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TPH => About myTPH => Topic started by: Swiftman on February 09, 2005, 08:16:05 pm

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Swiftman on February 09, 2005, 08:16:05 pm

I think Herb or Gemini man can answer this one.
Your avatar, unlike mine, has a transparent layer behind the picture, so it doesn't have a white border around it. How'd you guys do that? Mine has a big white background on it, and I don't know how to turn it off.
(Note: I don't have a bitmap program more powerful than ms paint. If paint can't make transparent backgrounds, then never mind.)

Thanks in advance.

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Herb on February 09, 2005, 08:51:33 pm

actually, i went to google image search
i downloaded as many moving master robot gifs as i could find
they already had transparent backgrounds
sorry man

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Backlash6000 on February 11, 2005, 08:35:37 am

Theres a gif program called Giffy and its a really good gif converter. It can even do your transparety needs. Just search it on Google, it should pop up. It evens make smaller files then the average gif converter  :wink:

EDIT: Make sure your sprite isn't the same color when making the transparency by the way. Trying making any white colors you need a little darker

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Pirate Cortez on March 15, 2005, 07:01:38 pm

Well,My Sir Kibble avatar has the white BG, but I don't mind it.

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Superyoshi on March 15, 2005, 07:28:19 pm

I use Flash for my GIFs and when you export there's an option to make it transparent, heh.  If you want, I can do it for you.

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Pirate Cortez on March 15, 2005, 07:52:26 pm

Are you talking to me or Swift?

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Swiftman on March 16, 2005, 06:13:11 pm

Yeah, which one Superyoshi?
I have the flash trial version, but I can't unzip it.

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Superyoshi on March 18, 2005, 07:09:29 pm

I was talking to Swiftman, XD.  Sorry about the confusion.

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Trigger on March 27, 2005, 12:33:07 pm

If it already hasn't be resolved I too can lend some aid.


(http://img221.exs.cx/img221/9791/10495965574240fb137ce9e4oh.gif)


(http://img221.exs.cx/img221/8111/51742254842064bf3864a92bw.gif)

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Swiftman on March 31, 2005, 07:19:50 pm

ah, thanks Trigger! That's a nice job! How'd ya do it? Flash?

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Trigger on March 31, 2005, 07:42:23 pm

Quote from: "Swiftman"

ah, thanks Trigger! That's a nice job! How'd ya do it? Flash?

I used to have flash but when I reformatted, I have yet to re-install it. I used Giffy. Just load up a BMP or GIF and you can make it transparant. Its really fast and easy. :D

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Swiftman on March 31, 2005, 08:16:48 pm

Can giffy make animated gifs? I have roughly five gif animator programs, but they either modify the image, are way too hard to use, make the frames go too fast for the human eye to watch, or they last only 21 days.

Thanks in advance.

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Trigger on March 31, 2005, 08:33:22 pm

No it can't unfortunatly.

Though GIMP can. Do you have that?

Well tell me which ones you have and I might be able to find something.

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Swiftman on March 31, 2005, 08:38:02 pm

Nope, can't say I've tried GIMP. Should I google it or no?

And from what I recall, I've tried the following programs?: gif construction set, microsoft gif animator, and coffee cup gif animator. I had more, but I don't care to remember them.

Title: sprite avatar question
Post by: Trigger on March 31, 2005, 09:10:39 pm

Ok then. I use Gimp. Its alot like Photoshop from what I've heard. I haven't used Photoshop to know about it. But I'll give you a link to Gif animator tutorials over at Planet Mega Man.


Planet Megaman Gif Animator Tutorials (http://forum.planet-megaman.com/viewtopic.php?t=4231)
PMM Rikkus' Help Tutorials (http://forum.planet-megaman.com/viewtopic.php?t=271)

1st one)Quickman assembled as many programs as she could and started making tuts on them and how to make animated Gifs using them. Amoung them happens to be GIMP. So skim through it until you find it among the ones she did.


2nd link) These two really go hand in hand basicly along with Guantlets Tutorial. The second link is to a page containing information on what your looking for. Read through it, along with Quicks, and your good to go. GIMP download can be found here.