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[challenge entry] The soultion is obvious


but compression all but killed this.

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(I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:01, archived)
# That shouldn't be bigger than 100k, how on earth have you managed that?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:03, archived)
# From the FAQ
animated gifs should be kept as small as possible, but never exceed 400 KB.

edit: this is about 399
(I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:04, archived)
# No no no, I'm not telling you off.
I'm asking how you physically were able to make that anim so large.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:05, archived)
# Well
It all started with CS3, which I may add is a bit of a cunt about exporting gifs-- it does but it adds artifacts. I exported it as a series which works fine, then put them together with a bit of freeware. I then resized it in the Gimp until it was under 400k.

If you have a better idea, this making things smaller is ruining them.
(I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:09, archived)
# You have cs3, but not ImageReady?
Imageready should come with it, and it has customisable optimisation for animations.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:10, archived)
# Gimp
I tend to use it. I'll try the other thing next time :)
(I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:15, archived)
# There's an option in one of the drop down lists that should say Open in Imageready.
So you don't need to bugger about trying to find it.
Just have each frame you want ready and open in one image, each in a different layer.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:18, archived)
# Try Animation Shop 3.
It is actually pretty good for optimising animations from a series of gifs. I suspect you are doing something wrong in your exporting of gifs from Photoshop though. They should never be that big I wouldn't think.
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:19, archived)
# Oh.
I meant Flash CS3. I exported it from Flash CS3!
(I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:26, archived)
# Oh!
I have no idea about flash, sorry.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:28, archived)
# Ah ok.
I think Maiden knows about Flash.
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:35, archived)
# yeah it looks like you've just made it really lossy
might be better to reduce the colours, or allow some banding of colours, and if all else fails, scanlines :D
(gtfomh, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:07, archived)
# I hope I'm not in trouble.
My wonky woo used gifsicle with
--loopcount=forever --colors 256 --optimize=2
(I helped save b3ta! I smash things in my sleep uruk-hai ...and I'll look low. Now where'd they go?, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:28, archived)
# B&!
(gtfomh, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:31, archived)
# It's a bit big, but no one's noticed so I think you got away with it ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:43, archived)
# hmm it's a bit big
You could get that down to 300-400k no problem without really losing much quality. Might be worth doing in case you want to post it when there are more people around who might get stroppy.
(gtfomh, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:47, archived)
# Thanks for the suggestions though, they may still come in handy.
(I helped save b3ta! An Egg ,D, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 4:50, archived)
# would have been nice without the compression
(I helped save b3ta! Paul_P, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 7:57, archived)
# *glee*
(I helped save b3ta! Bobby Bob Bob also available on http://jbobw.deviantart.com/, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 9:35, archived)