Flashy Screenshots

Okay recently I aquired Photoshop (not illegally -gasp-) and I decided before I uploaded my recent coaster to make the screenshot flashy by cropping out unwanted supports and adding an outer glow effect.

Within the next half hour alton_ had rated it. So heres the question, do Flashy photoshoped screenshots make you want to download and rate a coaster?

I'm guilty when ever there are bunch of uploaded coasters and 2 of them have photoshopped screenshots I always download those first.

sometimes, but i dont normally watch a ride till i see what rate it gets.

Its not a flashy screenshot, its just a quality screenshot. When a person puts a lot of effort into making a ride, usually that carries over into the screenshot also. Some screenshots that are photoshopped to death look like crap to me, but then just boring screens suck also. Just a nice, clean screenshot that catches the interest is good. Its also always nice to give a good look at the ride, but dont give away the best part/entire ride.

So to answer your question, no, photoshopped does not always get the best interest in the ride, its a lot of factors, just keep it sexy.

Yes, they make me download them first just because they look more interesting.

sometimes, if they have special 3D's or a special train type. But other times if they have a cool screenshot then yes i may download it first.

i don't think it makes a ton of difference, but if i see a screen that catches my eye, i normally download the coaster, despite the rate. (the color of the coaster has a lot to do with it IMO. ( I'm like a moth, always attracted to bright color and light.)

The screenshot is a draw, but really it's the coaster that pulls me in. Sometimes too much flash can be a bad thing.

im gonna have to go with yes -- but only partially. i also take into account some other stuff (mostly what's mentioned above [;)] )...

They do make people want to download and rate. They cause increased interest in the ride and along with the name of the designer decide how many dls you get.

[gouldy]

I agree with symbiotic, it will usually tend to be the case that the kind of person likeyl to put effort into creating a track and has the creative skills to do so, is also going to want to put the effort and their creative skills into producing a good screenshot. So IMO a good screen shot is indicative of a good ride. However, this is NOT always the case, just as a rule of thumb, this seems to be the case most of the time.

I usually download most rides, and what i tend to see is a correlation between screenshot quality and ride quality.

What Symbiotic said..
Just make a nice one and you got my download/rate, people do tend to not download when they see a crappy screenshot.

Yes, a screenshot is a MASSIVE part of making me download a ride. Making the 3ds, and the graphics and stuff is my favourite part of making a ride, so i like to see it when other people put alot of effort into that too! Its the thing i look at initially and despite what people say, first impressions do count for alot. However, other things can make me download too if it hasnt got a great screenshot, like really good rates (as long as they are from good designers anyway - if i see loads of rates, but from people i have never seen around the site before, then i tend to just ignore it. lol), or lots of downloads already.

Photoshop usually makes it better, and although it affects what I download and what I don't, it shouldn't.

You don't need a flashy screenshot, you need a flashy angle.

Originally posted by GerstlCrazy

You don't need a flashy screenshot, you need a flash angle.

agreed.