i am trying to make a image "rotate" around 360 degres but i cant figure out how.
i have photoshop cs2 and also imageready and macromedia flash 8. i can make a normal animated gif but i cant figure out how to make a rotating image .i have tried using alll the above programs but can not get a 2d image to rotate ( something like this - (https://www.tinyportal.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fh139%2Frogernesbit%2Fbf2020com100.gif&hash=20dc8603becec6e5650dfae8a764ce8f6232e5c2) )
can someone please explain to me how to do this please?
that should be simple enough....
it will be made the same way as you make the animated gif
only difference is this: you will play with the scale value of the graphic
so it begins like this
1) original graphic
P------L
2) intermediate graphic
P--L
3) final graphic
L------P
so thats the basic concept if u get it
In the example above ive used ---- to represent character width basically, so dont get confused with that
ofcourse u may require more frames that above
hope that helps
thx for the reply ,but i'm not understanding what you mean .. sry, can u explain in more detail plz?
lol did u replace the image?
cos before u had a LP image up there :P
anyways the one u posted up now is more complicated (the battle feild one)
its using individual images to make the transition best to my knowledge, so each of the instances of those images would have to be made individually before being animated
i replaced the old LP image with the bf2 one because that one best shows what i want to learn to do. but ive tried every tool in p.s. cs2 and imageready but i cant figure out how to get an image to rotate like that bf2 gif.
Here , this might help you http://www.auctionessentials4u.com/ae/How%20To%20Make%20A%20rotating%20Image%20Ad.htm
i seen that page b4 but im not using digital photos or a 3d object. im using 2d images. ( logos - banner etc )
oh man u mean u need a tutorial on image ready?
i could explain it to u but it would mean ill have to write a whole tutorial
ill get u started on the basic concept - once u are comfortable with that u can try more advanced settings
open up image ready
next create a new image whatever dimension u want
Next u want to make sure that 2 panels are visible under the 'Window' menu:
- layers
- animation
the basic concept is very simple really.
For each new frame you add in the animation window - u must add a new frame in the layers window as well.
so lets say u have 3 frames in animation window (names just for example)
A1
A2
A3
(https://www.tinyportal.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg224.imageshack.us%2Fimg224%2F285%2Fscreenshot1xa9.jpg&hash=3dce7fc886330b09e8a5064cfe647948bc8c4e2e)
u wull create 3 layers in layers window too (names just for example)
L1
L2
L3
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The relationship between the animation frames and layer frames is as follows:
A1 ----> L1 Visible rest invisible
A2 ----> L2 visible rest invisible
A3 ----> L3 visible rest invisible
So what basically happens is that as the animation plays, the layers display in sequence, thus making the graphic animated
A1 --> A2 ---> A3 (animation frames playing)
L1 --> L2 ---> L3 (layers switching between visible and invisible modes)
(https://www.tinyportal.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg224.imageshack.us%2Fimg224%2F5236%2Fdotjo8.gif&hash=183a6fb01e0acb8fe212f51df23b2e5304566b33)
if u didnt understand any of the above - u may wana spend some time searching for animation tutorials in Adobe Image ready on the net and get used to basic functions and stuff first
omg..
again....i DO know how to animate .... i just need to know how to get an image to apear to "rotate"... i mean how do i edit the image to make the animation frames look like a rotation . how do i get the image to turn like that? i know how to animate sep. images. i DONT know how to make the image rotate. i tried messing w/ the size and scale but it just looks like it get smaller and then bigger. like its "pulsing"... but HOW do i make the image apear to "rotate" ?
I haven't gone through the tutorials yet but you may try here... http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/adobe_image_ready/
They have some very good tutorials. Maybe you can find something there. ;)
the best way to animate would be to actually make each instance of the image you wish to rotate
So u have a plain image
Next u must make an instance of the same image a bit rotated
and so on and so forth until u have the complete animation sequence
an easy way to go about this is to play with the 'prespective settings' of the image in Photoshop..to produce 'tilted' images
Then u just put together the images in a gif
thats really the only way an involves pretty hard work
Apart from that there are other ways but those involve complex programs like 3D designing and mathematical algorithms which I dont really know anything baout
It might have been created with 3d studio.
About 10 years ago I made the rotating image (spinning planet) at http://www.geocities.com/thetropics/3348/ just the way Aku described the process. I put all the gifs together with a freeware program named gif animator (don't think they are still around). The process was not difficult by was time consumming.
Quote from: mythbuster on February 23, 2007, 02:38:52 PM
omg..
again....i DO know how to animate .... i just need to know how to get an image to apear to "rotate"... i mean how do i edit the image to make the animation frames look like a rotation . how do i get the image to turn like that? i know how to animate sep. images. i DONT know how to make the image rotate. i tried messing w/ the size and scale but it just looks like it get smaller and then bigger. like its "pulsing"... but HOW do i make the image apear to "rotate" ?
For the realistic rotation, you need a 3d modeler to output the rotation in separate .gif slices, then piece them together for the animated .gif file. (Some modelers do this for you automatically.)
Otherwise, you'll have to create (and recreate) each slice individually, making a 2d image appear 3d each time... not worth the time or effort IMHO.
I don't know of any way in Photoshop or ImageReady to do what you're asking.
thx for the replies
I could do this using Xara Xtrem Pro and Xara3D.. Maybe post the picture you need and i give it a try ;)
i dont have a particular image to be rotated.. i was just wondering because i use a ton of animation on my sites
ok.. then maybe check out Xara Xtreme Pro .. Great tool for making gif and flash the easy way ;)
i think i tried them b4.. dont u have to buy them to get the full features?
I guess that depends.. i got mine from Rapidshare ;D
This is awesome. Great info, thanks. Now I might have the confidence to try out some flash...I have some images of plants I want to make a movie out of.
I have just had the good fortune to use Xara3D, i created this in less than 5mins.
(https://www.tinyportal.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aishaweb.co.uk%2Fforum%2Ftp-images%2FImage%2Faishaweb_ripple.gif&hash=142a3d2da2cfb096dd5787224e95fafddac017b6)
Heres another done in around 1 minute,
(https://www.tinyportal.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy185%2Fbinkles%2FBloc.gif&hash=5207ee88499c223e85d4c9146c56c8ad5ce9c90b)