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# this too far too long
and the board nazis will inevitably find something wrong with it...


click for the animated, foo!

click for the point
(1.4mb - how do you shrink these things?)

*holds breath*
(instantiator www.barryscottisreal.com, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:36, archived)
# Too brown
(I helped save b3ta! Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:37, archived)
# not enough bush
(I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:39, archived)
# there's a guide
on optimising, I can't remember if it's lemony or lemonparty.
(I helped save b3ta! Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:41, archived)
# lemony, as you well know!
www.lemony.co.uk/optimisation.htm
(I helped save b3ta! finnbar has officially retired, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:43, archived)
# *sniggers*
:D
(I helped save b3ta! Holly Would long wheel based tranny, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:44, archived)
# lemonparty, definitely
(Mrs Trellis GIN, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:43, archived)
# Well there is a certain amount of uptimising on lemonparty
But for reduction of bandwidth, lemony* is the place to be

this reminds me of an old Sherlock Holmes joke
(I helped save b3ta! Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:46, archived)
# I'm guessing it's not
"Watson you twat. Some bastard has stolen our tent."
(I helped save b3ta! finnbar has officially retired, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:48, archived)
# You're guessing right
(I helped save b3ta! Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:49, archived)
# So.... trees are the elected rulers?
I don't get it, but praise your patience for doing it. I have no head for anims
(Mrs Trellis GIN, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:45, archived)
#
You probably need to reduce the number of colours from 256 to maybe 64.

But the main thing is the fade-in at the end. GIFs only store the changes between frames, but with a fade, everything (or, in this case, everything except the background) changes for every frame. If you changed it to a "wipe", it would probably save space, and if you made the effect last for fewer frames, you'd save even more.

Also, 280 pixels is maybe a more suitable picture width for b3ta, as this is the maximum width of a picture for the front page. This will save yet more space.

Now say, "Heil Giant Squid!".
(I helped save b3ta! giant_squid, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:47, archived)
# And more ducks obvioulsy.
(I helped save b3ta! riverghost servicing your mum since, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 20:11, archived)
# but making
every image 280 is a bit pretentious, and doesn't always work
(cs192 is sucking on a Koala at, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 20:35, archived)
# another option
is to have every other horizontal line as black
(I helped save b3ta! Attila the Bun is not in a right cunt of a mood, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 19:51, archived)