how do you get an animated avatar?
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:20 pm
How do you get an animated avatar?
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:00 am
I make mine in AnimeStudio and export as images. I then make it a gif in Gimp. But you can use any gif editor.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:11 am
How do you stay under the 6kb max file size?J. Baker wrote:I make mine in AnimeStudio and export as images. I then make it a gif in Gimp. But you can use any gif editor.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:43 am
Personally, I upload the image to Imageshack.us and then link my avatar to it instead of uploading directly to lostmarble.sbtamu wrote:How do you stay under the 6kb max file size?
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:24 am
Ditto. But I use my personal website.selgin wrote:Personally, I upload the image to Imageshack.us and then link my avatar to it instead of uploading directly to lostmarble.sbtamu wrote:How do you stay under the 6kb max file size?
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:52 am
Here's how I do it, step by step...
For a clean gif edge to be used on the forum, double click your group layer. Go to Shadows and check "Shadows on". Offset to 0, Blur to 0, Expansion to 2. Set the color to RGB 230, 233, 235 and Alpha to 255. (this is if you have no background for your animation, such as a walking character)
Make sure your animation loops. (last frame will blend with first frame)
Export from AnimeStudio at 256x256, 12fps or 15fps as png images. (if you animation is 24fps or 30fps, just make sure to render at half the frame rate at export) (hopefully you don't have more then 20 exported images as it can make a gif larger then needed)
Open Gimp and choose to open as layers. (make sure to select all images by holding SHIFT)
Go to "Filters, Blur, and select Guassian Blur". Set the "Horizontal" and "Vertical" to 1.0 (this will give better AA when were done)
Go to "Image, and select Scale Image" to 100x100, "Interpolation: Linear". (or some where in that range, just don't make it too large in size)
Go to "Image, Mode, Indexed and select Convert". (you could also create your own palette if you want but that's slightly advanced and another topic) (use color dithering if needed)
"File, Save As", whatever.gif
Check "Save as Animation", then "Export"
Uncheck "Gif comment".
Set the milliseconds to 83 if you exported at 12fps, 66 if exported at 15fps.
Set the "Frame disposal" to "replace".
Check, "Use delay entered above for all frames".
"Save"
For a clean gif edge to be used on the forum, double click your group layer. Go to Shadows and check "Shadows on". Offset to 0, Blur to 0, Expansion to 2. Set the color to RGB 230, 233, 235 and Alpha to 255. (this is if you have no background for your animation, such as a walking character)
Make sure your animation loops. (last frame will blend with first frame)
Export from AnimeStudio at 256x256, 12fps or 15fps as png images. (if you animation is 24fps or 30fps, just make sure to render at half the frame rate at export) (hopefully you don't have more then 20 exported images as it can make a gif larger then needed)
Open Gimp and choose to open as layers. (make sure to select all images by holding SHIFT)
Go to "Filters, Blur, and select Guassian Blur". Set the "Horizontal" and "Vertical" to 1.0 (this will give better AA when were done)
Go to "Image, and select Scale Image" to 100x100, "Interpolation: Linear". (or some where in that range, just don't make it too large in size)
Go to "Image, Mode, Indexed and select Convert". (you could also create your own palette if you want but that's slightly advanced and another topic) (use color dithering if needed)
"File, Save As", whatever.gif
Check "Save as Animation", then "Export"
Uncheck "Gif comment".
Set the milliseconds to 83 if you exported at 12fps, 66 if exported at 15fps.
Set the "Frame disposal" to "replace".
Check, "Use delay entered above for all frames".
"Save"
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:56 am
whoa...thanks a lot
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:52 pm
J Baker,
Cute little avatar by the way. Is he a Leprechaun?
udd
Cute little avatar by the way. Is he a Leprechaun?
udd
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:27 pm
Thanks and no, just an elf with a red cape. I'm going to use him in a adventure game I'm working on. Still lots more work to do.uddhava wrote:J Baker,
Cute little avatar by the way. Is he a Leprechaun?
udd
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:00 pm
Thanks for the tips all.
But i've just found out I can't export as PNG in Deput so i saved as AVI and imported to power point and saved as PNG but it only exports the 1st frame but power point does ask me if i want to save all or just one image and i pick all but still only 1 image gets exported.
Looks like i'm finding out more and more that I really need to upgrade to Pro.
But i've just found out I can't export as PNG in Deput so i saved as AVI and imported to power point and saved as PNG but it only exports the 1st frame but power point does ask me if i want to save all or just one image and i pick all but still only 1 image gets exported.
Looks like i'm finding out more and more that I really need to upgrade to Pro.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:07 pm
Click on my website link and email me from there, your "*.anme" file. I'll create your animated gif for you.sbtamu wrote:Thanks for the tips all.
But i've just found out I can't export as PNG in Deput so i saved as AVI and imported to power point and saved as PNG but it only exports the 1st frame but power point does ask me if i want to save all or just one image and i pick all but still only 1 image gets exported.
Looks like i'm finding out more and more that I really need to upgrade to Pro.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:16 pm
Sent.J. Baker wrote:Click on my website link and email me from there, your "*.anme" file. I'll create your animated gif for you.sbtamu wrote:Thanks for the tips all.
But i've just found out I can't export as PNG in Deput so i saved as AVI and imported to power point and saved as PNG but it only exports the 1st frame but power point does ask me if i want to save all or just one image and i pick all but still only 1 image gets exported.
Looks like i'm finding out more and more that I really need to upgrade to Pro.
Let me know if u need something else.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:36 pm
I just sent the gif file to you. But I'll try to fix the words since they are hard to read now after resizing.
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:35 pm
Just got the fixed one.J. Baker wrote:I just sent the gif file to you. But I'll try to fix the words since they are hard to read now after resizing.
Ty J. Baker
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:33 am
no problemsbtamu wrote:Just got the fixed one.J. Baker wrote:I just sent the gif file to you. But I'll try to fix the words since they are hard to read now after resizing.
Ty J. Baker