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Darren329
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Posted: 19 December 2009 at 2:21pm

What are the best programs for creating small animations?

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jalonso
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Posted: 19 December 2009 at 2:28pm

If very simple (up to 15 frames) you can use iaza.com's animation utility.

Draw frames on whatever program you now have. Save as gif. then use iaza to compile.

Edited by jalonso - 19 December 2009 at 2:28pm

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greenraven
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Posted: 19 December 2009 at 5:02pm

MSpaint + Giffy + unFreeze = Cheap bastard's tools of the trade.

"pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso

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Darren329
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Posted: 20 December 2009 at 3:13am

So i could just draw the frames, save them on paint as a .GIF, then unfreeze them , and it'll be an animation ?

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jeremy
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Posted: 20 December 2009 at 4:25am

Never save as .GIF in paint. A whole bunch of random dither appears and the palette's stuck forever. The aforementioned iaza can convert to GIF for you, and it actually can do 30 frames (Plus transparency)

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greenraven
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Posted: 20 December 2009 at 7:19am

Converting them to GIFs is what Giffy is for.

MSpaint to draw the individual frames.

Giffy to convert frames to GIFs and set transparency.

unFreeze to animate all frames.

There's a bit of needless work here, but if you're a poor hobo like me and have no money it's pretty much the only way to go. (For free.) XD

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Skinetic
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Posted: 20 December 2009 at 9:37am

TileStudio, but it saves the animation as a strip.

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Ryath
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Posted: 20 December 2009 at 9:50am

I figure I might as well put in my input here. I use GIMP for almost all my spriting, and it does everything I need.

You can set up all your frames with transparency, save as a GIF, and animate it all in the same program. It seems a lot faster than me to than some of the above ways.

Of course, it's only really easy if GIMP is your primary spriting tool.

P.S. GIMP is free.

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Darren329 Seaman Joined: 18 December 2009 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Topic: Animation Programs... Posted: 19 December 2009 at 2:21pm
	What are the best programs for creating small animations?
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 19 December 2009 at 2:28pm
	If very simple (up to 15 frames) you can use iaza.com's animation utility. Draw frames on whatever program you now have. Save as gif. then use iaza to compile. Edited by jalonso - 19 December 2009 at 2:28pm
	PJs FAQ <•> Sticky Reads
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greenraven Commander Joined: 08 September 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2598	Posted: 19 December 2009 at 5:02pm
	MSpaint + Giffy + unFreeze = Cheap bastard's tools of the trade.
	"pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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Darren329 Seaman Joined: 18 December 2009 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Posted: 20 December 2009 at 3:13am
	So i could just draw the frames, save them on paint as a .GIF, then unfreeze them , and it'll be an animation ?
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jeremy Rear Admiral Joined: 25 November 2024 Location: New Zealand Online Status: Offline Posts: 1704	Posted: 20 December 2009 at 4:25am
	Never save as .GIF in paint. A whole bunch of random dither appears and the palette's stuck forever. The aforementioned iaza can convert to GIF for you, and it actually can do 30 frames (Plus transparency)
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greenraven Commander Joined: 08 September 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2598	Posted: 20 December 2009 at 7:19am
	Converting them to GIFs is what Giffy is for. MSpaint to draw the individual frames. Giffy to convert frames to GIFs and set transparency. unFreeze to animate all frames. There's a bit of needless work here, but if you're a poor hobo like me and have no money it's pretty much the only way to go. (For free.) XD
	"pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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Skinetic Seaman Joined: 20 December 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 20 December 2009 at 9:37am
	TileStudio, but it saves the animation as a strip.
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Ryath Seaman Joined: 25 September 2023 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Posted: 20 December 2009 at 9:50am
	I figure I might as well put in my input here. I use GIMP for almost all my spriting, and it does everything I need. You can set up all your frames with transparency, save as a GIF, and animate it all in the same program. It seems a lot faster than me to than some of the above ways. Of course, it's only really easy if GIMP is your primary spriting tool. P.S. GIMP is free.
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