creating animated gif files

Is it possible to create an animated gif file in draw x3?

  • The animation itself is done in Photo-PAINT. But you can use Draw to make components for the animation, like I did here: 

    quantimize said:

    Is it possible to create an animated gif file in draw x3?

     
    • Jeff,

      Thanks for getting back so quickly.  So, i create the animation in photo-paint then?  Can you layout for me the steps for how to do this in photo paint?


      Thanks

       

      • Yes, use PP.

        Steps.. oh boy, depends on your goal.

        big steps:

        1. make a movie from your document

        2. then insert frames

        3. then you have access to other menu items

        also open the movie docker. 


        quantimize said:
        So, i create the animation in photo-paint then?  Can you layout for me the steps for how to do this in photo paint?

         

        • Jeff,

          I really appreciate your help with this.


          I am trying to create an animated .gif file, where the background stays the same, but various small images within the larger image change; in my case i have various brand icons displayed that i want to change with the animation.  I have created the background image, but it is not clear to me how i create the various frames.  I have created 3 frames, but if i delete one of the brand icons in the 2nd frame, it is deleted from all the frames.  THus, my question is; how do i replace the various small images over the background with different images?

           Does this make sense?


          Thanks

           

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            quantimize said:

            I have created 3 frames, but if i delete one of the brand icons in the 2nd frame, it is deleted from all the frames. Thus, my question is; how do I replace the various small images over the background with different images?

             

            • Okay this sounds simple enough, but i think that the problem that i am having revolves around the problem i am having differentiating the content in each frame.  I have created the first frame, and i go in a add frames.  At the bottom of the screen, i see that there are multiple frames, but even though i have added the background image, when i add an additional image to the 2nd frame, it is showing up in all the frames.  Every frame looks the same.  How do i insert the unique images that i want JUST for each frame, without having the image show up in all the frames.  I am using the simple paste command to add the image to the frames.  Is this incorrect?

               

              • Paste, then combine (merge) it with background for that specific frame. Then it's permanently part of that frame only.

                Learn the hotkey.

                quantimize said:

                when i add an additional image to the 2nd frame, it is showing up in all the frames.  Every frame looks the same.  How do i insert the unique images that i want JUST for each frame, without having the image show up in all the frames.