2011 based bbcard template

davwms · 01-26-2011, 06:39 AM

Here's a card template where I based the front on the 2011 topps cards. The back is just improvised. It's not quite finished, yet. I still have a little bit of work to do on it.

tarmer · 01-26-2011, 08:38 AM

These are excellent - would love to get them when available

Chicagofan76 · 01-26-2011, 08:54 AM

me 2 does the ht wt etc show up better when not being viewed online?

TribeFanInNC · 01-26-2011, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Chicagofan76

me 2 does the ht wt etc show up better when not being viewed online?

Yeah, most bb cards get compressed to a jpeg file when they get posted, so they look fuzzy. The real version will not.

Great work davwms!

Dark Horse · 01-26-2011, 10:05 AM

Wow!!! i'd like to have this template, as well.

Great work!

davwms · 01-30-2011, 11:03 AM

I finally have this set done. It can be downloaded from HERE.

I don't know if anyone has had this problem, but the HOF template keeps trying to force the player picture to be zoomed in, even though I have it set to zoom out and it is causing the picture to be very blurry. It doesn't happen all of the time, either... odd...

Does anyone know if we can set up .xml files for other "Triggers" like Gold Glove Winner ? I haven't tried myself.. just wondering...

Here are examples of the default, all-star, and HOF templates, the first HOF card was created automatically, the 2nd one is one I had it create "manually".

prodgers · 01-30-2011, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by davwms

Does anyone know if we can set up .xml files for other "Triggers" like Gold Glove Winner ? I haven't tried myself.. just wondering...

I'd be interested to know that too. Like maybe for Triple Crown winners? World Series Winners? etc.

klavier · 01-30-2011, 12:57 PM

These look great, awesome job davwms. I tried before to see if naming the files outstanding_batter_award.xml and outstanding_pitcher_award.xml would use those instead of the default at the end of the season but it still used the default.

cephasjames · 01-30-2011, 03:12 PM

These all look awesome! Very slick design.

Question about the positions on the regular card: how well do they show with a plain white jersey?

Another question: how well does it handle two teams being displayed for one season on the backside? Every player that you've shown so far has only played for one team.

Thanks! Great job. Professional looking, even.

EDIT: I especially like the copyright date.

EDIT 2: Where'd you get that shadow layer for those jerseys?

MizzouRah · 01-30-2011, 04:13 PM

So many excellent card sets out there, this one is no exception, thanks!

davwms · 01-30-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cephasjames

These all look awesome! Very slick design.

-Thanks! ;-)

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Originally Posted by cephasjames

Question about the positions on the regular card: how well do they show with a plain white jersey?

- I suppose it looks fine? I rarely use complete white (#ffffff) for a jersey color, I normally go with a mild off white (#efefef) that helps show the shading texture. This one I attached shows what I tend to use as white for my jerseys.

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Another question: how well does it handle two teams being displayed for one season on the backside? Every player that you've shown so far has only played for one team. Since it got converted to .jpg it shows up blurry here..

-This one I attached will show that.. and it also shows the downfall of using the COMMANDO font... I don't really like how it shows the two teams. Why can't it at least show the teams in the order that the player was on the team? and how can we get that space removed ? I feel that the comma between the teams is enough. :-)

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Originally Posted by cephasjames

Thanks! Great job. Professional looking, even.

-Thanks.

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Originally Posted by cephasjames

EDIT: I especially like the copyright date.

-Thanks, again!

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Originally Posted by cephasjames

EDIT 2: Where'd you get that shadow layer for those jerseys?

-I created it. I actually created a new one for this little project and league that I created and then combined it with the old one that I made a while ago. I use Photoshop and can probably make the psd available for download if anyone wants it.

fhomess · 01-31-2011, 02:42 PM

I actually like the horizontal bar on these better than the arched bar on the real 2011 Topps cards.

playball335 · 01-31-2011, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by davwms

-Thanks! ;-)

-I created it. I actually created a new one for this little project and league that I created and then combined it with the old one that I made a while ago. I use Photoshop and can probably make the psd available for download if anyone wants it.

Please, make it available.

cephasjames · 01-31-2011, 04:16 PM

I still really like these, but the stats on the back, now that I've downloaded this and used it, are tiny... or I'm getting old.

cephasjames · 02-01-2011, 09:42 AM

Not sure if this is fixable, but the city name on the card was too long.

DreamTeams · 02-01-2011, 12:30 PM

Giving props on this one. Very nice design.

koohead · 02-01-2011, 02:25 PM

I know this is a limitation of the font set, but accents (and the letters associated with them) are getting lost. I've changed the font set to accomodate but sure wish this can be fixed at the font set level because I really like some of the ones that I can't use.

Athletics17 · 02-01-2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by koohead

I know this is a limitation of the font set, but accents (and the letters associated with them) are getting lost. I've changed the font set to accomodate but sure wish this can be fixed at the font set level because I really like some of the ones that I can't use.

How do you change the font set?

davwms · 02-01-2011, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Athletics17

How do you change the font set?

- Within the XML files. You would have to open the .xml files inside a text editor like Notepad and replace the font names wherever they are throughout the file.

I'm thinking about trying to make another version of this one and replace that font that I used. It is basically the font I want, of the fonts that are available to use, but not being able to create the special characters makes it hard to use. I also figured out a way to make the picture on the back smaller and that would help with allowing the stats to be larger.

davwms · 02-01-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by cephasjames

Not sure if this is fixable, but the city name on the card was too long.

It's fixable.. I will see what I can do as soon as I have the time.. :-)

01-26-2011, 06:39 AM	#1
davwms All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clyde, NY Posts: 1,506	2011 based bbcard template Here's a card template where I based the front on the 2011 topps cards. The back is just improvised. It's not quite finished, yet. I still have a little bit of work to do on it. Attached Images __________________ Lemme tell you the first rule of politics; Always know if the juice is worth the squeeze. ~Kelly (AKA Timoty Oyphant), The Girl Next Door (2004)

01-26-2011, 10:05 AM	#5
Dark Horse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas! Posts: 2,633 Blog Entries: 5	Wow!!! i'd like to have this template, as well. Great work! __________________ A Justafan Fan LBA Geo Bahn Rock Hounds fan of the ISLANDIAN PRO ALLIANCE

01-30-2011, 11:03 AM	#6
davwms All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Clyde, NY Posts: 1,506	I finally have this set done. It can be downloaded from HERE. I don't know if anyone has had this problem, but the HOF template keeps trying to force the player picture to be zoomed in, even though I have it set to zoom out and it is causing the picture to be very blurry. It doesn't happen all of the time, either... odd... Does anyone know if we can set up .xml files for other "Triggers" like Gold Glove Winner ? I haven't tried myself.. just wondering... Here are examples of the default, all-star, and HOF templates, the first HOF card was created automatically, the 2nd one is one I had it create "manually". Attached Images __________________ Lemme tell you the first rule of politics; Always know if the juice is worth the squeeze. ~Kelly (AKA Timoty Oyphant), The Girl Next Door (2004)

01-30-2011, 12:57 PM	#8
klavier Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FL Posts: 396	These look great, awesome job davwms. I tried before to see if naming the files outstanding_batter_award.xml and outstanding_pitcher_award.xml would use those instead of the default at the end of the season but it still used the default. Last edited by klavier; 01-30-2011 at 01:42 PM.

01-30-2011, 03:12 PM	#9
cephasjames Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,735 Blog Entries: 1	These all look awesome! Very slick design. Question about the positions on the regular card: how well do they show with a plain white jersey? Another question: how well does it handle two teams being displayed for one season on the backside? Every player that you've shown so far has only played for one team. Thanks! Great job. Professional looking, even. EDIT: I especially like the copyright date. EDIT 2: Where'd you get that shadow layer for those jerseys? __________________ 5000+ Generic Logos Free for the Taking FREE: Uniforms and logos for 500+ teams spanning 1871-present Great Lakes League: 10 Conferences, 100 Teams Pre-OOTP 23 Custom Cap & Jersey Template v3.0 by Deft and NoPepper (with layers from other various artists) that I use: Caps, Jerseys Last edited by cephasjames; 01-30-2011 at 03:14 PM.

01-26-2011, 08:38 AM	#2
tarmer All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2005 Location: Out in Leftfield Posts: 613 Blog Entries: 1	These are excellent - would love to get them when available

01-26-2011, 08:54 AM	#3
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Infractions: 2/2 (3)	me 2 does the ht wt etc show up better when not being viewed online?

01-30-2011, 04:13 PM	#10
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,251	So many excellent card sets out there, this one is no exception, thanks!

01-31-2011, 02:42 PM	#12
fhomess Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,585	I actually like the horizontal bar on these better than the arched bar on the real 2011 Topps cards. __________________ StatsLab- PHP/MySQL based utilities for Online Leagues Baseball Cards - Full list of known templates and documentation on card development.

01-31-2011, 04:16 PM	#14
cephasjames Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,735 Blog Entries: 1	I still really like these, but the stats on the back, now that I've downloaded this and used it, are tiny... or I'm getting old. __________________ 5000+ Generic Logos Free for the Taking FREE: Uniforms and logos for 500+ teams spanning 1871-present Great Lakes League: 10 Conferences, 100 Teams Pre-OOTP 23 Custom Cap & Jersey Template v3.0 by Deft and NoPepper (with layers from other various artists) that I use: Caps, Jerseys

02-01-2011, 09:42 AM	#15
cephasjames Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,735 Blog Entries: 1	Not sure if this is fixable, but the city name on the card was too long. Attached Images __________________ 5000+ Generic Logos Free for the Taking FREE: Uniforms and logos for 500+ teams spanning 1871-present Great Lakes League: 10 Conferences, 100 Teams Pre-OOTP 23 Custom Cap & Jersey Template v3.0 by Deft and NoPepper (with layers from other various artists) that I use: Caps, Jerseys

02-01-2011, 12:30 PM	#16
DreamTeams Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,521	Giving props on this one. Very nice design. __________________

02-01-2011, 02:25 PM	#17
koohead Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,137	I know this is a limitation of the font set, but accents (and the letters associated with them) are getting lost. I've changed the font set to accomodate but sure wish this can be fixed at the font set level because I really like some of the ones that I can't use. __________________ GM - New Jersey Bears of the NPBL;