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09-08-2006, 07:08 AM | #1 |
I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA
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| How do you make a moving Avatar? Ok, so I know this has been discussed many times, but when I went back through old threads, I just cannot seem to find out exactly how you make moving avatars? What software do you use? Is there a website for a free download of the software? I've heard several things mentioned...PaintShop Pro, Adobe Photo, ect. ect. But which one is it? How do you get the 3D text on there? Can anyone point me in the right direction? I am a picture-taking fool and I always want to update my avatar, but I feel bad bugging someone else to do it for me. I really want to learn how to do it myself. Any help? |
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09-08-2006, 07:16 AM | #2 |
BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED | I use "GIF ulead animator 5", google that and you will find a free download. I think I have directions saved in my yahoo if you would like me to send them to you. I will have to look. |
09-08-2006, 08:09 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | I don't think the Ulead Gif Animator is free - I emailed that one to you girlfriend (shhhhhh...it's a bootleg version) and RLC - I have the program if you want me to send you a copy - also - go see this thread for the basics on sizing and animation - I typed some help here - http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ight=animation AND I pretyped some directions for the ULEAD program - send me your email and I'll forward you the program & directions - you will need a ZIP program to open it AND - if all doesn't go well - I'll MAKE you a new Avatar OK ??? |
09-08-2006, 08:20 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Other little tips. When cropping & Sizing your pictures ...remember each picture has a file size - the higher the Color resolution - the larger file size - which means fewer pictures. With some avatars if I have alot of pics I want to use - I reduce the colors a little.... Also - with the ulead program - BANNER TEXT Uses up a ton of your alloted file size for YT. Try NOT to use it if you want more pictures showing. What I do to make 3D text is I do the text in Photoshop 6 - save it as a GIF and layer and do the animation in Photoshop Elements - also for those like me that cheat on text cause we're not graphic artists like passionfruition is I do small words in Glittermaker - save it as a gif.... and resize it to fit the avatar size limit... and Viola - 3D text done easy. Here is an example of 3D text done with Glittermaker.com...I CROPPED and sized it to 75 pixels to fit Nata's avatar. The whole thing about making animations is LAYERING. To learn more about layering there are tons of tutorials on the web |
09-08-2006, 08:55 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Girl - when you get the Ulead program - Use this avatar to get a feel for the Layers and text - Click on it - then Right Click to SAVE it to your computer first - then Open ULEAD .....and go to File ...& OPEN and click on Minmufs Avatar. You'll be able to see how the frames look and get a feel for doing one on your own when you see it all layed out for you - GOOD Luck - and pm me if you need any help
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