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[49er]

How come second, Mweed? Was it a little too spicy for judges?

I didn't know that the term "too spicy" could be applied to chili.

[gucci_boi7782]

Okay I know this will be disqualified, but I am being stubborn and am entering it anyway....

Stylish and practical
On the advertising note I told Harvey Normans here to direct people to this website since pleoworld is defunct and they put a note on their computer systems, if you see any shops selling Pleo's and you have time drop in and let them know they might do the same.

Yep!! Whenever Sophie goes out with me, I direct people to bobthepleo first, and then pleoworld 2nd!! :-D

[allosaurus]

Oh dangit why not a contest that I actually have a chance of winning. 

[gucci_boi7782]

I have no chance of winning, in case you couldn't tell. I entered anyway, purely for fun. That is what the contests are all about, just for fun.

[allosaurus]

I have no chance of winning, in case you couldn't tell. I entered anyway, purely for fun. That is what the contests are all about, just for fun.

I only have a paint program, anyways. Not even photoshop.
And I don't know how to make animations, either!
See my problem? 

[gucci_boi7782]

All I use is paint.net, and I bet you'd be better than me. I haven't  the slightest idea how to use photoshop or animations.

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Just for the record Allo, I only use paint too, paint.net is a completely free program as is the .gif animator I use

How to make an animated gif:

First work out how you want it to look and how many frames it will take. (A frame is every single change you want to appear) for example:

My 'where oh where' Pleo ad uses just five frames, one of each picture, I draw them in paint and save them as pleo1.gif, pleo2.gif and so on...
I animate it with a program called unFREEz by dragging each frame in order from 1 to 5 into the 'frames' box, then I set the options, check the loop animation box and enter 500 cs under frame delay and then save PLEASE NOTE: You cannot view animated .gifs on most computers, you will need to upload them to photobucket or similar to see the animation.

My third entry there the one that has each letter appearing after the other took 35 frames, one for each letter and two for the website part, the frame rate on that one was 30 cs. (I think  )

Added tips:

To create a pause drag the same frame in several times in a row, to make something blink drag one frame, then the next frame, then drag another of the first frame back in, repeat as desired.


If you like I can do a proper tutorial for it, but you need to play with it to get an idea of how it works

[gucci_boi7782]

InmemoryofRomeo, what would we do without you? Just to set the record, you totally rock!!

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Lols thanks I learnt all these the hard way Trial and error and the odd tutorial I only learnt to make animated .gifs myself a couple of months ago

*daydreams* one day I will fork over the money for some better software... just to see what I can do with it...

[gucci_boi7782]

Ahhh rubbish!! If it ain't broken don't fix it! As in, if it's already working, don't change it! You are already so good at what you do. Save your money, and put it toward your stinkin D-Rex. Hahaha 

[InmemoryofRomeo]

Nope another Pleo and a sewing machine is first lol D-rex is a long way down the list I can't even find out a date for when it even gets here

[kisumi]

there is no lauch date in the uk either, though i think we should all put money toward buying lots of pleos, that way ugobes sales will go up and give them more money towards making more ones

[InmemoryofRomeo]

If I could I would buy heaps of them, unfortunately I'm a uni student on a budget. It took me months to save for my first Pleo

Pleo's are becoming very rare here too But fortunately the Aussie dollar seems to be making a comeback so buying from the US might become more feasible

[grumpy]

It's probably no surprise, but the winner of our second contest, the forum link, is  . . .  (drum roll please . . . )

InmemoryofRomeo!

Congratulations!  Her second entry was selected as the winner:


She has selected as her winning strip, one of the Valentine themed strips:


Let's all give her a big hand for all her hard work!

I'll be sure to add all these great entries into the forum link topic in case anyone wants to use them to help promote the forums on other sites  . . . 

[49er]

Congratulations ImR!  All your designs were wonderful.  I only wish that I was ten percent as creative as you.

[fancyfont]

You are the best, IMR!!! Congratulations!! 

[gucci_boi7782]

 



Congratulations InmemoryofRomeo!!!

Whoo-hoo!! Now how can we post that to facebook??? ;-)

[InmemoryofRomeo]

 

Aw thanks everyone

I will add them to my Send a Pleo application on facebook so you can send them to everyone