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Re: Handwritten Text
« Reply #20 on: July 24, 2006, 07:46:26 AM »
I'm outta the closet 

Great Tut, Fencepost!
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Re: Handwritten Text
« Reply #21 on: July 24, 2006, 07:54:38 AM »
Oh great... another tutorial junkie... maybe we need a tutorial support group?

(Translation: Looks great! I like the way you used the pixel stretch as well.)
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Re: Handwritten Text
« Reply #22 on: July 24, 2006, 08:02:45 AM »
You might want to notify your husband about your new "status"!  ::)

Thanks for the comments.  Glad you like it!

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Posted on: July 24, 2006, 09:54:54 AM
Also, if your text is coming out with jagged edges, this is the result of the limitations of gif transparency.  A way around this is to type your text directly on your background versus a new layer.  Then just save it as before.  It will look much better this way.
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Re: Handwritten Text
« Reply #23 on: July 24, 2006, 08:06:32 AM »
Quote from: fencepost on July 24, 2006, 08:02:45 AM

Posted on: July 24, 2006, 09:54:54 AM
Also, if your text is coming out with jagged edges, this is the result of the limitations of gif transparency.  A way around this is to type your text directly on your background versus a new text layer.  Then just save it as before.  It will look much better this way.

Ah... well, now you tell me!  I only just re-did it 3 times trying to get that text smoothed out...
I'll do it again... 

 
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Re: Handwritten Text
« Reply #24 on: July 24, 2006, 08:09:27 AM »
Sorry about that!  I automatically assume everyone has the gimp knowledge I do....then, I remember that I'm generally dealing with mere mortals!  ::)  *I had Mexican food for dinner last night so the hot air isn't from an overly inflated ego, but.....*  :P
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Re: Handwritten Text
« Reply #25 on: July 24, 2006, 08:15:33 AM »
Haha...

Now that I think of it... this is my first ever animation of any sorts.  Wow, following tuts can sure pay off!
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Re: Handwritten Text
« Reply #26 on: July 24, 2006, 08:30:34 AM »
Tutorial has been modified.  Hit the refresh button just in case the page is stored in memory.  Would somebody do me a favor and test this out and see if my steps now work for you?  Just want to make sure it's clear.  Thanks, Art
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Re: Handwritten Text
« Reply #27 on: July 24, 2006, 08:48:52 AM »
The first snag Damascus has with the new version is file size. the same signature is now 3 megs.
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Re: Handwritten Text
« Reply #28 on: July 24, 2006, 08:51:58 AM »
What about optimizing?  Or maybe convert it back to RGB and go to the Image Menu > Mode > Indexed and reduce the number of colors manually.  That might be better than optimizing.   The only other thing I can suggest is to use a larger brush size to speed up the "writing", but that may not be what you're after.
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Re: Handwritten Text
« Reply #29 on: July 24, 2006, 08:55:08 AM »
Well, worked fine... but then had to optimize it.
Not sure if it's any better than my sig or not...



Nope... guess not.
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