AVI to GIF?

dummiesboy · Postby **dummiesboy** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:39 pm

I'm trying to make a short, 5 second GIF image for MM2 Revisited V3 when it gets uploaded on this site, but cant find any good way to get it from AVI.

Can anyone help?

Zac4084 · Postby **Zac4084** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:00 pm

Your trying to get a GIF to AVI or AVI to GIF? To get AVI to GIF you use Camtasia Studio. I dont know how you get AVI to GIF

HPA · Postby **HPA** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:03 pm

I think mm2 can't use GIF. To make animation for mm2, you must modify the object on which you want to apply animation and create textures for animation (there is a good tuto here).
I know it's not a good way but you could shot image by image your AVI and make your textures (but it will be long to shot every images of a 5 second movie...)
Sorry, i've got no better ideas.

Postby **Franch88** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:04 pm

After a search I've found some programs to convert AVi movies to GIF animations and vice-versa. There's 123 AVI to GIF Converter, but isn't free. Another similar program is SWF-AVI-GIF Converter.
I haven't tried them, if you want you can give a check.

HPA, the GIF animation isn't to be used in MM2, something not possible, thought, but it's for the website as mod preview picture.

dummiesboy · Postby **dummiesboy** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:15 pm

I dont know how you get AVI to GIF

Believe me, Zac. I have searched for that.

However, I am downloading the trial version of the software you sugested. I hope it works. Also, thank you Franch, I'll check those out too.

HPA · Postby **HPA** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:34 pm

HPA, the GIF animation isn't to be used in MM2, something not possible, thought, but it's for the website as mod preview picture.

Sorry i'm french, sometimes i don't understand completely a topic.

dummiesboy · Postby **dummiesboy** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:49 pm

YES! Thanks a ton, zac!

I succesfully converted the AVI to a GIF!

HPA · Postby **HPA** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:58 pm

Wow, i didn't see the birds. Excellent work!

Riva · Postby **Riva** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:05 pm

Great anim !

Zac4084 · Postby **Zac4084** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:23 pm

YES! Thanks a ton, zac! I succesfully converted the AVI to a GIF!

No problem.

What program did you use? I have to say, thats a amazing animation! And the quality is great.

dummiesboy · Postby **dummiesboy** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:28 pm

Thanks guy!

It's my first animation. I made it short, so that it wouldn't cause any problems with size.

YES! Thanks a ton, zac! I succesfully converted the AVI to a GIF!
No problem. What program did you use? I have to say, thats a amazing animation! And the quality is great.

I just used Fraps, and Windows Movie Maker to make it, and save it as an AVI file. Then I used Camtasia Studio 6 to convert it to a GIF file.

Zac4084 · Postby **Zac4084** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:34 pm

Thanks guy! It's my first animation. I made it short, so that it wouldn't cause any problems with size.

YES! Thanks a ton, zac! I succesfully converted the AVI to a GIF!
No problem. What program did you use? I have to say, thats a amazing animation! And the quality is great.
I just used Fraps, and Windows Movie Maker to make it, and save it as an AVI file. Then I used Camtasia Studio 6 to convert it to a GIF file.

Ahh, Okay, Thanks. I used to make it like that but the quality was so bad.

Postby **Franch88** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:34 pm

Great that you've figured this out, and cool animation.

dummiesboy · Postby **dummiesboy** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:40 pm

It was a little tricky to export it at first, because there was nothing clear. I eventually figured out that if I go to "File/Batch Production", created a new preset manager, which specifies the properties of the gif, then click finish, it would export into that.

Tricky, but whatever.

Silent1Unknown · Postby **Silent1Unknown** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:46 pm

I use GIF Movie Gear to convert short AVI clips to GIF animations.

BTW, AWESOME animation!!!