Celestia Forums

Sounds great, Chris. How does one go about "placing" a planet in orbit around a sun??

I voted 'yes'. Even though I am an experienced Photoshop user, that is not always very important with Celestia textures, and so a forum of this type sounds quite helpful. It may also streamline the process of sharing great new textures; or at least directing others to "roll their own".
RonA

I've wondered this since first using Celestia......... Are the Earth colors I am seeing the way it really looks (more or less); or are the texure maps "retouched"? I am thinking in particular of the light "neon blue" seen in shallow waters? BTW, I am using the 8K Earth with a GeForce II Ti card In W...

Thanks, "Kid"! I will experiment using your info. I know many people now have the DivX codec, but for general usage, MJPG seems to make more sense. I'll have to compare file sizes on a couple of tests.
Regards,
Ron A

I'm obviously not Declan, but thanks for the info! Sounds like something I want to go try out.............
Ron A

Declan,
Interesting question - I wish I knew enough to help you. If you don't get a timely answer, I'd suggest posting this over in the general "Users" forum.
Star Trek?! Dammit Jim! I'm a doctor, not a shuttle pilot!
Ron A

Thanks for the answer, Chris! (and fast too!) Now I can amaze my friends with eye-glazing astronomical trivia!
Ron A

Good questions! I hope someone with more experience than me will chime in, and let us both know! :wink:

Capturing movies for myself is no problem. However - what if we want to share them? What codec / format is recommended? There are so many choices! Is 640 x 480 size acceptable or should I stick with a smaller size?

Any info or tips are welcome!
Ron A