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# I'm making one at the moment!
Minor TJ: Can anyone tell me how to add those file-size-reducing lines to
an animated gif in potatoshop CS3? Or direct me to a tutorial. I can't find it anywhere.
(I helped save b3ta! the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 21:57, archived)
# draw a black or whatever horizontal line every other vertical line
or just draw one, copy it, merge down and repeat etc
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 21:59, archived)
# I'll give it a go.
Cheers! Also I just hovered my mouse over your anim of Clan Soul and pissed myself. How unexpected!
(I helped save b3ta! the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:01, archived)
# yes, I'm quite fond of title and alt tags
:)
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:02, archived)
# And one day, when I don't have a football team full
of half-wits, pricks and haters on ignore I might get to see these wonderful creations of yours. Alas, that day seems far away.
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:11, archived)
# haha
you aren't missing much really :)
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:23, archived)
# draw a 1pixel width line in a new layer
duplicate layer
move it down 2 pixels,
merge, duplicate
goto 20

there is a simpler method, but i don't know what it is
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 21:59, archived)
# Effort!
Thanks though.
(I helped save b3ta! the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:00, archived)
# have a previously drawn large file of just black lines
and paste over the top of your anim?
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:00, archived)
# this^
good plan mr meats
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:01, archived)
# If a jobs worth doing properly
there's probably an easier way to just not do it at all :D
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:04, archived)
# This pre-dates CS3, but should make sense:
once you have all frames in imageready create a new layer at the top of the others,
so it's at the top of the layers panel
then create a new imageready file; 1 px wide 2 px deep, transparent background,
fill in the top px black then click
edit: define pattern
then, back on the main animation on the new blank layer (which should be transparent)
click edit - fill - pattern, and don't click preserve transparency.
It 'should' then put the scanlines over all the frames for you
and there you are.
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create a new layer it tatty shop
select a dark colour from your image
draw a 1 pixel horizontal line on your new layer
duplicate that layer
move it down 2 pixels
merge layers
duplicate layer
move new one down 4 pixels
merge layers
duplicate, move, merge, duplicatemovemerge
until you have a single layer where every other line is a scan line
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Because they tend to make everything seem pretty dark, I often put an adjustment layer underneath the scanline layer to up the brightness/contrast of all the layers beneath (in the layer menu of tattyslop)


forward-scrolly images:
Ctrl T to transform mode
Hold Ctrl to move vanishing point

Scale image holding Shift and Alt

Press enter to apply transform

Keep pressing CtrlShiftAlt +T to create lots of duplicated frames with scaled in the same way as previous frame
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:01, archived)
# Very comprehensive thanks! :)
(I helped save b3ta! the_rhyme_minister has a little bit of gold and a pager, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:02, archived)
# ^This man knows what he's talking about
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:02, archived)
# To be fair
just a notepad file from advise i've got from other b3tans over the years concerning the subject, it seemed helpful to paste :)
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:25, archived)
# excellent
an easy way to do scanlines!
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:03, archived)
# Thank goodness someone mentioned patterns!
An alternative to relieving the dark is to lover the darkness of the black line to 333333 instead of 000000
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:07, archived)
# Photoshop tiling
is your friend...
(I helped save b3ta! ..wil, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:01, archived)
# ^this
I just drew a 1 px line on a 3pxhigh layer and set it as a pattern.
It automatically fills the page when applied over an image.
And will be saved for future use:)
/web tutoaril
(I helped save b3ta! Sir Pigeon Nipples Did you sit in some sugar?, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:07, archived)
# Yup!
;)
(I helped save b3ta! ..wil, Fri 14 Mar 2008, 22:19, archived)