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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><big><b>Optimizing, Editing, and Compressing Images:</b></big></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Many simmers struggle with getting their images to be clear, crisp and under the 244kb file size while keeping the image size larger than 800px by 600px.  After getting your images from the in game camera or using a print screen program you will need to resize them and compress them into a jpeg image.  Many graphics programs have a built in optimizing feature.  Here are a few common ones:</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[[Photoshop_ImgCompress| Photoshop]] *Pay</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[[Gimp_ImgCompress| Gimp]] *Free</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*[[IrfanView_ImgCompress |IrfanView]] *Free</ins></div></td></tr>
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|Take some time to just play around with the camera. It can take a while to get used to the camera controls, and even once you are experienced in their use, it may be challenging to get the shot you want with the constraints on the controls. <br />
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If you haven't taken many sim pictures before, here is a list of camera controls:<br />
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*'''TAB''' : Puts the game into Cameraman mode, allowing better and more control of the camera, and removing the blue user interface. Make sure you are in live mode before going into Cameraman mode or you will see grid lines on the ground and floating where floor tiles may be placed. ''TS3 Note:'' You will only be able to go into cameraman mode once per load if you are in buy/build mode (without a family moved in). You can either exit to the neighborhood and return to take more pictures, or instead just move a family in for taking your pics.<br />
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*'''W and S''' : W moves the camera forward. S moves it backward.<br />
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*'''A and D''' : A moves the camera left. D moves it right.<br />
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*'''Q and E''' : Q lowers the camera. E raises it.<br />
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*'''+ and -''' : Zooms in and out.<br />
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