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gsdblack
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2012 09:59
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How does the image joiner choose the order of the images/frames?
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baxslash
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2012 10:45
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It's random I believe. There doesn't seem to be a way to make an ordered spritesheet using it (IE. one that can be animated in order using playSprite).


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DennisW
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2012 21:10
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I did a test with the joiner see if this helps to figure things out. Or I might be on the wrong track. I made for images the same and a # in the middle then saved them frame_1 to 4 you can see the results'

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Paul Johnston
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Posted: 3rd Jul 2012 23:03
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The image joiner is originally from DarkLights where is was used to pack polygons tightly onto textures, so it isn't perfect if you need a particular order.

If I remember correctly it orders the images by size and then starting with the largest it places them to the right or below an existing image where space allows.
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gsdblack
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Thanks guys I looked at DennisW example and I think I got it. If I want frame 1 to be the first frame I have to name it frame_4
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MarcoBruti
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thanks, I used ImageJoiner to create sprite sheet for animation sequences, but it randomizes the sequence, so it is almost unusable. I'll apply your suggestion...
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The Zoq2
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From what I have seen, the image joiner works pretty well if you mange an image that is 1 row of frames only. But it places them backwards and therefore, yor first frame should be named "filename99.png", the next one should be "filename98.png" and then 97,96 and so on. As for images with multiple rows, I think it starts in the top right corner, and goes downward..
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