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Fark Gods-2 GIMP Questions!!
Posted on 6/24/12 at 11:05 am
Posted on 6/24/12 at 11:05 am
Hello farkers! So, I've been toying around with Gimp, and was able to successfully add text to an animated gif! Yay, me! 
Okay, so after that, I learned how to create gifs with frames by setting each frame rate to a certain FPS. Which is all fine and dandy, when you're making a gif with 5 frames.
However, I wish to create an animated gif with around 100 frames, for example, I was wondering how I could do this with a faster frame rate without having to type in each one manually in the layer title.
I tried changing the frame rate in the playback, and it looked perfect. However, when I exported, it changed it back to the default too-slow rate.
SO: the tl;dr version:
1. If I'm creating an animated gif on Gimp (on a Mac) is there a way to export with an overall frame rate (say, 30fps) when there are many frames?
2. Has anyone had any luck with downloading the GAP software for Mac? I downloaded Xcode from the app store and downloaded the Macports pkg successfully...but when I go to terminal and try to sudo command the gimp-gap software, I run into an error.
TIA, and sorry if it's tl;dr 
My first animated gif (just added text to one I downloaded off of the internet):
Okay, so after that, I learned how to create gifs with frames by setting each frame rate to a certain FPS. Which is all fine and dandy, when you're making a gif with 5 frames.
However, I wish to create an animated gif with around 100 frames, for example, I was wondering how I could do this with a faster frame rate without having to type in each one manually in the layer title.
I tried changing the frame rate in the playback, and it looked perfect. However, when I exported, it changed it back to the default too-slow rate.
SO: the tl;dr version:
1. If I'm creating an animated gif on Gimp (on a Mac) is there a way to export with an overall frame rate (say, 30fps) when there are many frames?
2. Has anyone had any luck with downloading the GAP software for Mac? I downloaded Xcode from the app store and downloaded the Macports pkg successfully...but when I go to terminal and try to sudo command the gimp-gap software, I run into an error.
TIA, and sorry if it's tl;dr
My first animated gif (just added text to one I downloaded off of the internet
): 
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Posted on 6/24/12 at 11:32 am to When in Rome
I have been wondering how to do the same thing man and haven't figured it out yet. I have to change each frame one at a time. Sucks
So I've started using photoshop and after effects. Trying to at least
Let me ask you, how do you add text to a gif in gimp?
So I've started using photoshop and after effects. Trying to at least
Let me ask you, how do you add text to a gif in gimp?
Posted on 6/24/12 at 11:47 am to Gnar Cat21
quote:FIFY
I have been wondering how to do the same thing woman
You just insert a text layer and write what you want to write. Put that above the background image on the side-panel. Then you have to copy that frame and insert a copy in between each frame (another pain-there might be an easier way to do this). Then, you hide all layers except the bottom two, and go to layer-->merge down. Then you hide that layer and only make visible the next two (should be frame 2 and text frame 2). Rinse and repeat per 2 frames, essentially merging the text onto each frame before it.
If that's hard to follow, if you go on youtube there are some good tutorials
Posted on 6/24/12 at 11:50 am to Gnar Cat21
Use the text tool, put it where you want the text to be throughout the GIF. It will create a text layer. I copy the text layer equal to however many number of frames there are. Then I place the text frame above each frame of the GIF in the layer toolbar. Then I make a single frame and the text layer above it the only layers visible and merge the layers (shortcut is control + m). Repeat until everything is merged and that's it. That's how I figured out how to do it, at least.
Posted on 6/24/12 at 11:51 am to Bunta
quote:Aaannndddd you just explained it way better than I did. Thanks
Bunta
Any idea about my questions?
Posted on 6/24/12 at 12:04 pm to When in Rome
I have no idea about GAP for mac. As for setting an overall fps for the gif, there's only one thing I know of. When you're saving it and have to check save as animation there's an option to delay between frames where unspecified (in milliseconds) and below that a checkbox to use delay entered above for all frames.
Posted on 6/24/12 at 12:10 pm to When in Rome
quote:
I have been wondering how to do the same thing woman
FIFY
muh bad
thanks guys and galsPosted on 6/24/12 at 3:14 pm to Bunta
This sucks 
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