how to make animations transparent in GIMP?

Kayo · January 24, 2008, 01:41:02 PM

when i animate something in GIMP, how do i make it a transparent background, but make it so the frames dont seem to just pile up over each other, you know what i mean? when i try, you see the first frame through the whole thing...hepl please... ????

BOSSNIG · January 24, 2008, 01:45:36 PM

Are you doing it frame by frame?

OneManFreakShow · January 24, 2008, 01:46:59 PM

On each frame, remove the image of the last frame.

Oh wow, that made no sense.

Anarchy_Jas · January 24, 2008, 01:48:41 PM

When you go to do the next frame, you're supposed to get rid of the image before it, then continue making the new one.

Kayo · January 24, 2008, 01:49:33 PM

Quote from: Sh0rTi on January 24, 2008, 01:48:41 PM
When you go to do the next frame, you're supposed to get rid of the image before it, then continue making the new one.

so, when i see the frame, just try to delete what i see before i paste the new frame?

OneManFreakShow · January 24, 2008, 01:50:14 PM

Quote from: KAOS on January 24, 2008, 01:49:33 PM
Quote from: Sh0rTi on January 24, 2008, 01:48:41 PM
When you go to do the next frame, you're supposed to get rid of the image before it, then continue making the new one.
so, when i see the frame, just try to delete what i see before i paste the new frame?

Yes.

Anarchy_Jas · January 24, 2008, 01:51:37 PM

Quote from: KAOS on January 24, 2008, 01:49:33 PM
Quote from: Sh0rTi on January 24, 2008, 01:48:41 PM
When you go to do the next frame, you're supposed to get rid of the image before it, then continue making the new one.
so, when i see the frame, just try to delete what i see before i paste the new frame?

Yeah, that's what I mean.

Kayo · January 24, 2008, 01:52:53 PM

didnt work, when i hit "playback" i still saw frames piling up on top of each other...

Kayo · January 24, 2008, 01:57:56 PM

well,i'll tell you what i did...

i used "color to alpha" using a weird color in the background of the image, to make it transparent. i also clicked the box thingy n the "layers" window that says "keep transparent" when i added each frame, so theres no check. i thik i may be doing something wrong...? ????

Anarchy_Jas · January 24, 2008, 02:07:47 PM

I don't really get what you did, but I know that all you have to do to get a transparent background is click File --> New --> Advanced Options --> Transparency. You could try to go here.

http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/forum/Users-Submitted-GIMP-Tips-Tutorials-14-1.html

Kayo · January 24, 2008, 02:20:52 PM

Quote from: Sh0rTi on January 24, 2008, 02:07:47 PM
I don't really get what you did, but I know that all you have to do to get a transparent background is click File --> New --> Advanced Options --> Transparency. You could try to go here.

http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/forum/Users-Submitted-GIMP-Tips-Tutorials-14-1.html

advanced options? i was goin under the "layers" dropdown...