Can anyone tell me how to make animated GIFs?

[Sahara]

Um ... does exactly what it says on the thread, really.

Can anyone tell me how to do them, without having to go out and spend piles of money on a programme? Like a website that does them or something?

I've wanted to do them for ages [there are some very cool ones on the Ledge]. Can anyone help?

Thanks

[BTFLCHLD]

Um ... does exactly what it says on the thread, really.

Can anyone tell me how to do them, without having to go out and spend piles of money on a programme? Like a website that does them or something?

I've wanted to do them for ages [there are some very cool ones on the Ledge]. Can anyone help?

Thanks here is the response i gave when asked in a previous thread...

there are varying ways of doing it...
these are steps i usually take...
depending upon the type of file input
i usually convert to avi or whatever best suits
once coverted depending upon the size i split
once split i decompile...once decompiled i recompile...
i utilize 3-4 softwares to accomplish these tasks

my fav subjects are stevie and lindsey :wavey:


I am not aware of any sites that specifically host animated gifs of FM but certainly i would imagine there would be some that could be found in doing a search. as i have offered other ledgies, if there is something particular you would like, you could PM me the details and I will try to create for you. im always 'up' for new projects :D

[Sahara]

here is the response i gave when asked in a previous thread...

there are varying ways of doing it...
these are steps i usually take...
depending upon the type of file input
i usually convert to avi or whatever best suits
once coverted depending upon the size i split
once split i decompile...once decompiled i recompile...
i utilize 3-4 softwares to accomplish these tasks

my fav subjects are stevie and lindsey :wavey:


I am not aware of any sites that specifically host animated gifs of FM but certainly i would imagine there would be some that could be found in doing a search. as i have offered other ledgies, if there is something particular you would like, you could PM me the details and I will try to create for you. im always 'up' for new projects :D


Looked up some stuff, downloaded some other stuff and can do it now! Huzzah!! :blob2:

Thanks for the help ... here's my starter for ten.

<img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b372/EO17/Gypsyend.gif" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

Woo, it's tiny .... I need some practice!

Thanks!

[BTFLCHLD]

Looked up some stuff, downloaded some other stuff and can do it now! Huzzah!! :blob2:

Thanks for the help ... here's my starter for ten.

<img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b372/EO17/Gypsyend.gif" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

Woo, it's tiny .... I need some practice!

Thanks! Wonderful...great job!!! :nod:

[irishgrl]

Looked up some stuff, downloaded some other stuff and can do it now! Huzzah!! :blob2:

Thanks for the help ... here's my starter for ten.

<img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b372/EO17/Gypsyend.gif" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

Woo, it's tiny .... I need some practice!

Thanks!


um...I am interested in learning also, but I dont have any programs either.

where did you go and what did you download if you dont mind? and is it compatible with a mac?

[JazmenFlowers]

Looked up some stuff, downloaded some other stuff and can do it now! Huzzah!! :blob2:

Thanks for the help ... here's my starter for ten.

<img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b372/EO17/Gypsyend.gif" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

Woo, it's tiny .... I need some practice!

Thanks!
I think that turned out fantastic. Very nice job.

[Wild_Heart03]

I usually use a program called VirtualDub for extracting the individual frames, then I use Jasc Animation Shop Pro to string it all together. Not too complicated, except for the part where you find mpg's of the videos you want to make icons of.

[WelshWitchPMD]

Looked up some stuff, downloaded some other stuff and can do it now! Huzzah!! :blob2:

Thanks for the help ... here's my starter for ten.

<img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b372/EO17/Gypsyend.gif" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">

Woo, it's tiny .... I need some practice!

Thanks!

Wow you did it and it looks small but still good. May, I ask how you did it? I want to try one.

[GODDESS6]

it turned out awesome, i need to learn how to do that~

[Sahara]

I got hold of the Gypsy video on a DVD and got the screenshots from it using my computer's DVD player [I like InterVideo WinDVD]. I took about 70 shots and then resized them to the right size ... that took some work!

I went to www.download.com and searched for GIF Movie Gear, which I downloaded. It's a really easy program to use, here's the link to the page that I got that name from:

http://www.animationfactory.com/help/tutorial_gif.html

Fairly straightforward but it turned out much slower than I expected ... needs a bit of fine tuning, that.

Hope this helps.

:wavey: