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timecake August 24 2008, 01:00:51 UTC
Just wanted to say that I <3 all your animations & moodthemes!
=D
They're freaking awesome and you should be proud of them!

Oh and I was wondering where do you get your screencaps and what program do you use to make your GIFs?

I'm stuck using lowly Animation Shop 3 and the anims it churns out pale extremely in comparison to yours!

:lolz:

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cowboyhd August 24 2008, 04:27:18 UTC
Thank you :D
I make my own screencaps. But I don't really use screencaps to make animated stuffs. I cut out the wanted scene into small clip then I open it in Photoshop CS3 to make animation.

I'm not sure about other programs but I think Photoshop CS3 (or older versions + ImageReady) is better at making animations as you could color it better (a few programs I tried don't even allow you to color the images). If you don't use Photoshop and your program don't allow coloring, and you're familiar with video editing (like adobe premier or sony vegas), you could do the coloring in video cutting process although it wont be as flexible as Photoshop.

If you wanna read a bit more about it, try here, I talked a bit with someone about my animation making. :)

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timecake August 24 2008, 04:31:59 UTC
wow thanks =D

but sadly it'll take both kidneys and a good half of an arm and a leg for me to be able to afford Photoshop CS3 **pouts**

ahh well!
I'll survive!
:lolz:

thanks for all your help!
do you mind if I friend you?

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cowboyhd August 24 2008, 05:49:38 UTC
ah, might I ask what program you're using to make graphic? Like I said, there are other options to coloring. You could color video with video editing programs or you could turn the clip into series of images and batch coloring those images on your graphic program then use those to make animation. At the very least, a simple curve or level would help improve animation quite a lot compare to just using screencaps as is.

Not at all, feel free to friend me if you don't mind my random spamming. :D

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tanwen August 26 2008, 13:21:07 UTC
Hello there! You don't know me, I just happened in from a random search & fell in love with your animations! Just wanted to leave a polite note that I friended you & I hope that's okay. Have a great day!

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cowboyhd August 26 2008, 13:39:59 UTC
glad you like the animations :)

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classicalhllywd August 27 2008, 07:41:04 UTC
i really wanted an animation and i couldn't think of anyone but you who could do it!

there's a short clip at the very beginning of the cold opening for KKBB where Ianto cocks a gun then asks "special weapons?" i was wondering if you had a .gif of that or if you could do me a huge favor and make it?

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cowboyhd August 27 2008, 09:56:14 UTC
this work?

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classicalhllywd August 29 2008, 08:36:25 UTC
its absolutely perfect!

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amyo67 August 27 2008, 13:25:14 UTC
Hey, you rock. I have snagged a few of your animations. The only thing that could make me happier is if you were a fan of Disney as well and did animations for that. DW and DIsney, my two biggest obsessions. I have lots of little ones too, but oh well. Thanks so much for your wonderful animations. As soon as someone tells me how to code so I can include some on my sidebar I will credit you. BTW where does credit for big animations go?
Thanks again, You rock

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cowboyhd August 27 2008, 14:05:56 UTC
Thank you :)
Heh, I actually love disney animation movies too. Although I'm more familiar with stuffs after the 90's. Any specific movie is your favorite? I have a few clips cut up from Emperor's New Groove to make a few animated icons that I could make into big animations.

As for credit, I see some people just put it under animation, at the bottom of the sidebar or mention somewhere in profile page. Anything that suit you and works best with your layout style is totally fine, I'm not really strict about how to credit. :D

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cordys_charisma August 30 2008, 15:41:59 UTC
praise you
*falls on floor*

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