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Catgirls · 2006-07-02, 22:37

Hey, hey …

I’ve wanted to start this thread for awhile now, but haven't had the time lately.

I always see one or two really great scenes in an episode that I think would make a funny or poignant or just flat out silly animated GIF. However, that scene is such that it deserves to be larger dimensionally (larger than 100 x 100) or it requires more frames than what would fit in under the Suki 50K avatar limit.

Thus this thread is for large, but not too large, animated anime GIFs. It’s open to all the GIF makers here at AnimeSuki and anyone else that doesn’t read our forums. I only have a few suggestions to keep the thread viewable to everyone.

I tend to ramble on a bit, so please at least read the bolded text. If you’re interested in my full thoughts, click the spoiler button.

» A file size limit of 800 Kbytes.

Spoiler:

I would also suggest that we don’t post “full screen” stuff either. In my experience, full screen animated GIFs can look quite nasty. If the original image is 640 x 480, I usually, if I want the entire shot, divide that by two (320 x 240), or I crop them in an unusual manner (such as 520 x 150) to capture the key motion that I want. But this thread can be used for size experiments as well.

» Post only one oversized animated GIF per post.

Spoiler:

» This is not a request thread. Please do not request animated GIFs in this thread. It is for displaying work only. If you have a request, contact a GIF maker by private message or post your request in the Workshop for Avatars, Signatures, etc. thread.

» Please post only GIFs that you created. Please don’t post anything here that you haven’t created yourself.

» Anime GIFs only.

All the rest of the normal forum rules apply to this thread (no p0rn, no Hentai, no farting cats, keep it PG-13, etc., etc., etc.).

2006-07-02, 22:37	Link #1
Catgirls I am mowing clowns Join Date: Dec 2005	Oversized Animated Anime GIFs Hey, hey … I’ve wanted to start this thread for awhile now, but haven't had the time lately. I always see one or two really great scenes in an episode that I think would make a funny or poignant or just flat out silly animated GIF. However, that scene is such that it deserves to be larger dimensionally (larger than 100 x 100) or it requires more frames than what would fit in under the Suki 50K avatar limit. Thus this thread is for large, but not too large, animated anime GIFs. It’s open to all the GIF makers here at AnimeSuki and anyone else that doesn’t read our forums. I only have a few suggestions to keep the thread viewable to everyone. I tend to ramble on a bit, so please at least read the bolded text. If you’re interested in my full thoughts, click the spoiler button. » A file size limit of 800 Kbytes. Spoiler: The reason I suggest this is because my intention is not to post 5 minute GIFs … or even 30 second GIFs. Animated GIFs are not a competitor to YouTube.com (IMO). I really just want to see scenes that I would normally use as a 100 x 100 avatar but with larger dimensions, a better frame rate and the best color depth possible (265 with full dither). Any animated GIF over 800 Kbytes should be either linked to or you should use a clickable thumbnail that links to the GIF. I would also suggest that we don’t post “full screen” stuff either. In my experience, full screen animated GIFs can look quite nasty. If the original image is 640 x 480, I usually, if I want the entire shot, divide that by two (320 x 240), or I crop them in an unusual manner (such as 520 x 150) to capture the key motion that I want. But this thread can be used for size experiments as well. » Post only one oversized animated GIF per post. Spoiler: This suggestion is borne out of my experience with posting large amounts of animated avatars in a single thread. Diaper loads of GIF data seem to clog up some browsers…most notably the Firefox/Mozilla/Flock Netscape forks. MS Internet Explorer seems to handle piles of GIF data well and I haven’t really stressed Opera yet to know if it stays a float. Regardless, please post only one larger GIF per post and link to or use clickable thumbnails for the rest if you have a series. » This is not a request thread. Please do not request animated GIFs in this thread. It is for displaying work only. If you have a request, contact a GIF maker by private message or post your request in the Workshop for Avatars, Signatures, etc. thread. » Please post only GIFs that you created. Please don’t post anything here that you haven’t created yourself. » Anime GIFs only. All the rest of the normal forum rules apply to this thread (no p0rn, no Hentai, no farting cats, keep it PG-13, etc., etc., etc.).