Comments on: How to make an animated GIF with 8-Bit Characters: Part 1: Design http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/animated-gif-8bit-characters-part-1-design/ Graphic design tutorials, freebies, & advice by working artists and designers. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:13:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jeremy http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/animated-gif-8bit-characters-part-1-design/comment-page-1/#comment-188669 Jeremy Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:57:19 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=1038#comment-188669 I think that the best way to go about this is to do it in Photoshop. Then if you later want to make it into vectors, use Flash. If you import your PNG file into Flash and then Modify > Trace Bitmap > Min. Area: 1 pixel > Curve fit: Pixels > Corner Threshold: Many Corners this project could be much easier. Copying and pasting into Illustrator would be very easy.<br><br>If you only have Illustrator to your disposal then this way makes sense, but seems very time consuming. I think that the best way to go about this is to do it in Photoshop. Then if you later want to make it into vectors, use Flash. If you import your PNG file into Flash and then Modify > Trace Bitmap > Min. Area: 1 pixel > Curve fit: Pixels > Corner Threshold: Many Corners this project could be much easier. Copying and pasting into Illustrator would be very easy.

If you only have Illustrator to your disposal then this way makes sense, but seems very time consuming.

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]]> By: BadRadish http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/animated-gif-8bit-characters-part-1-design/comment-page-1/#comment-179891 BadRadish Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:36:11 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=1038#comment-179891 Seems so simple now, but yet we needed this to do it. Goes a lot faster than it sounds, too. Seems so simple now, but yet we needed this to do it. Goes a lot faster than it sounds, too.

]]> By: BadRadish http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/animated-gif-8bit-characters-part-1-design/comment-page-1/#comment-179777 BadRadish Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:36:11 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=1038#comment-179777 Seems so simple now, but yet we needed this to do it. Goes a lot faster than it sounds, too. Seems so simple now, but yet we needed this to do it. Goes a lot faster than it sounds, too.

]]> By: Navneet http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/animated-gif-8bit-characters-part-1-design/comment-page-1/#comment-179275 Navneet Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:18:03 +0000 http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=1038#comment-179275 Check this very good software to create simple animation :<br><a href="http://www.prashanthpai.com/blog/make-simple-gif-animation-using-unfreez/" rel="nofollow">http://www.prashanthpai.com/blog/make-simple-gi...</a> Check this very good software to create simple animation :
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