Movie Avatars - A How To guide....

[RedDeathDrinker]

The rise of the "Movie" avatar is here.....

There are several people now using them, and more requesting them.

This is how to make them........


Ulead GIF Animator 5. That's what I'll be referring to during this lil' tutorial. Get it, Use it, Love it......

Let's take.....ROBB23's as an example. This is his current avatar.

[RedDeathDrinker]

Take a close look at it. Movie clips in avatar size should generally be 120*90 pixels in size, if you reduce them so all the image appears in the avatar.

In this case, the vertical size has been stretched to 120 pixels, giving it a "Stretched look"

So reducing the vertical size makes it look more realistic......

[RedDeathDrinker]

Now. Some might agree that that's fine.

Others want it larger.......

(Due to working from a pre-compressed avatar, the quality is not as good as working from the original)

Use a larger size picture.......

This increases the picture depth, but, of course, increases the width.

Using the larger picture, reduce the "Canvas Size" to 120*120 so it shows only a portion of the picture. Normally full depth, but cropped sides. (like a widescreen movie on a normal TV)

Like so......

[RedDeathDrinker]

Originally posted by R0BB23
oh thats mean real mean.

i prefer size.:p :D

AAAGGGHHH!

The man is everywhere. I can't get a word in edgeways.......

How Do ROBB?

Let's get your baby sorted.........

[RedDeathDrinker]

Originally posted by R0BB23
i know how to do that sherlock.

i didnt want that.

i want the whole shot.:p


You know, I know, but Joe Q Public doesn't!

I'm using yours as an example...........

Think of it as helping your fellow forum members........:)

[R0BB23]

whos this joe q:p i would like to meet him

and if oyu want the original vid to work from i can get you it.:)

edit btw you ever seen the boondock saints or anything with flannery in it.

hes got a big head.:D its hard to work when the guys head already looks stretched.hehehehehhehhe:D

[RedDeathDrinker]

Take mine as well. Small. compact. Nice. :)

Resize it using the techniques above.......

[RedDeathDrinker]

If you have the clip, can you post it on the web somewhere so I can d/l it (56k - will take time!)

[RedDeathDrinker]

Originally posted by R0BB23
now tell me his head doesnt already looked stretched heeheh.


Bad file dude......

Can't read it with anything.........

[Über~PhLuBB]

Man, it took me awhile to do ChuckChippie's. That one required more and more and more and more frames to be removed. It took me almost an hour!

[R0BB23]

remove every other frame at first. that way you dont make it look to glichy

and i convert everything i do to 10 frames persecond:)

[RedDeathDrinker]

Originally posted by R0BB23
its a rar zip
dix fastmotion codec

k ill remake it in a codec you use?
mpeg or avi, the bog-standard kind........:)

[R0BB23]

k here it is, this is another 4 layer mpeg buts a windows one so it should work:rolleyes:
but it is windows so who knows:D

[Crazy Jayhawk]

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My avatar is an example of cropping the picture to keep from stretching it.

Just in case you wanted an example of that philosophy too. :)