View Full Version : What should I save my animations as?


FlipN4a10
07-18-2003, 09:06 PM
I have animation shop 3...and I can only save my animations as, gif, mng, flc, fli, avi, and ani...and I dont know which one works the best..Which can I use and not be blurry?

BugGirl
07-18-2003, 09:15 PM
gif is the most common, and will prolly display on most people's computers better than the others.

tayjalee
07-18-2003, 09:16 PM
.gif images are the most common and most widley supported.(i beleive) I do all mine as gif, and just about all the ones i have ever collected have been gif as well.

i'm not too familar with the other formats

i'd say if ya go with the gif you'll be safe all around.

FlipN4a10
07-18-2003, 09:18 PM
gif makes my images blurry...and look , uhh, un profesional....click here (http://www.freewebs.com/flipn4a10/garden4kids.htm) check the animation banner

tayjalee
07-18-2003, 09:20 PM
try adjusting your compression settings... you can adjust how much it compresses based on if ur looking for better quality or smaller files.

BugGirl
07-18-2003, 09:28 PM
looks fine to me. The mods are gonnaq get on you for advertising soon, i'd stop linking to your site so much if i were you.

tayjalee
07-18-2003, 09:29 PM
okay as requested...

when you save your image in animation shop... when u choose save as you have to go thru a wizard type thing to save it.

i think its the very first one that pops up, or it might be the second screen. on the left hand side is a slide bar if its all the way at the top its for better quality if its all the way to the bottom is for smaller file size... the smaller the file size the more distorted your image maybe become. so when saving your image push the bar all the way to the top... your image will still compress just not as much and it will look better.

you also might want to either check your monitor settings or grab sum windex and give it a good clean cause your images look pretty good on my screen.. the edges are not real sharp but they look pretty good (and i been doing graphics for 9 years) if your still unhappy with them tho you might want to try sharping them up in psp and then recreating the animation and see if that helps. you can find sharpen under the effects tab.

FlipN4a10
07-18-2003, 09:29 PM
sry, im not trying to advertise my site, im just giving you expamples... i will try to stop...and plus, i have nothign to advetrtise..lol..nothigs there..and are yu sure the banner doesnt look blurry?

FlipN4a10
07-18-2003, 09:31 PM
kk thx!!...