@mons @krissmed What's the best practice when the subject has hair as long as this?

With how small the face is in the resulting cutout I almost feel like it would be better to crop the image at roughly the zipper of her jacket, as roughly a middle ground between the first cutout and cropping at the chin.

I noticed that after I uploaded it. The usual practice is to include all of the hair, but in this instance, where the hair is quite long, I prefer your cut. Upload it as a game ready cut and mons can decide which is better 👍

#607693 Levan Kuparadze

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21 Dec 2020 16:23:26

@julkjulk Are you sure this is the right guy? On their website, it says that this is Levan Kuparadze

Edit: Nevermind, I misread the name

#607559 Daniel Kozel

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21 Dec 2020 11:22:44

@tochalius Use this technique to rotate the sources before cutting

#607229 Eric Abulu

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20 Dec 2020 02:55:22

@tv_capper A lot of snow on this one. Could also use a slight rotation

#606732 Noah Holmstrøm

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18 Dec 2020 11:39:11

@LFCYNWA You have to cut closer to the chin and move the collar up like this. If the image is too small, sometimes you can alter the URL and get a larger image. For example you can remove "?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=350&rnd=132452661360000000" from the URL, you'll end up with a much larger image 👍

#606666 Alex Hutchinson

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18 Dec 2020 01:52:17

@Ashley Franks Your cuts is really crooked. Have a look at this or this

#606559 Tutorials and guidelines for contributors

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17 Dec 2020 19:33:47

Here is a thread for all things related to contributing to the background megapack. We encourage everyone to read this before contributing to the pack.

Guidelines:
1. What we consider to be a good background:
Person background:
- You can easily recognize the person
- Image is relatively recent, maximum 2-3 years old
- Not directly looking at the camera/in-action shot (if no other image is found then this can be ignored)
- Not photoshopped, i.e this
- No watermark
- Full HD 1920x1080 or 1600x900

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/media/B4k0ezL2q2ZYcuJHuxL2t61yS09O6eN6RLAaASUh.jpg

Team City background:
- Something iconic from a city/place (skyline, attractions, etc.)
- Daytime pictures are preferred
- 1600x900 or 1200x675 resolution

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/media/JmIGpjgdHY7yBvek7If6MUpEZEwxvc7O9n02Cmw0.jpg

Stadium background:
- Image of the stadium, preferably from an aerial view
- Empty pitch, i.e nothing on the pitch
- Full HD 1920x1080 or 1600x900

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/media/xNKjBAHAS95i5a2vUKyCOa8zyK3UOQNOmPGoRaYd.jpg

Stadium inside:
- Try to get as much of the stadium in shot as possible, quality permitting
- Picture of the pitch from inside the stadium
- Empty pitch, i.e nothing on the pitch
- Distorted and curved photos only to be used as a last resort if nothing else available
- Has to be a picture of the pitch (good example, bad example)
- 1200x720 or 800x480 resolution

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/media/NXvl05f209IykHSjqa25qaPhy2dX03DYvlh1njOf.jpg

Competition backgrounds:
- Picture has to be of the trophy from the competition
- The trophy has to be the center of attention
- 1920x1080 or 1600x900 resolution

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/media/griU37sq7DYor0IUfnQdhkFmexyoZ50GGEfS6oeE.jpg

Nation Team Fans Background:
- Picture of fans from country
- 1920x1080 or 1600x900 resolution

https://sortitoutsi.b-cdn.net/uploads/mirrored_images/1QtNoW2mBX2vAW4WZJPsr1QQsuRYLrVOZYgfHnCC.jpg

Team Fans Background:
- Picture of fans from club
- 1920x1080 or 1600x900 resolution

https://sortitoutsi.b-cdn.net/uploads/mirrored_images/juv789TLvHMNXoKJckOC9uqdRkgma7JcQhexJj5D.jpg

2. What we consider an improvement:
Person background:
- Higher quality
- More in line with the guidelines
- The same quality, but noticeable more recent (new team, new kit, new hairstyle, etc.).
- Better angle

Team City background:
- Higher quality
- More in line with the guidelines
- Something more iconic for the city (i.e skyline, attractions, etc.)

Stadium background:
- Higher quality
- More in line with the guidelines
- The same quality, but noticeable more recent (i.e after upgrades, new sponsors etc.).

Stadium Inside:
- Higher quality
- More in line with the guidelines
- The same quality, but noticeable more recent (i.e after upgrades, new sponsors etc.).

Where to find HQ backgrounds:
- Google Earth Pro
- Google Maps
- Getty Images You can remove the watermarks on this site
- Flickr
- Advanced Google Image search (With large filter)
- Transfermarkt profiles (Under gallery. Inspect the element and you will find a source link in the HTML code)

#606560 Tutorials and guidelines for contributors

krissmed

11 years ago

2 days ago

35,761

17 Dec 2020 19:33:47

Here is a thread for all things related to contributing to the background megapack. We encourage everyone to read this before contributing to the pack.

Guidelines:
1. What we consider to be a good background:
Person background:
- You easily recognize the person
- Not directly looking at the camera/in-action shot (if no other image is found then this can be ignored)
- Not photoshopped, i.e this
- No watermark
- Full HD (1920x1080)

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/images/r16WpVxmxIGzHUweBM4LWwtyLn5nvebR.jpg

Team City background:
- Something iconic from a city/place (skyline, attractions, etc.)
- 800x480 resolution

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/media/uPabQ2Gw9ptL5bql5ros8GU6TKS3q81fobW4g2mz.jpg

Stadium background:
- Image of the stadium, preferably from an aerial view
- Empty pitch, i.e nothing on the pitch
- Full HD (1920x1080)

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/images/PK8hxEJFXxZoS16gvPDaP1w5ZRkm3bQh.jpg

Stadium inside background:
- Picture of the pitch from inside the stadium
- Empty pitch, i.e nothing on the pitch
- Has to be a picture of the pitch (good example, bad example)
- 800x480 resolution

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/media/7tudDRcIsQUXEWu3xhzE7nnm3DCH8z1jnUSxD7Jk.jpg

2. What we consider an improvement:
Person background:
- Higher quality
- More in line with the guidelines
- The same quality, but noticeable more recent (new team, new kits, new hairstyle, etc.).
- Better angle

Team City background:
- Higher quality
- More in line with the guidelines
- Something more iconic for the city (i.e skyline, attractions, etc.)

Stadium background:
- Higher quality
- More in line with the guidelines
- The same quality, but noticeable more recent (i.e after upgrades, new sponsors etc.).

Stadium Inside background:
- Higher quality
- More in line with the guidelines
- The same quality, but noticeable more recent (i.e after upgrades, new sponsors etc.).

Where to find HQ backgrounds:
- Google Earth Pro
- Google Maps
- Getty Images
- Flickr
- Google Images

#606422 Site issues - reporting thread

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17 Dec 2020 13:49:04

Missing players/staff isn't showing under cut out submission search. For example, Aidan Francis at Luton Town, is not showing on Luton Town's cutout page.

#606301 Mathis Lopes

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17 Dec 2020 01:04:14

@Mall Musicc Great cut for being one of your first 👍
Some areas to improve on:
- This can easily be cut in 250x250, assuming you cut this
- Use remove.bg if possible. There is guide on it here
- Try to rotate you sources before starting the cutting process. Here is guide for doing it on PS CS2 and online

Do these things and your cuts will be much better 👍

#606299 Emilio Ycaza

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17 Dec 2020 00:50:51

@Juan Millihand Some snow on this one. Please remove it using this method

Could be cut closer to the chin as well. You can use this method to move the collar up.

#606298 Tyler Allen

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17 Dec 2020 00:49:22

@Juan Millihand Some snow on this one. Please remove it using this method

Could be cut closer to the chin as well. You can use this method to move the collar up.

#606297 Jared Timmer

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17 Dec 2020 00:47:08

@Juan Millihand Give this one another go. A lot of snow and a lot of room under the chin on this one. Here's a couple of guides on how to improve your cuts 👍