CGChallenge.com goes live!!

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/me bounces around with joy

[SheepFactory]

I have this happy feeling :beer: :buttrock: :thumbsup:

[sigma]

W!cked. Nice job guys. Looks outstanding.

:scream:

[ambient-whisper]

YEY :D finally. glad its working guys:)

[Jhonus]

good work chaps.
world class.

[erilaz]

ohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagodohmagod!:eek: :bounce: :D

[Gilgamesh]

You guys are awesome!!
:buttrock: :buttrock: :buttrock:

[tubby]

thats freeekin awesome!!!you guys rock!!!:bowdown:

[erilaz]

Hmmm.. can't seem to upload the images yet. Blocks me out.:hmm:

[lildragon]

Originally posted by erilaz
Hmmm.. can't seem to upload the images yet. Blocks me out.:hmm:

Leo is on it :)

[erilaz]

Works! Beast of burden uploaded! :D

[lildragon]

Go ahead guys, uploading is working...

have fun

salud

[lildragon]

Ok guys to make the gallery look good, please do not upload any wierd size (erilaz)

Please upload a nice ratio

640x480
1024x768
1280x1024

e.t.c

We need the gallery to look tidy

thx guys

salud

[bored alien]

Site looks great! Trying to sign up for the notification list on the front page, I get the following error:

[sasquatch]

Hey, congratulations on the new site; it looks fantastic. Big props to everyone who worked on that.

Bring on the challenges. :D

[Leonard]

All right - fixed the wonky newsletter subscription.

If there are any other issues or suggestions, please feel free to bring it up so that I can tweak, fix and code it.

Either reply to this thread, PM me or email (leonard@cgnetworks.com).

Thanx

Leo

[muckywetnoodle]

Cool! Looks nice. Seems to run pretty quickly too.

[Raideen]

Looks sweet

:beer:

[chadlychoo]

Stunning!

Great work guys.

:arteest:

[three]

oh, that's sweet... love the design :) this is just... wonderful. aaah! maybe i'll try out the next challenge. :D
:thumbsup:

[erilaz]

Originally posted by lildragon
Ok guys to make the gallery look good, please do not upload any wierd size (erilaz)

Please upload a nice ratio

640x480
1024x768
1280x1024

e.t.c

We need the gallery to look tidy

thx guys

salud

Is there any way to make the thumbnail different from the entry image? That's the only way I can do it for that entry, otherwise I'll have to re-render things.

[erilaz]

Eeek, same for my Above and beyond entry. It's 800x1200.
What should I do?

[lildragon]

it's quite easy to fit them in those types of ratios ;)

salud

[scene215]

Great job on the site. Can't wait for the next round of challenges to begin. Is the site going to include the new challenges as well? Animation/Special FX?

[wmendez]

You guys are definatly doing your thang!! :beer:

[three]

any sort of ETA on the new challange yet? a week? a month? a couple of days? oooh, i'm feeling a bit anxious to get modelling :D hopefully it's something i'd like to do as well. wheeee!

pressure,pressure,pressure,pressure

[erilaz]

I'm not sure I understand. If I alter the ratio of my images they'll be all icky and squished. Can we let these two entries slide this time around? :shrug:

I'm confused!

Brilliant site though. Fantastical and wonderful. You all should be proud.:thumbsup:

[jsh3d]

Looks great :beer:! I might just have to enter the next one ;).

-Jsh3d

[Ingram]

Words cannot contain the wonder that is cgchallenge.com.
:eek: :bounce: :eek: :bounce: :eek: :bounce:
Wheeeeee! can't wait to finish one now :shrug:.
Bravo on the site to all. Rock on with your madskillz guys.

[Lukashi]

i love the site...very nice....

[The Time Serpent]

:xtreme: :xtreme: :xtreme:

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Apt Pupil]

VEry nice!! I love the layout.

I am just a little confused though, I can't find all the entries? Is this a first come first win sort of thing, or are the votings going to commence once all the entries are in?? Is this just a test, are the scores going to be erased and begun annue??

[googlo]

erilaz,

Put in black borders on your image in the right proportions to get the right ratio for the thumbnail image to fit right. Your image won't be messed up then.

[Leonard]

Originally posted by Apt Pupil
VEry nice!! I love the layout.

I am just a little confused though, I can't find all the entries? Is this a first come first win sort of thing, or are the votings going to commence once all the entries are in?? Is this just a test, are the scores going to be erased and begun annue??

The way that we intend on running each challenge is to have a set period for each activity:

1) Announce challenge
2) Accept entries/modifications (4 week timeframe/depends)
3) Entries close, voting starts
4) Close and challenge post-mortem/winners

Right now, we're taking in both entries and votes to clear out the backlog from the old challenges. I am also in the process of debugging the website and adding new functionality over time.

Best

Leo

[goosh]

Are the challenges only for modeling?

Will there be some for animation too?

just wondering

Goosh

[Leonard]

Originally posted by goosh
Are the challenges only for modeling?

Will there be some for animation too?

just wondering

Goosh

Yes we'll have animation challenges. But one thing at a time. First priority is to settle the website and the way the challenges are conducted online.

L.

[Apt Pupil]

Leonard -- Hey, thanks, but I get it now, it's a different system. We get to rate everyones with a one to five number, pretty neat!! So basically, no matter when we enter, everyone will vote on ours with the appropriate score. CoooOL.

just wondering though, the classic challenge was usually split up into two sections. Character and Vehicle/environment. Do we have to label it ourselves or will there be a title later on?

[kokoro]

wow the new site is wonderful. we waited so long and it was worth !! congratulation !!!:beer:
i just uploaded my challenge picts. goes like a breeze. great !
thank you leo and lildragon !!

[tascitus]

WOW!! F A N T A S T I C job! thank you.

[dmcgrath]

Hey guys, fantastic new site BTW.


But, where are the 2D challenges going? I couldn't seem to find a place to put 2D stuff. Or are you planning to integrate it?

[lildragon]

Originally posted by Apt Pupil

just wondering though, the classic challenge was usually split up into two sections. Character and Vehicle/environment. Do we have to label it ourselves or will there be a title later on?

No the new sections will be created for the upcoming challenges, right now as Leo said, priority is to clear the backlog of the old challenges up,. then we can start the new ones.

I'll be posting the rules for the new challenges tonight my time, right now it's 3am in the morning here :surprised

and YES they'll be Animation, VFX, ARCH VIZ and Classic challenges at this time

THANX VERY MUCH EVERYONE, it's really great to know that everyone loves the site, we poured alot into it :)

salud

[lildragon]

Originally posted by erilaz
I'm not sure I understand. If I alter the ratio of my images they'll be all icky and squished. Can we let these two entries slide this time around? :shrug:


This is what I meant ;)

http://www.cgchallenge.com/entries/1986/11_large.jpg

salud

[AJ]

Site looks excellent!

My only niggle is - why is voting enabled on the Enchanted Forrest? That was voted ages ago, and I have the Email from Lildragon to prove it!

:shrug:

[lildragon]

was it? d'oh >_<!! okie

salud

[lildragon]

ok it's off, we're adding functionality to reset votes! Sorry I totally forgot, I have to get that winner's page up tonight also :D

thx for the heads up AJ

salud

[Leonard]

Aha! Now I have to code the "reset votes" tool. :bounce:

[Fiber]

is that why all i get is a blank screen when i go to cgchallenge?
i have been waiting all weekend ,then i see that it's up and i go look and i see nothing (sob),am i doing something wrong?

[Leonard]

Originally posted by Fiber
is that why all i get is a blank screen when i go to cgchallenge?
i have been waiting all weekend ,then i see that it's up and i go look and i see nothing (sob),am i doing something wrong?

See if "CTRL + F5" works - that forces a refresh in case your ISP is caching the webpage.

L.

[Wiro]

Fantastic work guys...It's really impressive how much time and energy you have put into this!

Wiro

[Fiber]

yep that did the trick,now i'm going to check it out ,
cheers and thanks for the quick reply :)

[PixelShader]

Check out the "council"

http://www.cgchallenge.com/about_council.php

Weta Digital (Lord of the Rings)
Gnomon
BUNGIE (Halo 2)

My my Leigh looks so........normal.

Geoff

[baby]

amazing site !!!

very clear, very well done !!!!!

love the automatic gallery system...

:buttrock: :bowdown: :thumbsup: :xtreme:



and really love the pic on the front page :p

[Equinoxx]

really excellent man.
You two really did a great job. and indeed, the automated gallery is ACE :thumbsup:

[MikaelPersson]

Great looking site. Really like the little scroll in the top menu among other nice touches.

A few ideas. Would be great if we could upload a separate thumbnail to acompany each image. A portion or cutout of the larger image makes for a far more interesting thumb then just a shrunk image.
Another thought would be to have the ability to add a link to a full screen picture (~500k). That we would host ourselves.

Great work guys. :thumbsup:

:wavey:

[Leonard]

Originally posted by Mikael P.
Great looking site. Really like the little scroll in the top menu among other nice touches.

A few ideas. Would be great if we could upload a separate thumbnail to acompany each image. A portion or cutout of the larger image makes for a far more interesting thumb then just a shrunk image.
Another thought would be to have the ability to add a link to a full screen picture (~500k). That we would host ourselves.

Great work guys. :thumbsup:

:wavey:

Good idea.

BTW: I have disabled HTML in the notes section as there were some site integrity issues (if you put in wonky HTML, the whole site can display funny).

L.

[jeroentje]

Excellent job guys :thumbsup:

Well thought streamflow, great lay-out, great the colors.
Very transperent to use. I love it. It was worth waiting for and I will definitely join the next one :)
Dutch saying: "lang gewacht, maar dan heb je ook wat..." ("Took some time, but then you get something...")

Just some tiny thingy I don't really get: is the voting for the 2D entries blended into the 3D ones now?

[lildragon]

Originally posted by jeroentje

Just some tiny thingy I don't really get: is the voting for the 2D entries blended into the 3D ones now?

Thx jeroentje yeah for this one, we'll separate them next challenge, was just to much to do it now :)

salud

[jeroentje]

Okay, thanks for explaining.
I'll upload my things tonight :bounce:

[MikaelPersson]

Another small thought.

The ability to vote on your own creation is somewhat absurd. Maybe there is a reason, but I think it should be removed.

[Leonard]

Originally posted by Mikael P.
Another small thought.

The ability to vote on your own creation is somewhat absurd. Maybe there is a reason, but I think it should be removed.

Yes, I did have a think about that.

If politicians can vote for their own party, then likewise shouldn't we allow artists to score their own creations?

I don't think it'll make much difference but am interested in hearing what people have to say.

L.

[baby]

I suppose everybody will put 5 stars to its own creation....
I admit I did it :D why shoudn't I ?!?

so it's not a big deal, U take all the scores and substract 5...so in fact it doesn't change a lot...

except for the poor who won't have any vote...he'll have 5 points at least.... (bad baby bad baby) :wip:


it's good to autocongratulate yourself when U spend time on something :rolleyes: ;) :p

[MikaelPersson]

hehe :) maybe not.
It will just make a difference now in the beginning. I´ll just go on and slap myself on the back then :).

[Fiber]

As long as everyone has just one vote(on each entry) and not multiple votes ,it's a democratic system,even if you can vote for yourself.
So i'm all for it.
:)

[Wiro]

I don't think self voting will have much of an effect on anything...what harm is one vote anyway :)

People who get all their friends and relatives to vote for them are more of a worry, hehe.

Wiro

[fellah]

finally :)
very nice site, fast interface, nice layout etc, etc.. to sum it up, _great_ work!
I think you should have waited at least 24hours for everyone to submit their final images though. it would have been more fair after all the hard work ppl have spent on their images.

and another idea, it would be much easier if you could choose the score for everyone and then just push _one_ button to submit all those scores at once. instead of having to do it one by one.

anyway, finally :)

[lildragon]

Originally posted by Wiro

People who get all their friends and relatives to vote for them are more of a worry, hehe.

Wiro

True but that also means they have to sign up on cgtalk :twisted:

heheh

salud

[fellipe]

lovely idea! just updated my humble colaboration in the very first challenge ever made here. hope everyone to enjoy it.

cheers

[puddlefish]

nice work guys. is there any plans to enable a 'view 2d or 3d only' feature? not at all necessary, just wondering. now all i have to do is get off my ass and start entering again...

thanks!

[dark_lotus]

vely nice

[show]

Im not sure what the id represents which decides how the submissions are ordered by at the moment, but its good for the voting stage.

I was wondering, Will the submissions be ordered by their score or score average after voting is closed so that we can see them all in order ?

[Leonard]

Originally posted by show
Im not sure what the id represents which decides how the submissions are ordered by at the moment, but its good for the voting stage.

I was wondering, Will the submissions be ordered by their score or score average after voting is closed so that we can see them all in order ?

By default it sorts by the latest update - so that when you return to the challenge, you can see what new or updated entries are in.

This also assists in voting because there is no bias. But of course, there is a sort by score option so that people can see how the challenge results are faring.

L.

[wmendez]

Just posted the news on XSI Base to spread the word :p

[show]

Oh yeah i just noticed. Lol

Thanks Leo :)

[Agent D]

CGChallenge.com: :xtreme:
:D Great job, guys!

[Adam]

Wow it has only been up for a couple of hours and there is already 5 pages of replies. That is great. I love you cgtalk/cgchallenge. can't wait for the next one.

well
:beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

[-wT-]

A few requests:

1. At the voting page for each challenge, there's the links to open up a new browser to see a bigger version of the images. Well shouldn't it be easy to make it so the new browser is resized to fit the opened image?
This isn't that important.

2. The same place, and the same button(s). Could you please make it so each time a new window is opened, it would be it's own window? What I mean is, like if you now press the link of one image, and then some other, the second image get's loaded in the same window, instead of yet again new window.
VERY important! ;)


... oh, and nice page! :thumbsup:

[Oupalline]

Nice design on the new site.....
I really hope there will be animation challenges...I feel that is what is lacking on CG talk....

Keep up the good work!

[SheepFactory]

There ARE animation challenges :thumbsup:

[Oupalline]

Kick ass!
I am looking forward to them.....
Me and the rest of the animation world!:thumbsup:

[AJ]

Just wanted to re-iterate that the site is really really good.

I'm just sitting here grinning like a fool at how great everyones work looks all together... and the voting system is excellent...

Banana's all round! :D

(Now where's that new challenge... heeheehee! :p )

[Aearon]

actually the correct 4:3 resolution would be 1280x960 - not x1024

..nitpicking, but you want it to look tidy, right ? :D

btw: it's just awesome

one little crit: i think the average score is more important than the score 'number', or how about a mix of the too that takes both into account ?

but well, the score doesn't really matter much anyway imo, it would just make more sense that way

[Apt Pupil]

Hey, I am just curious, have the Character/Vehicle/2d sections been fused into one. This could be bad for when I finally get off my butt and hand in my stuff.


Leo --> "I entered all three catagories for the Above and beyond challenge, so do I/can I upload all three entries??????

[bored alien]

Wow, that's really looking great. It'd be nice to have a way to sort by artist name as well. (Unless I'm a fool and missed it.) Especially when the gallery starts to explode in size. :applause:

[vizion]

awesome site- the best of the best.

[Apt Pupil]

Ok, I submitted one of my Above and Beyond entries, but I can't find an option to submit more. I guess I could leave out one (the full shot of the contraption), but I would really like to enter my 2d entry as well.

What should I do?

[ilasolomon]

hey thank you friends, it's EXCELENT, very well-done site.
i think it doesn't need any major change, but the 150k limit! i think it's too small for most of the entries, if it was 200, 250k... i can't post any image smaller than 1280x1024! i really can't deal with low resolution pics, also i can't judge on small-sized renders of others. :p ( though i've 56k modem connection)

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

ila

[pigwater]

beautiful site...i've been absent for a while and come back and see this.....wow

[Kirt]

Excellent job on the site! I like how it's organized and it's easy as hell to post up your entries. Awesome work guys! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

One thing I noticed though - if you update one of your entries or post entries in the wrong order, then your gallery entry will be off. My gallery entry says my last challenge entered was "Beast of Burden" when it should be "Extreme Sport". Maybe you can order these automatically somehow to solve this problem?

[Leonard]

Originally posted by Kirt
Excellent job on the site! I like how it's organized and it's easy as hell to post up your entries. Awesome work guys! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

One thing I noticed though - if you update one of your entries or post entries in the wrong order, then your gallery entry will be off. My gallery entry says my last challenge entered was "Beast of Burden" when it should be "Extreme Sport". Maybe you can order these automatically somehow to solve this problem?

Ah yes you are right! I didn't notice that before. Hmmmm....might be a tricky one to solve technically. :hmm:

Leo

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