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Old June 27th, 2003, 01:22 AM
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Default Re: #SE4 Speaker #2 - D. E. Gervais Topic : Graphics and Graphic Tools Questions

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Originally posted by Taz-in-Space:
David, what did you use for the animated gif's?

Also how did you make that cool sunken look for my avatar?
A1: I use Gif Movie Gear v2.6 to create the final animations. GMG has the ability to load what it calls a gif filmstrip, (an elongated gif with all the frames placed side by side vertically or horizontally.) I do all the work in ArtGem and then save a strip then simply import it and play with the timing and of course optimize the anim to make a smaller gif.

This is what a small 4 frame Filmstrip looks like,..



A2: Simple, draw a 48x48 black frame, fill with a gradiant, add noise, smooth it out, add a band of shadow to the upper left of the box, add something interesting to the box, brighten the lower right edges of the box, and Lastly add that familliar highlight to the upper left corner. Voila!

..and here is a visual aid to show you the process,..



[ June 26, 2003, 12:35: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]
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