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Person99
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Posted: 6th May 2007 09:02 Edited at: 6th May 2007 10:13
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NOTICE: Gimp, or Photoshop Imageready are two good programs that can be used for this. You can do it in flash, but it does strange stuff when exported into a GIF.

And for those of you who don't have the programs to do animations, do not fear.
Gimp is a free, open source cross-platform image editor that supports GIF animation.

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http://www.gimp.org

Anyway, what can YOU do with only 2 frames of animation. I know, I know, alot of you are thinking "Not much at all...". But a GIF loops, right? Right!

For example, this would be a proper two-frame animation:




Notice that this is only 2 frames, looping (Plays frame 1, then 2, then resets and plays 1, then 2, so it really is 1, 2, 1, 2 for infinity or until your computer blows up) as a GIF.

Lets try to stay humorous, so we get a laugh.

I'll start off:







Lets see what you can do!

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Shadow heart
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Posted: 6th May 2007 09:21
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heres a 2 framer, and a 20 framer I made,.!






to the ones thats trapped inside of you, this is it!!
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Posted: 6th May 2007 09:35 Edited at: 6th May 2007 09:57
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Quote: "You can do it in flash, but it does strange stuff when exported into a GIF"

only 4 the uninitiated
Ill have a go at this.

edit and here it is. yeah flash suxksorz



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Posted: 6th May 2007 09:53 Edited at: 6th May 2007 10:04
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Very true, but not many people live in flash. Plus, for a simple 2-frame animation, a program with things like smudge would be best.

Cool animation though.

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Posted: 6th May 2007 10:03
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i just use the Microsoft gif animator...,....lol

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Posted: 6th May 2007 10:07 Edited at: 6th May 2007 10:08
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GAHH! MICROSOFT! I hate that company name.

I use Gimp.

Photoshop costs an arm, leg and ear, gimp is free only has 2/3rds of the filters. And that is pretty much the only difference, filters.

What can the Microcrap gif animator?
(Note: I just don't like microcrap )

Edit: My images are visible, right?

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aw..poo. i don't have the programs.

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Posted: 6th May 2007 10:11
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www.gimp.org

Gimp is free, and awesome.

Step one:

Create a single image without frames. I recommend you just start with a stickman waving on a white backround.

Step two:

Layer->Duplicate layer

Step three:

Use tools to make the second frame. Make sure it will match with a loop.

Step four:

Export as a GIF WITH ANIMATION. (Make sure you check animations.)


Step five: Upload it somewhere online

Step six: Post it!

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Posted: 6th May 2007 10:27 Edited at: 6th May 2007 10:28
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Weeee



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Posted: 6th May 2007 10:28
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yea cool..i'm gonna play with that. thank you very much

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Posted: 6th May 2007 10:29
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please, there is a lot more then filters where photoshop pwns the gimp.
open source cannot do everything, pantone colours as one tiny example, which eliminates any gimp work for true print matching.

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Posted: 6th May 2007 12:34 Edited at: 7th May 2007 09:10
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEMweyd3-RI
might not be 2 frames (more like 120) but its paint and movie maker


Mods, its 500x100, so you cant tell me its bigger than 600x120
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Ah, and the select tool. Photoshop has the neat pixel select tool, gimp does not, making it very hard to take a person from one image and stick them in another.

But Photoshop also costs an arm, leg and ear.

Gimp is free.

Jimmy, that rocks!

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newcomers use the magic wand tool, professionals in the industry deep etch it.

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And novices use Photoshop

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pfft yeah right. and my hamster is a rocket scientist.

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Quote: "and my hamster is a rocket scientist."

That must be so cool... Although do you ever feel like you're living in your hamsters shadow?

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no his rocket tower does that

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Posted: 7th May 2007 16:28
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k, these are more like 20+ frames, originally made for my uni work.




wish i'd unchecked dither....

I don't have a sig, live with it.
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Posted: 7th May 2007 17:10
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mmmm lightbulbs arrrlllgggghhh

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Posted: 8th May 2007 02:33 Edited at: 8th May 2007 02:46
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It is cool, Manic, but please keep the threads name and use two frames .

Here is another one I just made:
Bad brakes on ice



I still like my rocket one, the stick-picks, and the yellow drummer. Out of all of these 2 framers that have been shown, which one do you guys like best?

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Haha, crazy penguin.


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Posted: 8th May 2007 04:11 Edited at: 8th May 2007 04:11
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didn't turn out too well

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Posted: 8th May 2007 04:32 Edited at: 8th May 2007 04:33
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Quote: "Out of all of these 2 framers that have been shown, which one do you guys like best?"


Crazy Penguin, hands DOWN

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Evil DVD-ROM Drive


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That rocks, Randomness 128!
My favorite so far!
I can't see the penguin one for some reason.

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This is without doubt the best forum I've ever been on.

This thread made me laugh so hard......... Especially with the hamster......

Sorry..... I'm hyper from lack of sleep...... but who cares.

E.D.

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yeah, sorry- I'm too full up with work to do anything especially for this thread (yes even two frames), so i just thought I'd stick something up that nearly met the requirements that I'd happened to have done already.

I don't have a sig, live with it.
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I have a fantastic idea of what to do with only two frames of animation, but I'd get banned forever. Too bad...


Come see the WIP!
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link to it with complete like banners saying "CANNOT ENTER", and then make the link require you to enter your dob =P

pleading and needing and bleeding and breeding and feeding exceeding..where is everybody? trying and lying defying denying crying and dying..where is everybody?
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Posted: 9th May 2007 20:06 Edited at: 9th May 2007 20:16
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hope this is ok.

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That was weird... in a good way!

Who will die first?
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