thebarman Posted February 18, 2005 Author #1676 Share Posted February 18, 2005 did you forget to use that optimize thing in Ulead? 492651[/snapback] I've never used that, don't really understand it When I click on it however it has a warning exclamation mark that says "Compressed size is larger than original size"... ...doesn't sound good to me lol! There are still lots of Ulead functions I haven't got to grips with yet, one day I'll have a proper root around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_Freak Posted February 18, 2005 #1677 Share Posted February 18, 2005 oh... that happens to me sometimes... but most of the time it just compresses the file, and the quality of it doesn't seem to change at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hAiLO_ Posted February 19, 2005 #1678 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Same with me . But when I click on the tab 'Optimize', an error occures that requires me to shut down the program UNSAVED, every animators nightmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_Freak Posted February 19, 2005 #1679 Share Posted February 19, 2005 (edited) hmm... i wonder why it works fine for me... i just optimized an animation today, and it cut it's file size in half! i've optimized all of my animations, with what appears to be no ill-effects. Edited February 19, 2005 by Jesus_Freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hAiLO_ Posted February 19, 2005 #1680 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Sometimes the optomize tab lets me do stuff, but I don't completely understand it .....soOoOo, yeah. I only used 'Edit' and 'Preview" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightbeyondthedark Posted February 19, 2005 #1681 Share Posted February 19, 2005 I would love a flashier avatar... I like mine, made it myself, but it doesn't have much "pop"... Would love some help... Thanks... LBD ~peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_Freak Posted February 20, 2005 #1682 Share Posted February 20, 2005 (edited) did this real quick for ya LBD... hope ya like it... oh, and a question for the other Uleaders... is there a way when tweening with a black background to not make the background fade also? (like in this animation) Edited February 20, 2005 by Jesus_Freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hAiLO_ Posted February 20, 2005 #1683 Share Posted February 20, 2005 did this real quick for ya LBD... hope ya like it... oh, and a question for the other Uleaders... is there a way when tweening with a black background to not make the background fade also? (like in this animation) 493921[/snapback] I didn't understand the question much , but your animation for LBD is stunning !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_Freak Posted February 20, 2005 #1684 Share Posted February 20, 2005 (edited) nothing too big.... i just did what Barman did with "Bobby"... just erase a little bit each frame, and then reverse the frames Edited February 21, 2005 by Jesus_Freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired UM Posted February 21, 2005 #1685 Share Posted February 21, 2005 hey, (request), id like somesort of military scene, (preferably Iraq/urban setting), with U.S. soldiers walking down a street and then, a sniper pops up from a roof and fires and kills one, they hide, the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_Freak Posted February 21, 2005 #1686 Share Posted February 21, 2005 CPA, there's tons of ways to do that... do you want it cartoony, or with smily faces, or actual pictures, and is it avatar size, or signature size, or.... ya know what i mean? maybe you could give us a little more detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebarman Posted February 21, 2005 Author #1687 Share Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) A question for the other Uleaders... is there a way when tweening with a black background to not make the background fade also? (like in this animation) 493921[/snapback] Nice work JF, and in answer to your question yes there is. The problem is Ulead blends the two frames together by fading one out and the other in, however where the two meet this allows the white background to show through. All you do is change the colour of the background. To do this create an all black image and insert it into the animation. On the right hand side of the screen Ulead lists all the different images you have in the order they are stacked (Object organiser), this means one frame can have two images in it, the images higher up the list will appear at the top. When you select a frame along the bottom, the images on the right with a blue 'eye' visable next to them are the images you can see in that frame [see fig.01] . Insert your all black image then delete its frame, the image will still be visable on the right but wont actually appear in your animation. Fig.01 Find the image on the right and drag it down to the bottom, then for each frame that is "Tweened" select the blue 'eye' and it will appear in the background, thereby blocking out the white that was there before. [see fig.02] Note that you'll need to delete the already tweened frames and tween it again for it to work, once you save your animation Ulead combines all the images together. Fig.02 Hope this helps, hopefully I'll have time to do it myself later and you can then open it up with Ulead and see for yourself... Edit: I did it, although I think if you download my version Ulead combines all unecessary objects so you wont be able to see what I've done so I suggest trying to replicate it yourself. I also used Uleads Edit/resize image function to get it down to avatar size rather than having UM do it, reducing the file size as well. Edited June 23, 2005 by thebarman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiddlyjen Posted February 21, 2005 #1688 Share Posted February 21, 2005 the siggy says it all thanks Mr Barman Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired UM Posted February 21, 2005 #1689 Share Posted February 21, 2005 CPA, there's tons of ways to do that... do you want it cartoony, or with smily faces, or actual pictures, and is it avatar size, or signature size, or.... ya know what i mean? maybe you could give us a little more detail. 494953[/snapback] avatar or signature, whichever one looks better, and more "Smiliesque"(if any1 else uses tht word, i will kill them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebarman Posted February 21, 2005 Author #1690 Share Posted February 21, 2005 hey, (request), id like somesort of military scene, (preferably Iraq/urban setting), with U.S. soldiers walking down a street and then, a sniper pops up from a roof and fires and kills one, they hide, the end avatar or signature, whichever one looks better, and more "Smiliesque"(if any1 else uses tht word, i will kill them) 495436[/snapback] I'll have a go at that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_Freak Posted February 21, 2005 #1691 Share Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) yeah, i'll try something too... well...it's been about an hour, and i just finished drawing my first frame... and so far it's looking pretty good... i drew everything by mouse. ... and finally a few hours later... here ya go CPA Edited February 22, 2005 by Jesus_Freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired UM Posted February 22, 2005 #1692 Share Posted February 22, 2005 yeah, i'll try something too... well...it's been about an hour, and i just finished drawing my first frame... and so far it's looking pretty good... i drew everything by mouse. ... and finally a few hours later... here ya go CPA 495753[/snapback] thx, its awsome, its always better when someone spends more thean 15 minuets on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_Freak Posted February 22, 2005 #1693 Share Posted February 22, 2005 (edited) not a problem CPA... glad you like it! and is it just me, or does that trashcan that i drew look like the ones in the old sega/super nintendo game "street fighter"? the level where you're on the dock fighting Ken... haha... just thought they looked similar Edited February 22, 2005 by Jesus_Freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebarman Posted February 22, 2005 Author #1694 Share Posted February 22, 2005 (edited) Wow, nice work Jesus Freak, I'm glad you did a signature because I did an avatar, I do enjoy creating an avatar from scratch it makes a change to just animating someone elses design. Hope it's OK... Edited February 22, 2005 by thebarman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_Freak Posted February 22, 2005 #1695 Share Posted February 22, 2005 (edited) very nice Barman! i like it! i like the expression on the soldiers face on the left after his bud gets shot. Edited February 22, 2005 by Jesus_Freak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuffypuffer Posted February 22, 2005 #1696 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Hey, I was er, wondering, if y'all could do something with my avatar? Make it look like they're walking, maybe add a wink or two. Please? I'll be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired UM Posted February 22, 2005 #1697 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Wow, nice work Jesus Freak, I'm glad you did a signature because I did an avatar, I do enjoy creating an avatar from scratch it makes a change to just animating someone elses design. Hope it's OK... 496562[/snapback] thanks barman, it look great with the sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hAiLO_ Posted February 23, 2005 #1698 Share Posted February 23, 2005 hehe, I am awed . Those avators and sigs made from scratch ...and I can't do an animation like that ....very talented you two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus_Freak Posted February 23, 2005 #1699 Share Posted February 23, 2005 thanks Hailo... you could if you tried I'm sure. and Snuffy, i could make 'em wink... but the walking might be tough... perhaps another animator can make them look as if they are walking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuffypuffer Posted February 24, 2005 #1700 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Hmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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