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# some evil cats...
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...organise and strike as one.
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 21:20, archived)
# Oh GOD
KILL THEM!!!!
(Gabba, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 21:28, archived)
# nonsense.
they're my friends. they protect me. and, they've made me lots of money choreographing videos for the jackson family.
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 21:30, archived)
# this needs
spakage and animation.
I, however, lack the neccessary skills.
(Lurk, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 21:53, archived)
# same here.
unfortunately. if anyone wants a go at it, i'll send the source pic on.
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 21:59, archived)
# RARGH!
 

 
(I helped save b3ta! Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 22:42, archived)
# AHHHHRGGG!
*hides*

ace

edit: as is t'original
(I helped save b3ta! - D - SharkTrousers, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 22:49, archived)
# teh evil
/cowers
(I helped save b3ta! Schrodinger, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 23:23, archived)
# hahahahaha!
excellent work. they dance!

so... is there a simple online tutorial to explain what you did/how you did it? yes, i'm new at all this.
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 23:51, archived)
# *curtsies*
 
there probably are some tuts out there.

I just took advantage of the mirrored quality of your picture to mock up an animation. To make four frames out of the still image, I made copies at the original size and slightly reduced, and flipped each of those. I also dropped the brightness of each by different amounts to make a looping sequence of four.

If you were using decent software like photoshop and imageready, this'd be easier, but I'm using cacky MS knockoffs, so I have to do each bit by hand - that is, creating an 8-grey solid palette for the gif, saving each frame, and assembling them in the nasty little gif animator tool in image composer.

So, a pleasing effect without any serious manipulation of the original image.
 
(I helped save b3ta! Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Wed 27 Jul 2005, 0:13, archived)
# You have all the fluff

edit: no..sorry not true...lemony has the other fluff

bum...Zak has helpful fluff too


ahhhhh...DtH is good with newbies




ah fuck it...you the fluffiest at this moment in time
(I helped save b3ta! Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Wed 27 Jul 2005, 0:33, archived)
#
(I helped save b3ta! Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Wed 27 Jul 2005, 0:37, archived)
# :}

filly sucker
(I helped save b3ta! Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Wed 27 Jul 2005, 1:15, archived)
# thanks.
wow.

i'm using photoshop (and have imageready, but have played with it rarely), but not your knowledge of what to do with it. i've been offered a crash course by a friend who teaches image manipulation at one of the local universities -- looks like i'll have to take him up on it.

again, well done, and thanks for the explanation. i'll explore.
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Wed 27 Jul 2005, 0:34, archived)
# s'alright
 
I don't know imageready either, but from what I've seen, it makes resizing and optimising animations much, much easier.

Probably even easier to make, since each frame is treated as a layer - like traditional pencil-traced animation.

: )
(I helped save b3ta! Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat, Wed 27 Jul 2005, 0:37, archived)
# i think so too, but only from...
...exploring it a little. i need a while to sort out how it works (and my brain is small and nearly full already).

*mails rapitinui a cd full of pirated software*
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Wed 27 Jul 2005, 0:45, archived)
# that is so awesome
now i got the fear
(I helped save b3ta! bumblebee.. I am not a number! I am a free snail!, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 22:32, archived)
# bee not afraid...
...they're armless.
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Tue 26 Jul 2005, 23:54, archived)