Comments on filters?

I havent noticed any comments on my textures yet, i have also noticed some textures that look very similar to mine so im guessing some users edited my filters to make new ones. Does the fact that nobody has commented on my filters mean that they are not considered good textures? I noticed on the buy page that when you submit filters you get discounts but it says for good filters, i think my filters are ok but because nobody has commented on them i fear i wont be getting a discount, does my effort still count for something or do i have to get good ratings for them all before they count for something? thanks

Thanks Mike, It's just a shame the beta testing time will run out, im guessing i will probably end up having to pay full price unless i can come up with something really original.

.....as Mike has already said so eloquently...

The "regular" filter stuff has been pretty well covered by now. To stand out you need something different, a "man bites dog" sortta thing.

While looking for your filters I did find one however that has a lot to comment on (although, maybe this may not be representative).

Wooden Floor

1) Motion Blur is a slow component, I'm pretty sure you could have used the stretch parameter of the Perlin noise to get the same or better effect (quicker);

2) You used brick only to define the outlines, missing an opportunity to use the H/L/S range of this component to introduce subtle variations between the different boards;

3) The mixing in of the grain using a Asemble HSB / Gamma / Levels combination could probably have been done just using a Greyscale as an Overlay in a Blend component;

4) The patterns in one board will not align with the patterns in the boards surrounding it - so a generic wood pattern should not be applied to the whole image;

5) The Settings sliders are confusing - three have the same name and none is too clear as to what it does. The Controls also are not in the places a user will want to tweak (such as basic colour, board roughness, repeats)

OK, I'm sure I found your worst filter.
But if there's any particular filter you wish to discuss, I would be pleased to offer some comments.

Rô

Just uploaded a few more filters

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Mike Blackney wrote: AFAIK the system will not begin to function until the software is released. Now's the best time to get in there before the testing period expires!

I'm really obsessed with the idea of launching a working system within this beta, because I definitely don't want to test it on a release product.

I'm even thinking about extending the beta testing period beyond the end of September in case we still don't have a working approval/reward system by that time. If we decide to do so, we'll probably offer an early adopter deal that would allow people to purchase the beta ans save ~$100-$150.