Yay bb! Is so easy, isn't? When I want to make animated icons, I just import *.avi files in photoshop (import video frames to layers), and then I just crop and change the coloring border and stuff. Just be careful with the size, LJ doesn't allow more than 40kb. More frames = more heavy gifs = not allowed in LJ. Which is a shame really :(
You're welcome! I think I learnt how to make animated gifs before even knowing photoshopping properly, lol. Yu can check when saving for web and devices :) You can use the colors too reduce the size too. As I wrote in the image: Less colors = less size (and less quality, but sometimes they don't get crappy). Turn them to black and white also reduce the size because grey scale is a lot less colors than a full color palette. And the animation. Smaller the animation, smaller the size, IE, instead of triangles, squares. If you can crop out a wall or the ceiling above the person's head. When you make animations changing the text only, the gif turn out MUCH lighter too. You can joke around with it. I love text animated icons <3
When I want to make animated icons, I just import *.avi files in photoshop (import video frames to layers), and then I just crop and change the coloring border and stuff.
Just be careful with the size, LJ doesn't allow more than 40kb. More frames = more heavy gifs = not allowed in LJ.
Which is a shame really :(
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Thanks for the help btw, you're too sweet!
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Yu can check when saving for web and devices :)
You can use the colors too reduce the size too. As I wrote in the image: Less colors = less size (and less quality, but sometimes they don't get crappy). Turn them to black and white also reduce the size because grey scale is a lot less colors than a full color palette.
And the animation. Smaller the animation, smaller the size, IE, instead of triangles, squares. If you can crop out a wall or the ceiling above the person's head.
When you make animations changing the text only, the gif turn out MUCH lighter too. You can joke around with it. I love text animated icons <3
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YES, I can't wait to mess around with the moving text icons, I always like them.
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