Need help editing a .gif image

subatomicguy · 12-10-2006, 04:36 PM

Hi all
I need to put a picture of a santa hat on the attached .gif file, but I can't seem to get the hang of any .gif editors. It would be much appreciated if someone here could do it for me; I'm sure it would only take a couple of minutes.
Cheers

**carsey** · 12-10-2006, 04:37 PM

Can you get us a image of the santa hat?? Id be happy to have a go for you.

subatomicguy · 12-10-2006, 05:19 PM

It's 48x48, so you shouldn't have to resize it too much.

**koala** · 12-10-2006, 07:32 PM

Is this the kind of thing you're looking for? The colours on the hat seem to have changed during saving in ImageReady, but that can easily be fixed if the rest of it looks ok.

subatomicguy · 12-10-2006, 07:56 PM

YES!!!!
Thank you very much. Have a merry Xmas.
Edit: Would it be possible to crop the top of the image off, because it's 50*100 now

**koala** · 12-10-2006, 08:02 PM

Give me a few minutes and I'l get back to you. This is my first gif edit in ImageReady, so I'm learning as I go along

subatomicguy · 12-10-2006, 08:04 PM

Cheers, I am trying to get an exception to the 50*50px rule for avatars on another site, so can you make it 50*x, where x is a number close enough to 50 but doesn't make the picture look distorted or smaller. Just incase I can't, and it is certainly looking that way, could you make a 50*50px version aswell, or will imageshack resize .gif's

**koala** · 12-10-2006, 08:30 PM

50x70 and 36x50 pixels

Frames at 50x70

I must be doing something wrong when I save the final optimized gif. The colours on the hat are still wrong. Anyone know how to fix this?

Zazula · 12-10-2006, 08:32 PM

Do you select to optimize the final gif for the web? This gives an altered palette.

**koala** · 12-10-2006, 08:36 PM

The only way to save the frames as an animated gif in ImageReady is to use File > Optimize. The usual Save and Export options save in psd, jpg, etc but not gif. Then an options windows appears and I set the colours to the maximum 256.

Zazula · 12-10-2006, 08:45 PM

Hmm, I'm not familiar with ImageReady... I build my animated gifs in PhotoShop; each frame a separate layer and then Save for Web etc... There, you are given the option to select Web Colors or not, which leads to an altered (more limited) palette. This functionality exists in Photoshop Elements, as well.

subatomicguy · 12-10-2006, 08:45 PM

The white outline on the hat is really obvious on a dark background; I'm sorry to be a pain but it looks weird.

Zazula · 12-10-2006, 08:54 PM

Well, the point is you are looking to use this as an avatar, and not using the palette optimized for the web will result in a much bigger filesize; so you're again doomed.

wilson44512 · 12-16-2006, 11:39 PM

12-10-2006, 05:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
subatomicguy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP Professional	It's 48x48, so you shouldn't have to resize it too much. Last edited by subatomicguy; 12-10-2006 at 05:20 PM.

12-10-2006, 07:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,440 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Is this the kind of thing you're looking for? The colours on the hat seem to have changed during saving in ImageReady, but that can easily be fixed if the rest of it looks ok. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

12-10-2006, 07:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
subatomicguy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP Professional	YES!!!! Thank you very much. Have a merry Xmas. Edit: Would it be possible to crop the top of the image off, because it's 50100 now Last edited by subatomicguy; 12-10-2006 at 07:59 PM.*

12-10-2006, 08:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,440 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Give me a few minutes and I'l get back to you. This is my first gif edit in ImageReady, so I'm learning as I go along __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

12-10-2006, 08:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
subatomicguy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP Professional	Cheers, I am trying to get an exception to the 5050px rule for avatars on another site, so can you make it 50x, where x is a number close enough to 50 but doesn't make the picture look distorted or smaller. Just incase I can't, and it is certainly looking that way, could you make a 5050px version aswell, or will imageshack resize .gif's Last edited by subatomicguy; 12-10-2006 at 08:20 PM.*

12-10-2006, 04:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,693 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Can you get us a image of the santa hat?? Id be happy to have a go for you.

12-10-2006, 08:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,440 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	50x70 and 36x50 pixels Frames at 50x70 I must be doing something wrong when I save the final optimized gif. The colours on the hat are still wrong. Anyone know how to fix this? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

12-10-2006, 08:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Do you select to optimize the final gif for the web? This gives an altered palette. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

12-10-2006, 08:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,440 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	The only way to save the frames as an animated gif in ImageReady is to use File > Optimize. The usual Save and Export options save in psd, jpg, etc but not gif. Then an options windows appears and I set the colours to the maximum 256. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

12-10-2006, 08:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Hmm, I'm not familiar with ImageReady... I build my animated gifs in PhotoShop; each frame a separate layer and then Save for Web etc... There, you are given the option to select Web Colors or not, which leads to an altered (more limited) palette. This functionality exists in Photoshop Elements, as well. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

12-10-2006, 08:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
subatomicguy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP Professional	The white outline on the hat is really obvious on a dark background; I'm sorry to be a pain but it looks weird.

12-10-2006, 08:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Well, the point is you are looking to use this as an avatar, and not using the palette optimized for the web will result in a much bigger filesize; so you're again doomed. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

12-16-2006, 11:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
wilson44512 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 28 OS: xp