Need help animating

revenGmyass · 10-27-2007, 01:50 AM

So I'm making a DDR Extreme 2 Theme and I need animating a few things.
I know how to animate in .gifs (look below) but SM doesnt animate .gifs

So my next option is to use sprite or whatever you call it and I came up with this

But when I look at the result this is what happened

YouTube - DDR EX 2 Theme

I tried ~5 times re-lining the pictures but I cant seem to get it lined up right.
I also want it to go faster. I tried Delay0001=0.01 and Delay0001=0.05 and theres no difference.
I want it to go as fast as the .gif picture

So I need someone to line up the pictures and show me how to make it go faster.
The pictures I need lined are in a pack below.

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Thanx everyone

**dieKatze88** · 10-27-2007, 03:29 PM

Your shit isnt aligned. Use the Brand new Align tool in Gimp 2.4, or use guidelines in Gimp any Version here, to create equal, even numbered boxes in grid form. In addition to that your frames should NEVER touch the frame border, always leave 1pixel of border at LEAST around the object.

revenGmyass · 10-27-2007, 08:53 PM

I know my shit isnt aligned, thats why I need to know how to make it aligned. I see you made a post on how to sprite, Ill just learn from there then

NAKU [X] Generation · 10-27-2007, 08:58 PM

I'll take a whack at it. I downloaded the pack. No guarantee I can do it, but trying never hurt, right?

k⁄⁄eternal · 10-27-2007, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by NAKU [X] Generation

trying never hurt, right?

I'm sure the bungee cord had prototypes.

TakuyaMAXX · 10-27-2007, 09:35 PM

Use SN1 wheel score frame or bpm as guideline about how to make it look in the way you like (only the animation).
For image alignement... use Photoshop or Fireworks (only original software); they can handle it very well with rules and some artifacts in the draw area.

NAKU [X] Generation · 10-27-2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by k//eternal

I'm sure the bungee cord had prototypes.

And I'm sure I wasn't talking to you.

=]

k⁄⁄eternal · 10-28-2007, 01:24 AM

The joys of conversing on public internets.

revenGmyass · 10-28-2007, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Takuya20

Use SN1 wheel score frame or bpm as guideline about how to make it look in the way you like (only the animation).
For image alignement... use Photoshop or Fireworks (only original software); they can handle it very well with rules and some artifacts in the draw area.

HAH yea, your bpm animation was the inspiration to animate my stuff. but now i know its not as easy as it looks
edit : ooh and thanx NAKU, one help is better than zero

NAKU [X] Generation · 10-28-2007, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by revenGmyass

edit : ooh and thanx NAKU, one help is better than zero

Well, I think the most effective way to do it is to learn Katze's method. He posted a thread about it. Better study up. There are other ways to do it, but resizing/cropping the image in photoshop, Digital Image Starter, ect. but like I said, to get the most out of it, use Katze's method.

Wan · 10-29-2007, 07:33 AM

With Photoshop, you can select each frame of the animation and, while holding CTRL, use the arrows to move it pixel by pixel.

**dieKatze88** · 10-29-2007, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Wan

With Photoshop, you can select each frame of the animation and, while holding CTRL, use the arrows to move it pixel by pixel.

If you could write instructions on how to do everything I talked about in gimp there, in photoshop, that would be great. I dont use Photoshop. I probably never will (I like how Gimp works). Post that in that thread and Ill add it to the tutorial.

Wan · 10-29-2007, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by dieKatze88

If you could write instructions on how to do everything I talked about in gimp there, in photoshop, that would be great. I dont use Photoshop. I probably never will (I like how Gimp works). Post that in that thread and Ill add it to the tutorial.

Hmm, I'm stuck. Gimp has the ability to have an anamorphic grid, while in Photoshop it's a square >.<

**dieKatze88** · 10-30-2007, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Wan

Hmm, I'm stuck. Gimp has the ability to have an anamorphic grid, while in Photoshop it's a square >.<

so make a square around each frame.

TakuyaMAXX · 10-30-2007, 06:43 AM

revenGmyass... the graphic shown abobe is just for preview purposes?
Becuase it's to blurry to be used on a theme...

About Photoshop and Gimp: I don't like Gimp (period)... Photoshop is too complicated for beginners, better use Fireworks... is the closer to Paint, easy to work with and it has transparency. When you have more experience you can move to Photoshop :P