ENTER! SciFi Av Contest: Nerd Fight!

[RoJoHen]

Let's try this out...

 

[JiNX-01]

Well, yeah, I know how to make an regular avatar. I was wondering about making an animated avatar. I wants to learn!

Oh, I modified my earlier post when I realized you meant animation...
try here:
http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=27728

I started reading the first 3 pages before I realized it was from 2003! I was like, "Geocities? Lisa? This seems like not recent information."

Sorry it wasn't helpful...

 

[RoJoHen]

Nah, it was eventually. It just took a minute to figure out I needed to skip to the end.

 

[JiNX-01]

Nah, it was eventually. It just took a minute to figure out I needed to skip to the end.

You had to go all the way to the end just to find a Mac animation program? What did you find? My next computer -- after I get a job -- is going to be a Mac and I'll be needing the same program.

 

[RoJoHen]

Nah, it was eventually. It just took a minute to figure out I needed to skip to the end.

You had to go all the way to the end just to find a Mac animation program? What did you find? My next computer -- after I get a job -- is going to be a Mac and I'll be needing the same program.

Well, no, I didn't. I actually just ended up using the website Lonemagpie linked to, but the beginning of that other thread wasn't very relevant. The internet has changed a lot since 2003.

 

[auntiehill]

Let's try this out...

Oh....I hate to be the one to mention this, BUT.....checking the properties of that av, I see its size is 111 KB.

If you check the standards for av size, it's still a tad too large.

Note: The maximum size of your custom image is 140 by 140 pixels or 70.0 KB (whichever is smaller).

Sorry, dude.

 

[RoJoHen]

Booooooooo!

Can I do something to fix that? A different kind of file? I don't know anything.

 

[Gepard]

^You either need to eliminate some frames, reduce the dimensions of the image (e.g., 100x100 or something), or use lossy GIF compression.

 

[RoJoHen]

*throws hands in the air*

I quit.

 

[JiNX-01]

*throws hands in the air*

I quit.

In my experience, 7 frames are pretty much the max for animated avs to stay below the 70kb file size.

I cut the last two frames and reduced the av dimensions to 138x138. It's now 62kb.

This one is 139x139 and 68kb.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

I thought about Amok Time, but I think this is the one category that Star Wars definitely beats Star Trek in...

 

[auntiehill]

*throws hands in the air*

I quit.

In my experience, 7 frames are pretty much the max for animated avs to stay below the 70kb file size.

I cut the last two frames and reduced the av dimensions to 138x138. It's now 62kb.

This one is 139x139 and 68kb.

There we go! I'll consider that your entry then, RoJoHen.

 

[RoJoHen]

I feel both triumphant and defeated all at the same time.

 

[Nerys Myk]

 

[Skywalker]

*throws hands in the air*

I quit.

This one is 139x139 and 68kb.

There we go! I'll consider that your entry then, RoJoHen.

I feel both triumphant and defeated all at the same time.

I dunno, I think it's really missing something without those last two frames. Here's my attempt; it's still 140x140 and 66kb:

Better?

 

[Aragorn]

 

[JiNX-01]

I feel both triumphant and defeated all at the same time.

Hey, you did a good job on your first attempt. I've had a lot more experience with animation.

 

[JiNX-01]

This one is 139x139 and 68kb.

There we go! I'll consider that your entry then, RoJoHen.

I feel both triumphant and defeated all at the same time.

I dunno, I think it's really missing something without those last two frames. Here's my attempt; it's still 140x140 and 66kb:

Better?

How did you reduce the file size?

 

[RoJoHen]

There we go! I'll consider that your entry then, RoJoHen.

I feel both triumphant and defeated all at the same time.

I dunno, I think it's really missing something without those last two frames. Here's my attempt; it's still 140x140 and 66kb:

Better?

How did you reduce the file size?

Magic!

 

[Skywalker]

I dunno, I think it's really missing something without those last two frames. Here's my attempt; it's still 140x140 and 66kb:

Better?

How did you reduce the file size?

Magic!

I use Adobe ImageReady, so I just played around with the file optimization and the amount of time spent on each frame (I reduced the final two stills and the ones with Aeryn down to 1.5 seconds instead of 2) until I got something that both looked good and fit under the limit.