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Title: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: Chilbear on March 25, 2010, 10:00:20 AM
No problem I said I can do that. I have agreed to do an animated ad 440 pixels wide by 60 pixels high. Can anyone get on the road to success? It looks like Photoshop and part PhotoReady for the timing. Product will be name badges that office sausages wear in a corporate retail environment.

Here is the "sample"
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: Joe on March 25, 2010, 10:05:23 AM
A true geek would do it with Flash. :tongue:

I'm sure it can be done as an animated gif. Where is Rat when you need him?
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: youston on March 25, 2010, 10:14:00 AM
Gif Builder:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/235

Basically, you draw each frame, load them all into gif builder and hit go ... haven't played with it in awhile, so I don't know what you can control (as far as the speed of the animation goes).

Edit: Ah, here it is:

What's more, GifBuilder lets you control pixel depth, the color palette, dithering, size, interlacing, transparency, interframe delay, disposal method, frames position, and looping.
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: born2print on March 25, 2010, 10:47:17 AM
I'm filling in for Rat today, here's a link I think he posted originally, it's the good 'ol fashioned Pshop way to do it:
http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/ (http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/)
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: youston on March 25, 2010, 10:48:30 AM
Quote from: born2print on March 25, 2010, 10:47:17 AMI'm filling in for Rat today, here's a link I think he posted originally, it's the good 'ol fashioned Pshop way to do it:
http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/ (http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/)

Your sig is just cruel.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: born2print on March 25, 2010, 10:59:43 AM
Why Youston, I do believe you are correct.
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: youston on March 25, 2010, 11:03:41 AM
Quote from: born2print on March 25, 2010, 10:59:43 AMWhy Youston, I do believe you are correct.

I'll save that one for later. I'm rather fond of the three that I have now. Plus, I've got one from over at PrintPlanet (from someone who I'm assuming hangs out here, too) that I've been meaning to add.

Thanks, though. Must be fulfilling to have your beliefs validated.
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: born2print on March 25, 2010, 11:16:41 AM
OMG Youston! You're SO big!!!11
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: youston on March 25, 2010, 11:25:03 AM
Quote from: born2print on March 25, 2010, 11:16:41 AMOMG Youston! You're SO big!!!11

:pokes belly: :hears Pillsbury Dough Boy laugh:  :embarrassed:
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: mwc on March 25, 2010, 01:20:07 PM
Quote from: Chilbear on March 25, 2010, 10:00:20 AM....Product will be name badges that office sausages wear in a corporate retail environment.....

Is this for LCD nametags? That's cool! (I can see hackers making this technology very interesting....imagine wearing the thing for a few hours AND then some 'inappropriate' words/images/videos are displayed...  :evil:
http://www.sgmonitor.com/index.php?cPath=46&osCsid=f887ca0c0ecc5b5a27441a92c19d5227
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: Chilbear on March 25, 2010, 01:41:09 PM
Thanks for the links Born and Youston. Youston the Gifbuilder craps out on the save when using an Intel. That was interesting exercise.

Interesting idea mwc imagine a name plate that says "Debbie" and someone changes the plate to "does Dallas" randomly. Could be great fun. :evil:
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: youston on March 25, 2010, 01:51:49 PM
Quote from: Chilbear on March 25, 2010, 01:41:09 PMThanks for the links Born and Youston. Youston the Gifbuilder craps out on the save when using an Intel. That was interesting exercise.

Interesting idea mwc imagine a name plate that says "Debbie" and someone changes the plate to "does Dallas" randomly. Could be great fun. :evil:

Sorry about that. Haven't used it since the OS9 days.
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: DigitalCrapShoveler on March 25, 2010, 02:12:49 PM
Ahhhh, the OS9 days.
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: tapdn on March 25, 2010, 02:14:22 PM
Ahhhh, the OS 6 days!!! :evil:
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: DigitalCrapShoveler on March 25, 2010, 02:16:46 PM
EEEk! I don't know about that!?! Hahahahahahah! At least OS7. I didn't care for pre-multi-finder.
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: youston on March 25, 2010, 02:19:44 PM
Quote from: tapdn on March 25, 2010, 02:14:22 PMAhhhh, the OS 6 days!!! :evil:

Ahhh, the Apple Basic days!!!  :angel:
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: DigitalCrapShoveler on March 25, 2010, 02:21:08 PM
I forked around on that shit back in Jr. High. Not too amazing. I had more  fun on my Trash 80.
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: born2print on March 25, 2010, 03:12:44 PM
I was getting started right before OS6, I can't remember before that and I suspect my brain has blocked those memories to spare me the trauma  :laugh:
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: ratintrap on March 25, 2010, 05:25:51 PM
Quote from: born2print on March 25, 2010, 10:47:17 AMI'm filling in for Rat today, here's a link I think he posted originally, it's the good 'ol fashioned Pshop way to do it:
http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/ (http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/)

Thanks for filling in born, I've been overwhelmed at work lately. :cry:
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: DigitalCrapShoveler on March 25, 2010, 07:50:40 PM
Quote from: ratintrap on March 25, 2010, 05:25:51 PM
Quote from: born2print on March 25, 2010, 10:47:17 AMI'm filling in for Rat today, here's a link I think he posted originally, it's the good 'ol fashioned Pshop way to do it:
http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/ (http://creativetechs.com/tipsblog/build-animated-gifs-in-photoshop/)

Thanks for filling in born, I've been overwhelmed at work lately. :cry:

Excuses, excuses. :laugh: It'd be different if you had a new baby... waitaminute! :shocked:
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: ratintrap on March 25, 2010, 08:22:52 PM
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on March 25, 2010, 07:50:40 PMExcuses, excuses. :laugh: It'd be different if you had a new baby... waitaminute! :shocked:

She's seven months old now. :shocked:

Speaking of new babies, when is Skryber due?
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: DigitalCrapShoveler on March 25, 2010, 08:45:40 PM
A few months. 7 month, eh? Dayum, time flies.
Title: Re: Animated Banner Ad
Post by: ratintrap on March 25, 2010, 08:55:24 PM
Quote from: DigitalCrapShoveler on March 25, 2010, 08:45:40 PMA few months. 7 month, eh? Dayum, time flies.

Yes it does. :wow: