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_paralyzed_ · **.gif -** 08.10.2009, 03:54 AM

how do you save and share a .gif properly?

am I even using the correct terminology? I mean those pics that are video like and repeat like every 5 seconds. like a video avatar or whatever.

I came across a killer one. (literally)

_paralyzed_ · 08.10.2009, 04:11 AM

I right click/saved and it plays right in my picture viewer, am i good? how do I get it on my phone as a picture message? it really is wonderful

rawfuls · 10:26 AM

First, what phone do you have? Your phone may not support flash gif pictures...

lincpimp · 08.10.2009, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by rawfuls

First, what phone do you have? Your phone not support flash gif pictures...

BEEEBEBBEBEBEBBEBEBEBEPPP

Alert from the grammar police! Metalmuffin may come after you for that!

rawfuls · 08.10.2009, 10:27 AM

I have no idea what you're talking about!

Fixed it, funny... Guess it's because it's so early for me

_paralyzed_ · 08.10.2009, 01:20 PM

I've got an LG Banter, one of those slidy ones. I've gotten .gifs on it before.

Somebody help me with this. You'll love it. I'll forward it to everybody. Can I put it on photobucket to share?

rawfuls · 08.10.2009, 01:28 PM

Mhm, you sure can go host em up on photobucket.

As far as putting them on your phone, do you have the little microSD card? and a microSD card reader?

If not, do you have the wire for your phone to your PC?

BrianG · 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

how do you save and share a .gif properly?

am I even using the correct terminology? I mean those pics that are video like and repeat like every 5 seconds. like a video avatar or whatever.

I came across a killer one. (literally)

GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format. They can have a max of 255 colors (either an optimized palette or X number of "slots" for each of the main colors), can be animated or not, and have the ability for a transparent background. Animation is done simply by creating a number of frames (kinda like a flip book), and you set the animation interval and whether to play once or repeat. Background transparency is all or nothing; a pixel is fully transparent or opaque. No partial transparency; you need PNG format with alpha transparency for that.

To create/edit them propery, you need some type of image editing software. I personally like PaintShop Pro with the Animation Shop add-on (the animation shop is what you need to make the mult-frame animation).

And to run down the other common graphics formats:

JPG: Stands for Joint Photographic experts Group. Another common image format. Depending on the software you use to create them, they can be saved with varying quality levels. The lower the quality, the smaller the filesize. No transparency, and no animation.

PNG: Stands for Portable Network Graphics. Much better graphic format IMO. No animation, but compresses very well with minimal loss. The biggest advantage to this type is that you can have partial transparency; especially useful for aliasing rounded edges (reduces the "stair step" effect) and to create realistic shadows.

BMP: Stands for BitMaP. Not compressed at all, so depending on the color depth, the filesize can get very large. But quality is nice.

That enough info for you?

_paralyzed_ · 08.10.2009, 01:36 PM

Wow, thanks Brian! Slow day at the lotto?

I guess I'll use the micro SD on my phone to transfer it.

BrianG · 08.10.2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

Wow, thanks Brian! Slow day at the lotto?

...

Not really. You would be amazed at the other things you can get done when waiting for reports to run...

eovnu87435ds · 08.10.2009, 01:40 PM

to get the pic on your phone, you can simply send it to yourself in a text message. most popular services let you go to their website and send messages to cell phones.
if you have verizon:
http://products.vzw.com/index.aspx?i...g_typeSelector

if you have Sprint/Nextel:
http://messaging.sprintpcs.com/textm...1593!7060!7002

Or, if you have internet access to your phone, use your computer to upload it to photobucket.com, then take your phone, go to your photobucket.com on your phone, and find and save the pic.

Metallover · 08.10.2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by lincpimp

BEEEBEBBEBEBEBBEBEBEBEPPP

Alert from the grammar police! Metalmuffin may come after you for that!

Oh god

Can you send the gif to your phone as a video message?

_paralyzed_ · 09.05.2009, 05:14 PM

well, my phone contract is in my moms name so I can't send it to my phone from my carriers(alltel) website as she has the account info

I don't have an sd card and will not be getting one soon so.........

Can I email someone the .gif and have you send it to my phone? It's a flash of some very large milk containers I'd really like to share with my friends

rawfuls · 05:19 PM

I found a way, usually, you can email yourself a text..

Lemme find the email for alltel, and it'll send it directly to your phone

Edit: Found it.
http://message.alltel.com/customer_s...ssaging_lo.jsp

Or, you can email xxxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com

I'm not sure how you can attach the picture, but try using the add an attachment option for the email.

Or, you can PM me, and I'll try it..

_paralyzed_ · 09.05.2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rawfuls

I found a way, usually, you can email yourself a text..

Lemme find the email for alltel, and it'll send it directly to your phone

Edit: Found it.
http://message.alltel.com/customer_s...ssaging_lo.jsp

Or, you can email xxxxxxxxxx@message.alltel.com

I'm not sure how you can attach the picture, but try using the add an attachment option for the email.

Or, you can PM me, and I'll try it..

my mom has the account info for alltel, you have to sign in and username blah blah blah I tried and dunno the info