New Config Live!

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New Config is Live!!

Emira - Lotus Cars Official Website

www.lotuscars.com

 

[Eagle7]

Just think of the time you now have back @Eagle7

Maybe. Today is turning into "whatever it is, it can be done tomorrow" day lol. If this configurator was supposed to quell our thirst for Emira images/info, it's now made me even more antsy to get my car!

 

[NickR]

Maybe. Today is turning into "whatever it is, it can be done tomorrow" day lol. If this configurator was supposed to quell our thirst for Emira images/info, it's now made me even more antsy to get my car!

I think it means you have licence to go 'off piste' rather than doing what the configurator is doing. For example I wondered what yellow wing mirrors (nimbus grey and yellow calipers) would look like as i might get them wrapped. Or just do like the rest of us and sit watching the video again and again!

 

[Bilbao-Emira]

I think it means you have licence to go 'off piste' rather than doing what the configurator is doing. For example I wondered what yellow wing mirrors (nimbus grey and yellow calipers) would look like as i might get them wrapped. Or just do like the rest of us and sit watching the video again and again!

Let's watch it again for today, lol
Tomorrow we'll change the mirrors, maybe we even delete them !

 

[DPB]

Well as of today, my journey as the alternate configurator has come to an end. This new configurator is excellent.

It looks like this was done by a gaming company, (which I had suggested) but they've done a great job of it. The colors look correct, the lighting and shadowing is well done, though for some reason the lower half of the car still seems a little dark on my screen, but MUCH better than the old configurator.

I've noticed there's details on this model that weren't on the one I downloaded. There's a gray/black air dam under the front that wraps around the width of the front that my model doesn't have. The long vertical element on the outside edges of the headlights is amber, so I'm guessing that's the 'running light' or parking light? I don't recall the blue or gray show cars having that; they were clear. So I'm guessing the amber rail in the headlights, and the way the tail lights wrap around the back of the car are good enough to pass the requirements for side marker lights? I was wondering if or how they were going to add those on the side. If this is the case, I really like this idea of not mucking up the side of the car with side marker/reflector lights. The all-silver wheels are shinier than I was anticipating, but they look good. I like the yellow on the yellow calipers; richer looking than I had guessed at. The Magma is a really nice red; doesn't look like a Ferrari at all, which I like. In fact, it reminds me more of one of the beautiful old Alfa Romeos. I know some would think looking like a Ferrari to be a positive, but I want the Emira to have its own identity as a Lotus, not as a wannabe Ferrari; the Emira is that good. Dark Verdant looks good. Outside there's enough green in it to look like a dark forest green, not just a black car. It's very rich looking.

They did a nice job of showing the way the colors change in outside light versus inside daylight. The top of the engine compartment is just begging for some detailing.

Unless I'm mistaken, when you look at the top-ish view on the dashboard, it looks like that's the open-air subwoofer in the center near the windshield. If that's what that is, that's a great idea and guarantees wide and equal distribution of the sound in the cabin.

All-in-all, this is nicely done and SO much better than what they had before!

@Eagle7 - I'm sure I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for the amazing work you have done here. Your renders have allowed us to dream about our future cars with much more vivid clarity than the v1 configurator provided. The new configurator is terrific and making us crazier than ever and I'm sure you're rather relieved and happy to devote your time to other things. Bravo sir.

 

[Leonard]

@Eagle7 - I'm sure I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for the amazing work you have done here. Your renders have allowed us to dream about our future cars with much more vivid clarity than the v1 configurator provided. The new configurator is terrific and making us crazier than ever and I'm sure you're rather relieved and happy to devote your time to other things. Bravo sir.

Yup some of us wouldn't have made it this far without them

 

[Bilbao-Emira]

Yup some of us wouldn't have made it this far without them

ditto !

 

[Daz]

@Eagle7 - I'm sure I speak on behalf of everyone here when I say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for the amazing work you have done here. Your renders have allowed us to dream about our future cars with much more vivid clarity than the v1 configurator provided. The new configurator is terrific and making us crazier than ever and I'm sure you're rather relieved and happy to devote your time to other things. Bravo sir.

It’s a big thanks from me too, your work has been outstanding. Seeing you now have sooooo much more time on your hands, I was just wondering if you could maybe ( please) post the videos of the colours on here! Mainly because I don’t know how to do it, and also so I can then copy them and post them on Facebook and pass them off as my work

 

[Eagle7]

Well thank you everyone! It's been fun, and a nice way to occupy time while we're in waiting mode. However, in an odd sort of way, the closer we get... the longer it seems to be taking though... rofl

 

[Eagle7]

It’s a big thanks from me too, your work has been outstanding. Seeing you now have sooooo much more time on your hands, I was just wondering if you could maybe ( please) post the videos of the colours on here! Mainly because I don’t know how to do it, and also so I can then copy them and post them on Facebook and pass them off as my work

You mean the colors of the videos?

 

[Daz]

You mean the colors of the videos?

Sorry, the videos of the cars in the various colours. ( for an English man, my English wasn’t too good)

 

[Guest142]

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New Config is Live!!

Speechless. Too beautiful. Just flat out gorgeous. This car is the most beautiful woman I have even seen in my life. My lord.

 

[Eagle7]

Sorry, the videos of the cars in the various colours. ( for an English man, my English wasn’t too good)

I would have to do a screen recording of each one, edit it, then export. That would use a lot of storage space and bandwidth for the website, so that's probably not a good idea. Maybe Lotus will post some of these videos on YouTube so they can be linked in here.

 

[Eagle7]

I've already looked at the source, and they did a LOT of alpha masking of all the elements on the car in order to enable all the selections to be made individually. This was a lot of work! No wonder it took them time to get it together.

 

[Guest142]

Video mode is EPIC

My mind is blown.

 

[Guest142]

This is Witchcraft! My God man.

 

[Lankan]

Sorry, the videos of the cars in the various colours. ( for an English man, my English wasn’t too good)

Whilst the video is playing, right-click and choose Copy video address (in Google Chrome) or Copy Video Link (in Firefox) and then paste the link to another browser window (or tab). You can then download the mp4 file to your desktop or mobile device - click on the vertical dots on the right-hand side of the video frame and select Download.

 

[AGP]

I've managed to do that on a desktop PC.

While the video is playing, right click and select Inspect (don't try "Copy video address" as a glitch means it can pick up the wrong config)

A pane will appear on the right. Look for the indented part starting "video loop webkit..." and copy the url for the video (highlighted part in pic below, from http to .mp4)

Paste that url into your browser and the video file will play. Use the menu (three dots) at the bottom right to select "Download"

Watch on repeat!

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Thanks Tom. Will give that a go

 

[ADC]

Is anyone else sitting and watching the video mode and desperately trying not to make audible howling/vrooming car noises along with it... ? no? just me then?

ahem... * adjusts tie *

 

[ADC]

Whilst the video is playing, right-click and choose Copy video address (in Google Chrome) or Copy Video Link (in Firefox) and then paste the link to another browser window (or tab). You can then download the mp4 file to your desktop or mobile device - click on the vertical dots on the right-hand side of the video frame and select Download.

I usually reach straight for right click -> "inspect", and fish the URL right out of the markup, but that is because it never occurred to me to look for a user-accessible way in plain sight

 

[Lankan]

I usually reach straight for right click -> "inspect", and fish the URL right out of the markup, but that is because it never occurred to me to look for a user-accessible way in plain sight

I hear you, and the most reliable or accurate way is to fish the URL, but the right-click menu option is a more user-friendly approach.

However, just noticed that the right-click method copies the URL of the default configuration (i.e. the Seneca Blue car), so grabbing the URL via the inspect option is the best way.