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RicFaith
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posted 24 April 2002 22:48     Click Here to See the Profile for RicFaith   Click Here to Email RicFaith        Reply w/Quote   Visit RicFaith's Homepage!
ok in relation to the advice to go increase/decrease the number of frames in the animation to fit the original, I've done quite a few, but I only noticed this after I converted my Earth Elemental WL to match the Grizzly's.

If you missed it, I'm using AnimShop, and if you know what I'm missing, do feel free to *bonk* me over the head (after telling me what's wrong )

The reducing of frames was easy, and no problems there, but for the increasing of frames, my copied frames come out invisible when viewed by cv5. It plays normally and without blanks in AnimShop, but cv5 shows NOTHING for the copied frames. This was painfully obvious when my E.Elem was blinking when I tried viewing cv5. I checked another one that I had done before that, and that too had 'blank' frames - all those that I had copied/doubled.

ok. help~~?

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Apocalypse Demon
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posted 24 April 2002 23:16     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
Cool, finally putting my Earth Elemental conversion to use. Anyways, screw Animation Shop Pro, and download Gif Movie Gear from www.gamani.com.

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darkwhispers
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posted 24 April 2002 23:43     Click Here to See the Profile for darkwhispers   Click Here to Email darkwhispers        Reply w/Quote   
hey ric i had the same problems until I switched to gamani animations. its very easy to use and you can see your progress as you go. The red dragon will be done soon
ive tweaked the wl,nu,gh,dd,dt to be perfect or as close to it just have a few minor tweaks with A1 and A2. also still having trouble switching the missiles around

[This message has been edited by darkwhispers (edited 24 April 2002).]

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RicFaith
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posted 25 April 2002 00:34     Click Here to See the Profile for RicFaith   Click Here to Email RicFaith        Reply w/Quote   Visit RicFaith's Homepage!
ok using the gif movie gear, dang it's smooth

back: not that I'm complaining, but it doesn't allow more than 1 file open at a time. heh, it merged the 2 files i opened (nice to see a Earth Elemental coupled with a Pit Fiend )

anyhow I've struck a balance, AnimShop to view what I need to change, and GMG to edit it and play. Somehow AnimShop feels easier to manipulate, there's no quick insertion/duplication in GMG as far as I have noticed. (tho I've only just started using, and already done all the edits I need for the Earth Elem )

Apoc, I had already started the implementation for the Earth Elem a while back, just had problems with the animdata, COFs and all that jazz shan't bore all of you with the details, just here to give GIF Movie Gear a thumbs up (not that you guys don't already know that!)

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[This message has been edited by RicFaith (edited 25 April 2002).]

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Apocalypse Demon
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posted 25 April 2002 05:48     Click Here to See the Profile for Apocalypse Demon   Click Here to Email Apocalypse Demon        Reply w/Quote   
"Somehow AnimShop feels easier to manipulate, there's no quick insertion/duplication in GMG as far as I have noticed. (tho I've only just started using, and already done all the edits I need for the Earth Elem )"

No quick insertion/duplication method? Just copy and paste frames.

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in my opinion, GMG is perfect ot handle task like blending or fusioning frames, making adjustement.
AS is cool for massive mirror operation, export to psp and easy color replacement ( thanks the optimization wizard)

i do use both personally.

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RicFaith
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posted 25 April 2002 06:20     Click Here to See the Profile for RicFaith   Click Here to Email RicFaith        Reply w/Quote   Visit RicFaith's Homepage!
one thing I've grown used to for AnimShop is the copying of selected frames and running them as the animation, easy way to choose frames for making fewer-framed anims. And I'd be testing in 1 direction only. GMG doesn't allow multiple files open at a time AFAICS. Can you like say, select frames 3 to 10 and 14 to 16 and play those only? Anyhow I'm done with the shrinking/expanding of the anims to match the originals. Just would like to know before the next batch hits me square between the eyes

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