Mint Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Hi! I'm new, and I've been using Paint.Net for a lot of my graphical needs (I modify open source games, make websites, and other stuff). This time, I'm at a roadblock in a project I've been working on, because I need a flag-wave effect for a flat image. I've tried a bunch of ideas to try to simulate it (because I have to slowly animate each frame of it I actually draw), but I haven't gotten anything. Can anyone help me in any way? Example: My Avatar Edit: And yes, I used Search (Search) to try to find what I was looking for, and went page to page in the Tutorials forum, but still couldn't find what I needed. =| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 this one won't work for your application? http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewt ... 2340#32340 Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Sadly, no. It won't, because I need to be able to make individual waves with which to animate with, similar to my avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Does it have to be anime-gif? Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Well, no. I will actually animate it a different way (long story, I just need to make individual frames, instead of just animating it as a gif). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 You can give Jitter a try. The plugin only can do Side to side, but not top to bottom. So you will have to rotate each frame when done. Set width to a higher value. and adjust the Distance for each frame. Thats the only way I can think of looking at you Avatar. Hope this helps. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Thanks, Ash. I'll give it a try. Edit: The link isn't valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 You're welcome, Let me know if it works out for you or not. If you can, post it or link to it when finished. I wanna see Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 I can't actually download the plugin, though. The link is probably expired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Jitter is quite new, I just tried it, the link does seem to be down for the moment... I have uploaded my copy to Edit: Link Removed.. Hope this helps. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Thanks! You're being really helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 No prob Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Sadly, it didn't work. I tried another plugin (Waves) and it still didn't work well enough (close, but I couldn't create a smooth animation from it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 :? Maybe you post a few frame of what you need to do, so we can see it, and maybe easier to help you. Did you try to re-seed using Jitter plugin? And from looking at your Avatar, the flag only have each section moving up and down to give the look of waving... Is the up and down what you wanna do? or another look? Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 Okay, I need something like this: (Simple Xor I know) Except able to duplicate the effect, and create a smooth animation. When I try duplicating the effect (either applying the same effect again, or just setting the waves further), it won't become smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Looking at your image, I would use code lab's warp. http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1096 EDIT: I PM-ed the DLL to you if you don't wanna mess around with codelabs. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 did you try that tut where they slice the pictures think it was making cars smaller. make your image size larger slice up the flag, into your sections move one section up one down and then reverse those moves? Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=4180 Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 I already tried that one, and I was specifically pointing out that, that isn't the effect I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Not easy but you could try with the tube effect: http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=4104 1. Select left-half the picture and apply a vertical tube effect +10. 2. Select right-half the picture and apply a vertical tube effect -10. 3. go on and change the value... Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 I tried it, and it doesn't work properly, and now it seems nothing is going to work. I'll keep trying and messing around, but I'm not sure I can get what I'm looking for. Thanks for the help (everyone), though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Anywayz, good luck! let us know hoe it turns out. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 Oh wait, how do I use a random seed? Also..., what is a random seed? x_x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Just play with the value. It will change the effect without changing the intensity of the effect. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mint Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 Okay, I'll try, but my effect doesn't have a seed value. What should I do about that? The only values I can toggle is the X effect, Y effect, and the radius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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