Er, I got slowed down on blogging episode two because of the cool OP… I’ll be updating this post as I finish .gif files. I used this tutorial to make the animated .gif files in Adobe CS3. If you want to use them, please don’t hotlink the images; download them and then upload the pictures to your own space.
Matsurika Guitar: 600 x 338
Matsurika Guitar: 300 x 169
Matsurika Guitar: 125 x 125
Mariya Whips ‘Em Out: 600 x 338
Mariya Whips ‘Em Out: 300 x 169
Mariya Whips ‘Em Out: 125 x 125
About Kabitzin: One of the founders of Sea Slugs, I handle most of the blog admin tasks while wearing my I AM BOSS shirt. I like my action series well-choreographed, and my romance series extra trashy. I also have a soft spot for puns.
This is pretty cool for a first try (er, i think its ur first… ), but I also agree with TJ, MOAR CONTINUATION! I’ve only tried animation with Corel Painter X, but now that I illegally have CS3, I say why not? :3
btw, is it possible to use gifs on your gravatar account? If so, I’m definitely gonna start animating again
Matsurika Guitar: 300 x 169
…DARN IT KABI!!! Why you gotta be so Dr. EVIL!?!?! D:
Pretty cool, looks nice. I agree with the rest, continuous strumming would be even nicer . I imagine the toughest part of creating ani-GIFS is getting screenshots quick enough to keep the animation from looking jerky? Or is there a program that’ll do that part for you?
This was a tough .gif to do because the motion is naturally jerky in the source video. You’d probably have to cut some frames to make it continuous, or go backwards for a portion.
I’m about to upload the second set, which will look much smoother.
[...] the image to 248 x 140, the first gif was almost 1.9 MB and the second was a whopping 3.5 MB. Even my own attempts, with painful cuts to the number of colors resulted in very large file sizes. Take this [...]
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Nice! maybe you can have Maria continuously strumming the Matsuriko guitar instead of playing one note and then pausing.
This is pretty cool for a first try (er, i think its ur first…
), but I also agree with TJ, MOAR CONTINUATION! I’ve only tried animation with Corel Painter X, but now that I
illegallyhave CS3, I say why not? :3btw, is it possible to use gifs on your gravatar account? If so, I’m definitely gonna start animating again
…DARN IT KABI!!! Why you gotta be so Dr. EVIL!?!?! D:
Pretty cool, looks nice. I agree with the rest, continuous strumming would be even nicer
. I imagine the toughest part of creating ani-GIFS is getting screenshots quick enough to keep the animation from looking jerky? Or is there a program that’ll do that part for you?
This was a tough .gif to do because the motion is naturally jerky in the source video. You’d probably have to cut some frames to make it continuous, or go backwards for a portion.
I’m about to upload the second set, which will look much smoother.
Would have made great avatars if I still had that plugin ):
Ugh, ok enough of this, I have to actually finish watching the episode…
Wooow, awesome!
Mariya whips ‘em out, oh oh oh. I wonder what percent of the viewing population is in the Matsurika-ha (faction)…? I know I am..
ooh, the 2nd one’s very nice. very smooth. great job!
Hahah nice one Kabitzin, cool gifs!
I’m mesmerised by the second one. Nicely-done. XD
Ok, I surrender. Wasn’t going to pick up this series but am downloading it now.
LOL… ^_^
Both gifs are epic ones. But I’ve already seen them before. :V
Mariya is so awesome. ^_^
lol, these would be perfect for all sorts of forums. Sadistic traps FTW!
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[...] the image to 248 x 140, the first gif was almost 1.9 MB and the second was a whopping 3.5 MB. Even my own attempts, with painful cuts to the number of colors resulted in very large file sizes. Take this [...]