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Animated avatars from Starcraft II

Discussion in 'Graphics, Wallpaper, Fanart, Signatures, etc' started by BnechbReaker, Sep 24, 2007.

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Animated avatars from Starcraft II

Discussion in 'Graphics, Wallpaper, Fanart, Signatures, etc' started by BnechbReaker, Sep 24, 2007.

  1. MarineCorp

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    @kuvasz- i thought of getting an Ultralisk avatar (sc2 ver.) since its so hot i stare at it all the time
     
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  2. kuvasz

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    It looks fine in Firefox. Anyone else thinks it's laggy?
    I hope you waited for it to download lol
     
    kuvasz, Mar 10, 2008
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  3. Gasmaskguy

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    I thought; "what the heck, it's free :p", and installed firefox. It looks fine now.
     
    Gasmaskguy, Mar 10, 2008
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  4. kuvasz

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    Here's the Tauren Marine portrait.
     
    kuvasz, Apr 1, 2008
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  5. TheWorker

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    I would power you up, but it doesnt matter in few days. Finally someone with portrait, it took you some time meh :p

    I am tempted to switch my avatar meh
     
    TheWorker, Apr 1, 2008
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  6. Aurora

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    Has anyone extracted the shiny version of the Zerg portrait yet? (from the official site)
     
    Aurora, Apr 1, 2008
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  7. kuvasz

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    I think the SCV avatar suits you more.

    I hope this attachment is moved with the forum, although I could just reupload it after the switch if it's lost.

    @Forsaken: will do now... I haven't noticed that it's clearer since the Zerg reveal.
     
    kuvasz, Apr 1, 2008
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  8. Aurora

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    Yeah, the blurry stuff is gone now. It looked as if a it was distorted or something, like an old TV with a broken antenna, or something like that. Anyway, thanks in advance.
     
    Aurora, Apr 1, 2008
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  9. kuvasz

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    I had to chop the sides because the picture itself is moving left and right (ask Blizzard why...) and the frame kept appearing on the sides.

    edit: actually you can still see it. It'd be about 10 seconds to fix that so let me know if it bothers you ;D but I think it's not too prominent.
     
    kuvasz, Apr 1, 2008
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  10. Aurora

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    Probably because most of the background is made up of the creature itself. Just look at the greenish part in the pictue for a moment. That's the real background I think that the black stuff on the sides are wings or something like that.

    Anyway, have a :powerup:, enjoy it as long as it lasts. ;)
     
    Aurora, Apr 1, 2008
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  11. Meee

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    I think kuvasz meant the orange/brown lines that keep appearing on the left and right sides.
     
    Meee, Apr 1, 2008
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  12. LordVampire

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    Is there any ofyou have anysoftware to create GIF'S???
     
    LordVampire, Apr 1, 2008
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  13. -LT-

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    How do you edit the video? In which program? Do you save it as SWF or as AVI?
     
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  14. kuvasz

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    Yeah I missed the part where I convert the video into a .gif file.

    I think you're confusing file types there... I record the .swf into .avi, then I convert the .avi into .gif. Then I edit the frames of the .gif to make it loop nicely. They're usually between 100 and 400 frames so it is crucial to get the "capture every x frames" right when you're recording to .avi to reduce the amount of work needed to make it smooth (i.e., delete duplicate frames, extend/truncate the cycle if need be). At this stage you can make such animations as my various Nomads which have truncated cycles, or you could extend for example the Zerg panting to make it "scream" less often in order to make it less distracting.

    That's about it.
     
    kuvasz, Apr 1, 2008
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  15. Space Pirate Rojo

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    I'm such a Nervous Nelly.

    Are these avatars still open to the public, and they're free of charge?
    Although I will throw you a power up.
     
    Space Pirate Rojo, Apr 1, 2008
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  16. -LT-

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    But how do you convert .avi into .gif and how do you edit the frames?
    With some program?
     
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  17. LordVampire

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    I think there are software inb the download.com can help youi to convert.. those .avi
     
    LordVampire, Apr 1, 2008
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  18. kuvasz

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    Yes, 1 program to convert (Camstudio) and 1 to edit the frames and the animation (Ulead gif animator). If the frames need serious tweaking or I create my own then I use a third program (Photoshop).
     
    kuvasz, Apr 1, 2008
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  19. LordVampire

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    yes that was exactly what i was saying!!!
     
    LordVampire, Apr 1, 2008
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  20. -LT-

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    Re: animated avatars from starcraft2.com

    OK, thank you!
     
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