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[Kiriban]

Kitheif is a good friend, by the way Swarms uses photoshop just early and graphics gale has a full version which has better features

[i wanna be the guy]

why do you keep bolding things

[Miko Galvez]

Best thread ever FOREVER? Where's Ashkin we need him more than ever

on a serious note, is autism contagious? you know, like through the internet

bolding will become a meme now

[Kiriban]

Its bin a meme since before, i just bold texts if its referring to someone's or something's name

[HöllenKobold]

I animate in Game Maker.

[rdein]

even i am creeped out

when are we gonna ban him

[Kiriban]

The hell is your problem sis 

I derailed this topic because of this:

basically if you want to be a good animator what you have to do is summon the powers of the great wizards from the fifth dimension and pray to the lords of the astral plane to grant you the power to find a great deal on a custom made harley from a pawn shop nearby, inside that harley will be the tools you need to fix up your creaky wooden stairs
when you fix those up you will be enlightened with the knowledge of how to please your girl. when you make her extremely happy she will explain to you how to properly animate like the experts

[rdein]

the hell is yours

[Kramlack]

Ein, are you still going around as a girl? I don't get why he keeps calling you one.

EDIT: Just checked your profile, indeed you are.

[rdein]

im a beautiful 16-year old (virgin) anime Princess from Japan (kyoto)

kissus to vincent-chan-kun :**************

[Kiriban]

 

[EBrown]

Usually when I animate I do it in two stages:

1. I setup everything in a tile-based system. Gridlock so to speak.
2. I setup an array that corresponds to the position and size of the animations needed. For example, if I am using variable-size sprites, I setup a multidimensional array that has the first dimension being the sprite, and then the second being the ((DIRECTION * ANIMATIONS_PER_DIRECTION) + CURRENT_ANIMATION_FRAME).

Here is an example I am using in C++ with DirectX:

Code:

RECT gPlayerAnimationSources [1][16] = {{{0, 0, 32, 48},{32, 0, 64, 48},{64, 0, 96, 48},{96, 0, 128, 48},
                                         {0, 48, 32, 96},{32, 48, 64, 96},{64, 48, 96, 96},{96, 48, 128, 96},
                                         {0, 96, 32, 144},{32, 96, 64, 144},{64, 96, 96, 144},{96, 96, 128, 144},
                                         {0, 144, 32, 192},{32, 144, 64, 192},{64, 144, 96, 192},{96, 144, 128, 192}}};

This is used with the directions as follows:

0 = Down,
1 = Left,
2 = Right,
3 = Up

In order to do smooth-gridlock movement I setup two vectors in DirectX:

Code:

D3DXVECTOR3 gPlayerPosition = D3DXVECTOR3(0, 0, 0), gPlayerPositionDisplay = D3DXVECTOR3(0, 0, 0);

Then, to update it, I merely check for the difference in one vector versus the other.

Code:

// Update their X position based on whether they are ahead of or behind the real position.
if (gPlayerPosition.x > gPlayerPositionDisplay.x)
	gPlayerPositionDisplay.x += factor;
else if (gPlayerPosition.x < gPlayerPositionDisplay.x)
	gPlayerPositionDisplay.x -= factor;

// Update their Y position based on whether they are ahead of or behind the real position.
if (gPlayerPosition.y > gPlayerPositionDisplay.y)
	gPlayerPositionDisplay.y += factor;
else if (gPlayerPosition.y < gPlayerPositionDisplay.y)
	gPlayerPositionDisplay.y -= factor;

This gives a smooth-feeling movement, as I can merely update the "Real" location. Then to draw the animation, I merely check which pixel they are on corresponding to their tile.

Code:

// Are they going left or right? Or Up or down? Setup the tile for them.
if (gPlayerDirection == 1 || gPlayerDirection == 2)
	gCurrentTileAnimation = ((4 * gPlayerDirection) + ((int)gPlayerPositionDisplay.x / 4 % 4));
else
	gCurrentTileAnimation = ((4 * gPlayerDirection) + ((int)gPlayerPositionDisplay.y / 4 % 4));

The animation get's called with:

Code:

&gPlayerAnimationSources[SPRITE][gCurrentTileAnimation]

And thus, I get fairly decent smooth animation. (I also use this technique in C# when I use XNA.)

Thanks,
EBrown

[BomberTREE]

Kitheif is a good friend

No.
I asked you to respect the community, we never made up a secret handshake OR ANYTHING..  

To be on topic, I use graphics gale when I'm in the animating mood.. but it's kinda.. eh

[Kiriban]

So, you don't like anyone of us here in the community didn't you? I just said a good friend not good friend of mine.

@EBrown: Can it run sheets of frames instead of cut-out frames?

[EBrown]

So, you don't like anyone of us here in the community didn't you? I just said a good friend not good friend of mine.

@EBrown: Can it run sheets of frames instead of cut-out frames?

How do you mean?

Thanks,
EBrown

[BomberTREE]

So, you don't like anyone of us here in the community didn't you? I just said a good friend not good friend of mine.

"Didn't you"?
What in the name of absolute huh. I'm no grammar nazi, but please.

im a beautiful 16-year old (virgin) anime Princess from Japan (kyoto)

kissus to vincent-chan-kun :**************

Oh god.

[Kiriban]

Must visit Ein next year 

[BomberTREE]

Ein, are you still going around as a girl? I don't get why he keeps calling you one.

Good luck with that, Vincent.

I noticed you made a new thread on animation, are you already finished with this one?

[Kiriban]

Still not satisfied about my animation thread in workshop, this topic is for those who would like to share their animating techniques to others and ein is a girl

[rdein]

Must visit Ein next year 

why next year, i'm here for you