--- maskedmustelid <maskedmustelid_at_orcon.net.nz> wrote:
> > This required a few more minutes to write so pardon the
> > delay!
> Not a prob - having seen your posting habits, I knew
> you'd get round to it sooner or later. ;)
Though in this last week I seem to frequently be encounter
far more of 'later' (including how late I'm staying in the
office! 7pm already...)
> Speech is always a toughy to work out how long to make it
> last - I'd had it
> at what I thought would be talking speed.
Read it aloud as though it were happening is usually a good
measure; still felt a bit slow to me. Delay between
talking was a bit long too.
> As for the wet drops - well, I wanted to keep it close
> enough to the
> original strip sans added animation, but at the same time
> ZZ's only just
> getting started at working her hand in - there's
> definitely flying fluids
> later on. ;)
But this IS Lori we are talking about, remember. And if
you don't think you'll be able to do the whole animation, a
few drops can't hurt. :-P
> Given the last three frames take up half a page and two
> are inset in the
> third, it'd be quite difficult to break up properly and
> fill in to do the frame at a time idea, I'm afraid.
Chop the fames into 'squares'. I know you will lose some
detail, but probably still have enough to do what you want.
You can always relocate text as well to give you a little
more working room.
> Afraid I havn't considered that at all - doing .gif's
> involves a completely different set of mechanics...
Yes, I unfortunately know about animating GIFs. Rustychair
and I spent quite a few hours doing the colour ups for
Martin Gerlach and his animated Jade GIF. See
http://vcl.ctrl-c.liu.se/vcl/Artists/Martin-Gerlach/Animations/Jade_Col.gif
for those interested in seeing Jade play with a dildo...
> prefer the style that flash offers more.
For what you are doing, is probably a better medium, but
thought I'd suggest, just in case.
>Soon as I clear my email here I'm gonna be going back
> over what I've already done and see about starting up
> again from there.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
Scrapper, Black Dragon, as soon as I get some time, I'm
going to answer some email!!!
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Received on Thu Sep 16 2004 - 02:11:33 CDT
