DewyMossEmpire Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Hello peoples. I'd like to make an offer to the community! I recently posted a .gif I made of my Darth on the forums & people seemed to really like it. So! If anyone would like a .gif of their char....I'd be happy to help make one for you =] I play on the Begereny Colony, Eldergame on both factions. • Tenaden - Republic, 55, Guardian, Tank. • Qûor-ïq'Lepton - Empire, 55, Juggernaut, Tank. • Borilius - Republic. 55, Commando, Healer. & a bunch more chars that are all over the place in levels, but those are my mains. Example of a .gif! This one I made is of Lepton. http://www.gifti.me/i/z2JuTLS4.gif So get in touch with me in-game if you'd like to have some .gifs made C: if I'm not online just add me to your FL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitalityPrime Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Any chance you could give the details on how to do it here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 Well it takes many steps, & making .gifs at a viewable resolution without destroying its quality can be tricky. The way I do it is capture the action I'm looking for in-game with a program like FRAPs, then I use Photoshop to convert the frames of the video into hundreds of layers. From there you can edit the layers & save it into a .gif, adjusting for resolution, quality, length, speed of the .gif, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 .gifs of my Commando, Borilius. http://i.minus.com/ib1u1ArYwTVjec.gif http://i.minus.com/iTnyXlSt7Rb91.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiRaphElan Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 .gifs of my Commando, Borilius. http://i.minus.com/ib1u1ArYwTVjec.gif http://i.minus.com/iTnyXlSt7Rb91.gif So cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshlaBoga Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Well it takes many steps, & making .gifs at a viewable resolution without destroying its quality can be tricky. The way I do it is capture the action I'm looking for in-game with a program like FRAPs, then I use Photoshop to convert the frames of the video into hundreds of layers. From there you can edit the layers & save it into a .gif, adjusting for resolution, quality, length, speed of the .gif, etc. Hmmm, the underlined seems complicated. I'm not on your server, but if I send you my FRAPS (only like 20 seconds worth) is that enough for you to make a .gif? I don't think I'll be able to pull it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 Hmmm, the underlined seems complicated. I'm not on your server, but if I send you my FRAPS (only like 20 seconds worth) is that enough for you to make a .gif? I don't think I'll be able to pull it off. Yeah for sure, if you want to upload your video clips to Mediafire or something, I could dload them, & then I'll just need you to explain what you'd like your .gif to show. A few pointers: • Set FRAPs to record at full quality. • Alt + Z in-game to toggle the HUD, so none of the aspects get in way of the video. • If you're going to be in combat, turn off all of the Flytext & Nameplates during the recording. ———————————————————————— You'll notice that in the .gifs I made, there are no HUD aspects or Flytext or Nameplates. You don't ~have to do this, but it looks more like a clip from a cinematic or a movie this way. Your choice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 http://i.minus.com/ipVUX0O75bvSg.gif Another .gif! Discovering Power on the Homeworld… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slafko Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 .gifs of my Commando, Borilius. http://i.minus.com/iTnyXlSt7Rb91.gif I love how the gif captures the intelligence of companions. "Aw man that Twi'lek last night had some moves - Da***'s goin' on!?" "Oh, right! TIEM TO GET MAH RIFLE LOLZ!" "On second thought, I'll throw this grenade here. CATCH THIS!" "Where did my rifle go? Ah, there it is. Pew-pew!" Idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToMyMa Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I love how the gif captures the intelligence of companions. "Aw man that Twi'lek last night had some moves - Da***'s goin' on!?" "Oh, right! TIEM TO GET MAH RIFLE LOLZ!" "On second thought, I'll throw this grenade here. CATCH THIS!" "Where did my rifle go? Ah, there it is. Pew-pew!" Idiots. Hey! Don't mock Aric, he's grumpy enough as is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Tenaden Viperfang, my Mandalorian! http://i.minus.com/iMnKTCI2F74yZ.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) http://i.minus.com/ioUSiM9u73QPq.gif Edited October 18, 2013 by DewyMossEmpire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) I created a short text tutorial on how I go about making these .gifs. My offer still stands of course, to anyone whom would like me to make a .gif for them! Edited October 18, 2013 by DewyMossEmpire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwipe Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 That is pretty cool! How big are the gifs usually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) I usually manage to get them around to 5 Mbs. Way too big for blogs to upload, those sites are usually pretty wimpy lightweights in terms of upload sizes (allowing <1mb for .gifs). But there are plenty of sites that let you host them no problem, I use Minus.com for the most part. Of course depending on how much you want to show in the .gif, that could make the size a problem. I had to jack up the Lossy on my .gif of Tenaden to 17% in order to keep the size around 5Mb. That, or I could have reduced to colours from 256 to 128. In this case, but not always, it looked better with the Lossy effect. The reason I had to resort to that was because of the panning I did in the .gif, which included a lot more colours & scenery, rather than my still shots. Edited October 18, 2013 by DewyMossEmpire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 http://i.minus.com/ibirnXX52jjeQj.gif Flying to Oricon. We need more animations like this when going to locations throughout the galaxy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddballEasyEight Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I might take you up on this offer. I would love to have an animated gif for each of my characters to accompany my videos and stills... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 I might take you up on this offer. I would love to have an animated gif for each of my characters to accompany my videos and stills... Sure thing! .gifs as a kind of a trailer to a video are always great. Let me know if you want to work something out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddballEasyEight Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I'll let you know when I have finished planning my path for the future of my videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 Sounds good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laiham Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Or you could use a tiny but insanely handy program called GifCam: http://blog.bahraniapps.com/?page_id=21 If you're afraid to click on the link, just google GifCam. I used it to make this GIF for example: http://i.imgur.com/ynSxzZS.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Pretty fancy tool. Not nearly as fun or talent-invested as a Photoshop method though x) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddballEasyEight Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Or you could use a tiny but insanely handy program called GifCam: http://blog.bahraniapps.com/?page_id=21 If you're afraid to click on the link, just google GifCam. I used it to make this GIF for example: http://i.imgur.com/ynSxzZS.gif Oh dear lord, that was super easy to use! And good results too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimasterjac Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Hello peoples. I'd like to make an offer to the community! I recently posted a .gif I made of my Darth on the forums & people seemed to really like it. So! If anyone would like a .gif of their char....I'd be happy to help make one for you =] I play on the Begereny Colony, Eldergame on both factions. • Tenaden - Republic, 55, Guardian, Tank. • Qûor-ïq'Lepton - Empire, 55, Juggernaut, Tank. • Borilius - Republic. 55, Commando, Healer. & a bunch more chars that are all over the place in levels, but those are my mains. Example of a .gif! This one I made is of Lepton. http://www.gifti.me/i/z2JuTLS4.gif So get in touch with me in-game if you'd like to have some .gifs made C: if I'm not online just add me to your FL. Quor! I found chu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DewyMossEmpire Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Quor! I found chu! Hahaha xD Hey Kio!!! I will make some .gifs for you that'd be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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