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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Hippo on August 11, 2003, 09:29:03 pm

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Hippo on August 11, 2003, 09:29:03 pm

My friend is going to give me his old computer, if i can modify

THIS (http://www.sectorgame.com/ahtw/images/giraffewalk_ani_2.gif)
(http://www.sectorgame.com/ahtw/images/giraffewalk_ani_2.gif)
so it has;

Quote

You need to give it a fin on its sides, a whale's tale, and if you can, a fin on its head

Anyone willing to help?

and yes, i am dead serious

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: an0n on August 11, 2003, 09:39:47 pm

Seems easy enough to do.

Unfortunately, I'm not in a helpful mood.

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: DragonClaw on August 11, 2003, 09:48:43 pm

Make sure you examine the computer once you get it, to locate any unusual biological virus's that cause a being to become insane and unrational. Your friend is one WEIRD dude :p

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Taristin on August 11, 2003, 09:57:27 pm

Wouldn't it just be easier to club him, abd take the PC?

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: pyro-manic on August 11, 2003, 10:53:53 pm

That giraffe looks seriously ill - NO animal should walk like that. What did he do to it??

PS can't help - sorry.

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Ashrak on August 12, 2003, 03:47:32 am

err oeh


there WAS some digital pets site or something try there i think you can chage its body thingies pretty easyli :)

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Odyssey on August 12, 2003, 05:42:33 am

It'd be easy so long as he didn't want the animation, just a still frame.
And anyway, it's walking like a bloody pidgeon - can't he just use that as its alternative animal?
(this wouldn't have anything to do with that "Incredible Creatures" game, or whatever it is, would it?)

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: vyper on August 12, 2003, 06:11:14 am

So, you're to add these various animal attributes to a model of the Giraffe, or to the single image?

Either could be hillarious with the right sense of humour.

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Stryke 9 on August 12, 2003, 07:28:28 am

The kinky bastard...

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Hippo on August 12, 2003, 10:04:27 am

now he wants the fins blue... can someone tell me if Ifranview and paint would be enough to do this, and then explain how? i know i can extract all the frames, but then how do i make it a gif again once i have added the fins?

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Stryke 9 on August 12, 2003, 06:56:51 pm

Irfan has a (****ty) compressor, you can just save as GIF. Paint will do if you're good, Photoshop if you're slightly less good.

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Hippo on August 13, 2003, 06:31:24 pm

the thing is, i have al 24 frames extracted, and im manualy copying and psting the fins and stuff in, and savng them... what would i use to compile them? i havent found a way to in irfan, other then a screensaver or exe...

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Taristin on August 13, 2003, 06:46:04 pm

Paint Shop pro has a gif builder in it somewhere... I think it's actually the other proggy that comes with it that does it though.

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Hippo on August 14, 2003, 10:15:31 am

well, i just talked to him,and h'll take it as a gif, exe, ani, oravi... so i figure i'll just use ANIBUILDER32 and then convert to .avi with ANIVIEW...

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Labcoatguy on August 14, 2003, 10:15:32 pm

There's a nice freeware program called Unfreez that makes animated gifs, and it has a really basic drag 'n drop interface. I have it hosted here (http://www.duke.edu/~yt10/unfreez.exe) .

Title: Re: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Sandwich on August 16, 2003, 06:37:32 am

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Originally posted by Hippo
...his old computer...

Why bother?

Title: an EXTREMELY odd request
Post by: Hippo on August 17, 2003, 12:29:38 pm

im gonna use it for parts... mainly the128Mb ram, and 20Gb hard drive... i'll try unfreez and some of the others right after i put on all the fins..