How to Make an Animation Using GIMP Freeware
Animations can serve numerous purposes, especially in advertisements and giving presentations. They allow you to bring out the creative ideas from your mind to make something unique. You can find many animations creating software but there are only few freeware which can be used with sheer effectiveness. GIMP is one of those powerful freeware which allow you to create animations of your desire. You can download it from the internet free of cost and it will provide you all the tools to make a simple animation by yourself.
Instructions
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Let us assume you want to make an animated title of a home movie. You will have some choices of animation styles but we shall see how you can make your movie title appear as if a pebble is dropped into a smooth pond.
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Download and install GIMP on your computer. You will need an image at first to create an animation out of it. Select any image file and open it up in GIMP.
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Select the ‘Filters’ menu and go to ‘Animation’ and ‘Waves’ tab to begin the real task. You will be able to choose the frames for your animation; more the frames, longer the animation becomes. It is appropriate to select about 10 frames at the beginning and keep the sequence short.
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You can adjust the amplitude and wavelength of the animation through the waves control panel and experiment a bit to get the desired results. Click ‘OK’ button when you are done and go back to ‘Filters’, ‘Animation’ and ‘Playback’ options to view your animation.
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Don’t forget to add the text for the title of your movie but make sure you are done with the animation at first because otherwise, the text will also become wavy. Click on the ‘Text’ tool and click to the spot you need to insert the title text.
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You can alter the font, colour and other text attributes while adding the text to your animation. Once you are done with the text, your image will be ready for the final frame of your animation.
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Save your animation by clicking on the ‘Save As’ button present in the ‘File’ menu. You will have a couple of options to select the format of your animation and it is suggested to choose the GIF type.
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Click the ‘Export’ button and choose ‘Save As’ option, otherwise you will merely save a static image, rather than animation you have created.
