[muteKi]

That's not even mentioning Gamevee.

[ICEknight]

Link doesn't work. =\

EDIT: Fixed.

This post has been edited by ICEknight: 12 October 2008 - 02:57 PM

[Vincent]

LESSON # 2 DOWNLOAD

From this Lesson on, I decided to put up some material so you can create your frames at best.

Download the TD Sonic standing Frame, it's required to follow next lessons!

Then:

2006 - LOst - Sonic Spriterip

2006 - LOst - Tails Spriterip

2006 - LOst - Knuckles Spriterip
(All the following frames need to be resized 4X)

P.s. Unfortunately HD-Tube and HD-Share downsamples the video thus making it impossible to see in details.
Other better hosting sites?

This post has been edited by Vincent: 13 October 2008 - 05:22 PM

[Exodus]

Great tutorial Vincent!

I've noticed this before when looking at sonic frames; the layer "Livello 3" doesn't work as it points to the original 4x file which isn't part of the ai file. obviously not really a problem if your remastering a different sprite and if your working on sonic not really hard to fix other than the original 4x sprite isnt on the db

This post has been edited by Exodus: 13 October 2008 - 11:23 AM

[Vincent]

Updated the link, try again:
Download

This post has been edited by Vincent: 13 October 2008 - 01:43 PM

[Hodgy]

I hope this isnt a daft question but when I import the new X4 file (Made X4 in MS Paint, and I did click replace) it completely covers the HD example layer like this :

Before: http://i34.tinypic.com/2iuiio.png
After placing new image: http://i33.tinypic.com/dfy64l.png

Then when I lower the opacity of the new image it makes the HD example fade in:

http://i37.tinypic.com/vzx74i.jpg

I know I have done something wrong but I haven't got a clue what. Any ideas as to why this is happening?

[ICEknight]

Exodus, on Oct 13 2008, 11:20 AM, said:

the layer "Livello 3" doesn't work as it points to the original 4x file which isn't part of the ai file.

Now that you mention it, I remember this happening in other AI files in the database, as well. There's sometimes a certain layer that looks for an image in your hard drive.

Hodgy, on Oct 14 2008, 02:03 AM, said:

I hope this isnt a daft question but when I import the new X4 file (Made X4 in MS Paint, and I did click replace) it completely covers the HD example layer like this :

Before: http://i34.tinypic.com/2iuiio.png
After placing new image: http://i33.tinypic.com/dfy64l.png

Then when I lower the opacity of the new image it makes the HD example fade in:

http://i37.tinypic.com/vzx74i.jpg

It looks like the new 4x frame has a white background instead of it being transparent.

This post has been edited by ICEknight: 14 October 2008 - 02:49 AM

[Vincent]

The reason that causes this to happen is the imported file lacking of the correct BG transparency information.

Don't trouble yourself too much, I prepared for you thanks to the great LOst's 2006 Spriterip:

Sonic's 4X spriterip READY - FOR - USE.
Tails's 4X spriterip READY - FOR - USE.
Knuckles's 4X spriterip READY - FOR - USE.

Hope you like it!

This post has been edited by Vincent: 14 October 2008 - 04:25 AM

[Hodgy]

Thanks

I' m ready for the 3rd Tutorial now Keep'em commin' they're great!

This post has been edited by Hodgy: 14 October 2008 - 11:23 AM

[tachyglossus aculeatus]

Hi Vincent, love the tutorial. I'm at the part where I have to go to file then place, but it won't let me click place as its in the faded writing. How do I make it so that I can click place?

[Vincent]

Just click inside any area of the workspace.

Than, try again to click on Place!

[tachyglossus aculeatus]

its always the most obvious thing. Thanks lol.

I'm ready for lesson 3 now. Can't wait.

This post has been edited by tachyglossus aculeatus: 21 October 2008 - 05:31 AM

[Vincent]

Encoding Last Lesson! ^^

Should be online tonight!

[Hodgy]

:D Yay!!!! I might be able to start actually helping out with the project!

On a side note I have vectored a "HD" version of a nice avatar I have seen on here, but it wont let me "save for web and devices"

Here is the .psd file

http://www.box.net/shared/u12xvs2jex

I vectored this in Illustrator CS2 saved the frames as images, imported them into Photoshop and then animated it. but it wont let me export as a .gif file

Any ideas will be greatly apreciated!

This post has been edited by Hodgy: 21 October 2008 - 03:58 PM

[Vincent]

Making animated gif with Photoshop is possible, but way too complicated!

Use this program instead.