Animation plugin?

[Rickenbacker]

Is there a plugin that can create animations?
Like, looped movement in a still image. Not a gif. For ex. I could have a picture of a waterfall & the effect could create the illusion of the water rippling downwards.

[Tactilis]

@Rickenbacker Please do not post using an excessively large font. It's almost as bad as posting in ALL CAPS. It looks like you are shouting or being demanding of people's attention.


 

7 hours ago, Rickenbacker said:

Is there a plugin that can create animations?

paint.net is not the best tool for creating animations.

A quick search for the forum for 'animation' leads you to many posts, including this one:

However, your question seems self-contradictory.

You say:

 

7 hours ago, Rickenbacker said:

Like, looped movement in a still image. Not a gif.

The only way to have looped movement is to have an image format that supports multiple frames.


But you then say:

 

7 hours ago, Rickenbacker said:

I could have a picture of a waterfall & the effect could create the illusion of the water rippling downwards.

So are you actually looking for "looped movement" (i.e. pixels changing over time) or just a form of directional blurring, that gives "the illusion" of movement in a still image? 

 

[Pixey]

@Rickenbacker there is also a tutorial here, and even has water in it:

 

 

[Ego Eram Reputo]

On 1/9/2024 at 1:07 PM, Rickenbacker said:

Is there a plugin that can create animations?
Like, looped movement in a still image. Not a gif. For ex.

 

How do you want to animate the image? PNG or WebP are alternative options.