Importing images in LittleBigPlanet
UPDATE Nov 1st 2008: Read it here.
One of the cool features in LBP was supposed to be the ability to import images(i.e. Jpeg, PNG, etc.) from Playstation HDD. Knowing about this feature, a lot of fans have already started making some cool and unique stickers for the game in advance, so that when the game comes out they will be able to use them on their own custom created level.
From the day this feature has been announced, till today, there have been various rumors and talks about it. Some people quote Chuck Lacson’s reply in LittleBigPlanet Blog and believe PS-Eye is the only way to import images and some don’t accept it based on what Alex Evans(Co-founder and technical director of Media Molecule) said in the GDC 2007 video.
…Stickers are just images I can import them from my Hard Drive, I could have taken them from my Eyetoy camera even.
Alex Evans said at GDC 2007.
Here is the video and the part you need to hear at 2:05:
Recently Sam_protagonist replied directly to a thread titled “No image importing (unless you have PS EYE)” and confirmed that “The only way to import fresh images into LittleBigPlanet is using the PlayStation Eye.” which upsets a lot of fans, specially the ones who have been trying to make stickers ever since they heard about importing feature. Here is the link to the thread on the Official Playstation community.
By the time of this post, there has been no announcement or confirmation about either of these theories on LittleBigPlanet official website/blog but unless something new comes out, it appears that they have changed their mind since then and decided to make this feature only available through PS Eye and not a directly from the Hard drive.
Please let us know what you think.
Thanks
Yet Another Sackboy!
Tags: Alex Evans, importing images, LBP, LittleBigPlanet, User-Created Content
Posted on: August 23, 2008
Filed under: New level ideas, news, unofficial news, videos
7 Comments
rorkimaru
September 29th, 2008 at 8:23 am
This robs the game of a key feature. it will also damage how the levels will look. the picture quality and coloration will be reduced by using the PSeye and thus the stickers created will look duller and less impressive.
It was a disappointing decision that cripples the game all in the hope of selling more hardware
Yet Another Sackboy!
September 29th, 2008 at 8:47 am
While I understand their concern and some legal issues but I have to agree with you. I was so excited when I heard about this feature and so disappointed when I heard about its elimination. Personally it made me buy a PSeye but it can’t really be considered as an alternative to the direct import. I hope they will consider putting the direct import feature back in the game.
Glenn
October 6th, 2008 at 10:08 am
If this information is correct, I’m not going to buy this game. This was one key feature. Think of everything you could do! Download a 8-bit Mario, and create a Mario-theme world etc. the possibillites are endless. With PsEYE as the only source, it sucks. ’cause the PSeye is a camera that really sucks…
Don’t be stupid and remove this feature…
Rather support it from HDD, USB media and storage cards… THAT is the way to go.
JDH
October 13th, 2008 at 9:06 am
So, has this feature been officially axed?
If so, why?
I just finished playing the Beta and I can tell you that I will not buy this game if it doesn’t have the ability to import images from a drive or network folder. The same for audio files…
Not having access to content to import will create a void that will undermine the creative freedoms that are in the game.
TopHat
October 26th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
The feature, should be put back into the game, for both images and music/sounds. As everyone has said below, this wasn’t a smart decision, and the PS eye has horrible quality. Allowing the content to enter the game over ps eye is the same thing as off the hdd, except it’s wasting people’s money.
I really don’t want to buy the game until there is some conformation that it’s back in the game.
Unofficial LittleBigPlanet Blog » Importing images from Hard Drive?!
November 1st, 2008 at 8:59 pm
[...] Cutting out the highly exciting feature of importing images directly from PS3 Hard Drive into LittleBigPlanet from the game was a big disappointment for some fans, as you can see it from the comments on this post. [...]
sblbp
November 10th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
if u think about it, its probs 4 d best. ppl wud jus abuse this feature by putting obscene images on levels. a little annoying but i gt d game and its amazing
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