.
#435588 Source links
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The link you posted is not updated regularly. If you read the instructions, it says "Good links could for example be official team websites or some other place where you get multiple source images and are updated regularly.".

Remember, this thread is just to help people find HQ sources and is not a replacement for requesting teampack.
#435506 Raphaël Pioton
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#435505 Dudu
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@Baja @mons The last one is just a 250x250 cut of the 9.09 cut. The lighting in the requested image is much better imo. Also, it's not that hard to cut.

I would say it's an improvement.
#435468 Chikhura Sachkhere Staff [10.09] [Old Request]
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#435467 Chikhura Sachkhere (Clean Only) [10.09] [Old Request]
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I know most of these have already been cut in 10.09. Those are cut in 180x180 and these sources can be cut in 250x250, which make these improvements.

+ these sources just need cleaning.

2 missing
12 improvement
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Here a teampack for the staff. Those need cuting though
#435177 Tarjei Skoftedalen Fiskum
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#435170 Alessandro Carnicelli
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Look at the comment above. I fixed the lighting on your cut. I'll let you upload it so that you get the credit for the cut
#435117 Alessandro Carnicelli
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