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Cyberdyne12489 In reply to SoNiC4000 [2014-09-04 01:42:52 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

Yes and no. The main normal pointer and pointing hand are not re-sized, but I did clean them up compared to the original (it is originally very pixilated and gross). 
The walk one is a little lazy, the feet were added to the cleaned up normal pointer afterward, for consistency, but otherwise the same.
The camera was the only one I re-sized a few pixels, otherwise the same.

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SoNiC4000 In reply to Cyberdyne12489 [2014-09-04 02:37:20 +0000 UTC]

mhm i see, how did you got your hands on those, did you took them from in game files, or screen capture/screenshot the actual game and then do you magic in cursor editing software?

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Cyberdyne12489 In reply to SoNiC4000 [2014-09-04 02:45:12 +0000 UTC]

Best way I found is to record uncompressed video of the game, usually taking screenshots does not allow the cursor to show up. Any recording software will work, as long as it's uncompressed, free version of fraps is enough.
Then capture the frames you want using any media player you want.
And open them up in Pain.NET, download the plugin/file type pack for it.
Getting the cursor properly cut out takes multiple methods, not going to cover that.
Then save as a .cur file, choose where you want the hot spot (click location).

There is a few cursors I missed in the Sims, I mostly just wanted the pointer and hand. I usually make a full set with installer, but I was lazy. I might go back a get the rest.

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SoNiC4000 In reply to Cyberdyne12489 [2014-09-04 04:13:31 +0000 UTC]

mhm ^^ I wanted to know how you took the approach on those ones, let me share some tip onto this, search for software that can capture cursor as well, there are some, I am even using one it's called: Gadwin PrintScreen usually the video gives you worst quality of the cursors (I never recorded a cursor via video but I know someone who did this thing) than on actual still image ^^

I am a cursor maker as well, just wanted to know how this particular one was made. Thanks for all the info, the job put in this one and thanks for sharing ^^

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Cyberdyne12489 In reply to SoNiC4000 [2014-09-04 04:18:06 +0000 UTC]

No problem. As long as the video is uncompressed, aka lossless, no quality is lost (compression makes the artifacts you speak up). But obviously if you can take simple screenshots of the cursor it would save some time.

I'm sure you take this all much more seriously then I do, my preview looks like crap for example lol. Just for shits and giggles because of how easy it is to do. I would love to get into making my own themes though.

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SoNiC4000 In reply to Cyberdyne12489 [2014-09-04 04:43:10 +0000 UTC]

btw. I would love to have the rest cursors from Sims 4 available as well

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