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Title: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: eyal8r on January 03, 2005, 06:15:14 pm: Just curious as to where some of you guys are getting video clips for your avatars? You making them yourself, or, is there a good site to go to to snag them from?
Thanks
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Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on January 03, 2005, 06:41:17 pm: I made mine myself.

HERE (http://www.mameworld.net/emuadvice/mrips.html) is a good site that has a bunch.
There is also a tutorial link on that page to show you how to make your own, if they don't have what you want.

The basics of it are that you take a bunch of screenshots of a game in progress, crop the screenshots, take them into a gif animator, and delete frames until you achieve a good loop.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: eyal8r on January 03, 2005, 06:45:58 pm: hmmm- these are cool. I was actually talking about the VIDEO clips people are using for their avatars here. Any ideas?
Thanks
D
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: HaRuMaN on January 03, 2005, 07:33:08 pm: They aren't actually video clips, they are just animated gifs...
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: SirPeale on January 03, 2005, 08:13:14 pm: Quote from: HarumaN on January 03, 2005, 07:33:08 pm
They aren't actually video clips, they are just animated gifs...

Yes, but what he's getting at is that they had to come from somewhere. All my avatars were converted from video sources.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Sephroth57 on January 03, 2005, 10:43:46 pm: how do you upload them and keep them animated? i tried linking and uploading mine and it just freeze frames it, it needs to be resized is this the problem?
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: eyal8r on January 03, 2005, 11:33:09 pm: Right- I know what they are and how they work- I used to make them all the time. I just want to know where the VIDEO CLIPS are coming from? Is there a site people are downloading avatars from?
Thanks
D
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: mozzer on January 03, 2005, 11:36:09 pm: Just do a google search

sometimes they're listed as buddy icons
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: RayB on January 04, 2005, 01:01:20 am: I've Googled for them and all I find is crap......
Come on Peale, where'd you get yours?
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: SirPeale on January 04, 2005, 01:06:37 am: Don't search for icons...search for video clips.

Then convert them.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Chris on January 04, 2005, 01:01:51 pm: Quote from: Sephroth57 on January 03, 2005, 10:43:46 pm
it needs to be resized is this the problem?
Yes.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Sephroth57 on January 04, 2005, 01:46:25 pm: what is the maximum size for avatars?
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Chris on January 04, 2005, 02:02:54 pm: Quote from: Sephroth57 on January 04, 2005, 01:46:25 pm
what is the maximum size for avatars?
80x80. There may be a maximum KB size as well.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Sephroth57 on January 04, 2005, 04:29:13 pm: what program can resize gifs? when i open them in photoshop it only opens it like 1 frame
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Magnet_Eye on January 04, 2005, 09:27:19 pm: Quote from: Sephroth57 on January 04, 2005, 04:29:13 pm
what program can resize gifs? when i open them in photoshop it only opens it like 1 frame

Adobe ImageReady is what i use.

otherwise get Ulead gif animator or similar program
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: HaRuMaN on January 04, 2005, 10:06:31 pm: Animation Shop 3 works really well, it comes with paint shop pro
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Luxury on January 19, 2005, 02:18:47 pm: Just had to bump this one because of Peale's new one.

Good god man...don't ever stop! :angel:
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: GGKoul on January 19, 2005, 02:22:01 pm: Quote from: Luxury on January 19, 2005, 02:18:47 pm
Just had to bump this one because of Peale's new one.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Sephroth57 on January 19, 2005, 02:25:35 pm: so basicly, you search for softcore porn =P
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: SirPeale on January 19, 2005, 02:45:50 pm: Took me a while to find that one. I won't leave it, as I just realized the damn thing is 5.1M!!!!
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: GGKoul on January 19, 2005, 03:17:04 pm: Quote from: Peale on January 19, 2005, 02:45:50 pm
Took me a while to find that one.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: SirPeale on January 19, 2005, 03:36:14 pm: Quote from: GGKoul on January 19, 2005, 03:17:04 pm
Quote from: Peale on January 19, 2005, 02:45:50 pm
Took me a while to find that one. I won't leave it, as I just realized the damn thing is 5.1M!!!!

I don't want to ask what's 5.1M!!!!

Five point one megabytes.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: HaRuMaN on January 19, 2005, 03:49:57 pm: Man that's hot! :o :o :o
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: GGKoul on January 19, 2005, 03:58:53 pm: Quote from: Peale on January 19, 2005, 03:36:14 pm
Quote from: GGKoul on January 19, 2005, 03:17:04 pm
Quote from: Peale on January 19, 2005, 02:45:50 pm
Took me a while to find that one.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: shmokes on January 19, 2005, 04:31:24 pm: I missed, and want to see this mythical, and presumably naughty 5.1 beast. Where can I find a copy?
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: lucindrea on January 19, 2005, 04:34:38 pm: HarumaN yours drives me nutz cauz it's slow and long hehe , trying to read and my eyes keep going to your avatar ....

i made mine myself , had to find a use for a morphing program i happen to have on my system , the full things goes both ways , but because of size etc ...
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: danny_galaga on January 19, 2005, 10:39:33 pm: peale, while i admire your avatars it's really slowing down the page! maybe you could shorten it or something?
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: SirPeale on January 19, 2005, 10:46:11 pm: Don't worry, I'm going to change it completely soon. I've still got some 'others' that I'd like to share.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: the3eyedblindman on January 19, 2005, 11:39:12 pm: Hey Peale, I think Im just gonna sit here for a while and watch, dont know how long Ill be... ;)
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: HaRuMaN on January 20, 2005, 06:34:54 am: Quote from: lucindrea on January 19, 2005, 04:34:38 pm

HarumaN yours drives me nutz cauz it's slow and long hehe , trying to read and my eyes keep going to your avatar ....

I'll see if I have a different one, lol :P
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Jabba on January 20, 2005, 09:11:04 am: Quote from: Peale on January 19, 2005, 10:46:11 pm
Don't worry, I'm going to change it completely soon.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: GGKoul on January 20, 2005, 11:22:05 am: Peale, who's bum is that? Jessica Simpson?
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: DarkKobold on January 20, 2005, 12:23:42 pm: Peale's last avatar was very mean.

It reminded me of two facts. First, it has been too long since the last time I got any action, and not one of the girls I've ever been with has looked like THAT.

Not to mention, it stopped at like the worst time possible. I kept hoping it would go on just a little...bit....longer...
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: SirPeale on January 20, 2005, 01:23:53 pm: Quote from: GGKoul on January 20, 2005, 11:22:05 am
Peale, who's bum is that? Jessica Simpson?

Yes.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Magnet_Eye on January 20, 2005, 09:04:38 pm: ah man, i missed it!

:P
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: ericball on January 20, 2005, 10:12:45 pm: I just created my Harley avatar using the following process.

First, this is from an AVI which uses the (obsolete) IBM Ultimotion codec from back in the Win3.1+OS/2 days. I created a Win32 decoder for it back in 2003. Both available from http://hobbes.nmsu.edu

Then I used VirtualDub http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net to shrink it down to 80x60 then save the frames as individual TGA files.

Next I used an old, patched, version of Dave's Targa Animator http://all7.com/old_dta.zip to convert them to GIFs with a unified palette.

Finally, I used UnFREEz http://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez to convert merge them into a single animated GIF.

Hmm, since it weighs in at over 800K, I may decrease the frame rate.
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: Bones on January 21, 2005, 12:53:32 am: Quote from: Peale on January 20, 2005, 01:23:53 pm
Quote from: GGKoul on January 20, 2005, 11:22:05 am
Peale, who's bum is that?
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: DrewKaree on January 21, 2005, 04:48:25 am: Quote from: ericball on January 20, 2005, 10:12:45 pm
I just created my Harley avatar using the following process.

First, this is from an AVI which uses the (obsolete) IBM Ultimotion codec from back in the Win3.1+OS/2 days. I created a Win32 decoder for it back in 2003. Both available from http://hobbes.nmsu.edu

Then I used VirtualDub http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net to shrink it down to 80x60 then save the frames as individual TGA files.

Next I used an old, patched, version of Dave's Targa Animator http://all7.com/old_dta.zip to convert them to GIFs with a unified palette.

Finally, I used UnFREEz http://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez to convert merge them into a single animated GIF.

Hmm, since it weighs in at over 800K, I may decrease the frame rate.

So there I was thinking to myself, what would be the best way to get the highest amount of members to waste their entire day working on something they may never use again in their life.....IF they even remember how to?

;D
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: ericball on January 21, 2005, 08:56:19 am: Quote from: DrewKaree on January 21, 2005, 04:48:25 am
So there I was thinking to myself, what would be the best way to get the highest amount of members to waste their entire day working on something they may never use again in their life.....IF they even remember how to?
Since the original post was
Quote from: eyal8r on January 03, 2005, 06:15:14 pm
Just curious as to where some of you guys are getting video clips for your avatars?
Title: Re: [OT] Avatars?
Post by: DrewKaree on January 21, 2005, 05:25:22 pm: ---------------> ;D <---------------

_{I'll try to keep the smiley on the same line next time so it's understood I was just ribbin' ya - my bad}