Photo Bling Bling! (Animated Gifs)

06/28/2008 10:14:04 AM · #1

Old dog, new trick time.

From this tutorial: //www.planetphotoshop.com/background-animation.html , I got a few ideas and started goofing... and made these.

I've never played with .gifs before, so obviously I still need to work on subtlety. ;D

Lets see your animations!

Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

06/28/2008 10:32:24 AM · #2

//www.planetphotoshop.com/animation-basics.html

This is an easier .gif tutorial for those just trying it.

one2one

Olympus E-5

06/28/2008 12:02:33 PM · #3

Nice gifs, some are slower than others and look choppy though. The one with the flowers is the choppy one for me.

Too bad we can't print them. eheh

Beetle

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/28/2008 03:31:50 PM · #4

Cindi, how do you (and others of your ilk) do it?

I looked at those tutorials (thanks for sharing, by the way), and I think I'll be able to follow those steps.

However, YOU not only learned the process, but managed to come up with those clever ideas of your own.

I very rarely manage to come up with the ideas to take those principles any further than what I can copy, I always need to have my nose rubbed directly in it :-(

I don't think I'm entirely uncreative, but I sure have way more limitations than I'd like.

I love your examples, and I hope they'll inspire me to experiment. Thank you.

06/28/2008 05:52:26 PM · #5

Gosh, thanks, Karin. Creativity is more about goofing and finding things that work than anything else. After I play around for a while I usually stumble on something "creative". Don't be afraid to goof, and even to make a mess... its all a learning experience. :D

hanneke

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

06/28/2008 06:20:50 PM · #6

Sorry Cin, but I think this is very 1995-ish...

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

06/14/2009 01:32:47 PM · #7

I experimented last night and created my first animated gif

. I want to be able to use it in emails, other web sites like Facebook and Flickr, but when I upload it to my photo album there, it doesn't animate. Also I tried copy and paste for adding it to comments, and that doesn't work either.

Any ideas on how I can use this like a little animated icon like smiley faces?

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

06/14/2009 01:43:51 PM · #8

Can those be done with Elements? I use Paintshop Pro, which no longer includes animation studio to make them, but I have a coupon to get Elements for $50.

Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH

06/14/2009 02:20:08 PM · #9

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Can those be done with Elements? I use Paintshop Pro, which no longer includes animation studio to make them, but I have a coupon to get Elements for $50.

No idea, never used Elements. There are some stand-alone apps that can make them, though. Google will help ya. :)

Mephisto

Nikon Coolpix A

06/14/2009 02:30:32 PM · #10

i like the b&w to color fading one, the other ones are pretty choppy imo.

bfox2

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/14/2009 02:44:41 PM · #11

Originally posted by JuliBoc:

I experimented last night and created my first animated gif . I want to be able to use it in emails, other web sites like Facebook and Flickr, but when I upload it to my photo album there, it doesn't animate. Also I tried copy and paste for adding it to comments, and that doesn't work either.

Any ideas on how I can use this like a little animated icon like smiley faces?

Have you seen something like this before on the sites you mention? It's very possible that they don't allow the gif's to play due the possibility for abuse and annoyance.

Simms

06/14/2009 02:45:41 PM · #12

As much as you know I luv ya Cindi, these are as tacky as hell.

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

06/14/2009 03:53:38 PM · #13

Originally posted by Simms:

As much as you know I luv ya Cindi, these are as tacky as hell.

Yeah, but there are a lot of tacky people out there who would love to have a photo of their special day pimped up like that.

Simms

06/14/2009 03:58:49 PM · #14

Originally posted by JuliBoc:

Originally posted by Simms:
As much as you know I luv ya Cindi, these are as tacky as hell.

Yeah, but there are a lot of tacky people out there who would love to have a photo of their special day pimped up like that.

I quite agree... not really the sort of client I'd want - but each to their own.

06/14/2009 04:27:14 PM · #15

Originally posted by Simms:

Originally posted by JuliBoc:

Originally posted by Simms:
As much as you know I luv ya Cindi, these are as tacky as hell.

Yeah, but there are a lot of tacky people out there who would love to have a photo of their special day pimped up like that.

I quite agree... not really the sort of client I'd want - but each to their own.

You so right about the tacky thing, Mark. Notice this thread is a year old. Not sure why its come up again now. When I learned to make them I was thrilled at learning a new trick so I played with the ones posted here. Haven't touched them since and never offered them to a client.

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

06/14/2009 05:53:57 PM · #16

Originally posted by idnic:

.... Notice this thread is a year old. Not sure why its come up again now. When I learned to make them I was thrilled at learning a new trick so I played with the ones posted here. Haven't touched them since and never offered them to a client.

It came up because I want to know why the animation doesn't work on other web sites. Someone said the other sites might block them, because they can be annoying

Still I'd like to know how to use these animated gifs in emails and comments in general. Copy and paste doesn't seem to retain the animation.

Simms