Simple High-Res Alternative Car Preview & Showroom Presets

Simple High-Res Alternative Car Preview & Showroom Presets

requires Content Manager
previews rendered at two times the default resolution (2044 x 1150) for better image clarity
comes in six variants, including three bright and three dark preview presets (see pics)
two extra custom showrooms

Black Preset

Black Preset with Lights

Alternative Black Preset

White Preset

White Preset with Lights

White Blur Preset

The various presets on other cars:

BMW M4 Akrapovic

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3

Nissan GT-R Nismo

Custom Showroom Presets

INSTALLATION
1. Copy the folders inside the archive (Custom Previews & Custom Showrooms) to the following directory:
C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Local\AcTools Content Manager\Presets

2. Open Content Manager and check whether "Use custom showroom for previews" is enabled (Settings>Content Manager>Custom Showroom)

3. In the Content tab, update the previews of the cars by clicking on the small arrow next to "Update Previews" at the very bottom and select the preset of your choice.

To update the preview images for ALL cars/skins at once, go to Content>Tools>Update Previews (Launch)>Auto-Select/Tick the skins>Update Previews
Thanks @ramon31 for that very useful information!

Be aware, updating the previews might take a while due to the higher resolution the preview images are rendered at.

For the Custom Showroom Presets to work, simply select the preset of your choice when entering the entering the custom showroom from e.g. the content tab or the car preview picture (right-click).

Have fun!

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GethemaAT

Please make sure that your CM is up to date. Here is a pic that should help you locate the setting(s):
https://s19.postimg.org/9flskc5rn/image.jpg

If you still have trouble finding it, please don't hesitate to ask in the support thread!

Thank you!
I honestly have to admit that if there was such an option to update all cars' previews in a single go, I too haven't found it yet.
Did it the 'hard way' myself, updating car by car.
Maybe someone else knows?

Hey Shaun,
I'm not entirely sure I understand what you mean. Once installed (the presets), all you have to do is update the previews of the cars using the preset variant you prefer.
You don't have to do any fiddling whatsoever, the cars should be in the right place from the get-go.
If you're still having trouble please ask away in the support thread!