Hellfire010 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 (edited) NOTE: A plugin now exists for making animating .gif While this tutorial may be outdated as far as the method goes, the concept still applies. If you're using the plugin, instead of saving files individuals, just place them on different layers (first on the bottom). NOTE: Paint.NET does NOT support animated images! This means another program will have to be downloaded in addition. I provide a link to a program I use, however there are many out there with similar functions. I've noticed a lot of people get frustrated when another newcomer comes and asks if it is possible to make moving pictures with PDN. Well, I think I answered this question in a reply before, but this is how I use Paint.NET to make animated .gif pictures: How to animate: Save each frame as a seperate .gif image. Each frame should gradually approach the desired result. -Good idea to make a new folder and name the frames "1.gif" "2.gif" "3.gif" etc.. Download the program here UnFreez There are many more GIF animators out there that you can use. This is just one of many. If you don't know how to download/locate/run this program, just follow these steps. Go to the link above, click the link labeled "Download UnFREEz (19.5 KB)" near the bottom. Make sure you save it in a place you can find later. Next, simply go to that location, double click the downloaded folder, then double click the program, then click run. There, it's open and ready for use. Now, simply drag the .gif files from the folder you saved them in into the space provided in UnFreez then press "Make Animated GIF" and save. TIP: If you select gif.1 then hold shift and select gif.20 it will select all 20 files. You can also select multiple files while holding the control key. You can drag all of these files into UnFreez at once, but make sure you drag from the first file while all files are selected. This will add the files to the UnFreez interface in order. Full Size You can also choose whether the animation will repeat or not. And, how fast it plays the frames. And there you go... an animated .gif! Great for smilies! This can be used to provide fading effects, moving objects, and many other effects. Here are some examples of things you can do. <- click for full size <- click for full size How to make your frames: As I said, each frame should gradually approach the desired result. This basically means you want to have an origonal image, plus a desired result, plus everything in between. The following are some basic examples of how to go about this. Fading an object in/out: Have a background image as a constant. On a new layer, have the object that you wish to fade in/out. Save the normal image as 1.gif, then change the opacity of the layer by 25 for each image, as shown: n.gif :: Layer Opacity 1 :: 255 2 :: 225 3 :: 200 4 :: 175 5 :: 150 6 :: 125 7 :: 100 8 :: 75 9 :: 50 10 :: 25 11 :: 0 Moving an Object: Have a background image as a constant. On a new layer, have the object that you wish to move. Save the normal image as 1.gif, then change the location of the layer by (in this example) 10px for each image, as shown: n.gif :: Object's Distance 1 :: 0 2 :: 10 3 :: 20 4 :: 30 5 :: 40 6 :: 50 n :: 10n-10 Gradually Blurring: Have a background image as a constant. On a new layer, have the object that you wish to blur. Save the normal image as 1.gif, then change the blur of the layer by (in this example) 20px for each image, as shown: n.gif :: Object's Blur 1 :: 0 2 :: 20 3 :: 40 4 :: 60 5 :: 80 6 :: 100 n :: 20n-20 The same process applies for almost any animation you can think of. For example, in the spinning 'Hellfire010' sphere (above) the plugin Shape3D was used. Each frame was different by 15 degrees, starting at 0 (same as 360) and ending at 345. When put together, it appears to be spinning. Alternative GIF Animation Programs: UnFreez Link provided by Hellfire010 Microsoft GIF Animator Link provided by Adamodell Beneton Movie GIF Link provided by trickman Edited April 22, 2018 by Pixey updated photobucket images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalD Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 DUDE THIS IS AWSOME! GREAT JOB MAN! Quote Edited by CMD: Maximum combined dimensions of all signature images must not exceed 500x150 You may remove this tag at your earliest convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Yoshi Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I prefer Microsoft GIF Animator, but whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maia Knuckles Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Wow! Good job!!!!!! My work: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickman Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Beneton Movie GIF forever! The best GIF animator (and I'm incharge of translation to portuguese) And it's free! http://forums.gamemaker.nl/index.php?showtopic=229334 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire010 Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Well, any gif animator works. Glad you like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hebi Aikouka Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Great way to animate man. Quote Sponsor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamc100 Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 I, too use UnFREEz. Maybe it's a little basic, but for my needs it's perfect. Thanks for posting this Hellfire. Quote Rock! Rock! Till you drop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnie Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Awesome! I never made animations before, but now I can Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AveriaWOLF Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 i cant get it to animate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 AveriaWOLF, your signature is too big. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AveriaWOLF Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 is this better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodoSportivo Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5315/rotjeio5.gif i made this one this is fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodoSportivo Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 i made this one too http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4674/test1111zx6.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire010 Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 lol, cool dodo. looks fine now averia Averia, what problems are you having excactly? Maybe I can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardecke Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 it's been a long time since my last post !!!!! i've been busy..., but i've some time to make this two gif for a game that i'm doing xd i hope you like it... pd: obeusly they have been made 100% in PDN XD... and a little touch of unfreez bye Quote Sorry about my inglish... XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickman Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Here's a quickie I did using Beneton Movie GIF: It's still incomplete and it is supposed to run faster x_X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire010 Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 Awesome wardecke, never even thought of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirby145 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I also use Microsoft GIF Animator can't go wrong (sometimes) with microsoft! Quote "By trying to reinvent the wheel every time we find very often with square wheels" ...X-blaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dana Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Mine is very simple but I decided to give it a quick try, lol This program is also great for making avatars and icons =P I tried out making an icon for a friend Not that complex but simple and sweet is a good way to go most of the time =D I am getting better every day, even thought its been well under one week since i installed Paint.NET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 EDIT: :oops: Oops ! Cross your eyes to read Christmas... Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 (you spelled Christmas wrong) Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Joke: The spelling checker isn't working with PDN ? Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickman Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Joke: The spelling checker isn't working with PDN ? Mrery Crhistmas ot yuo ot, Mdajik! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 tahnk you saem to you... Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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