BALDY
01-07-2005, 06:24 PM
This is my first attempt to try to explain how to make a video sig. Take your time and follow the directions carefully.
1. First you need to get a .mov file (only a quicktime .mov file will do), of anything you want to put into your sig.. If you choose a movie with a different format other than .mov extension then you have to convert it to .mov before you can use it in your sig. I go to Game trailers (http://www.gametrailers.com/) for my game videos.
2. Open Photoshop then jump to Image Ready (I’m working with Photoshop and Image ready 7.0 )
3. Once you are in ImageReady go to File > open, open your .mov (quicktime movie) file, you should have a screen like this:
http://img159.exs.cx/img159/9295/fig16wc.jpg
4. Then select whether you want the whole movie or just part of the movie. If the part that you choose is large click "Selected Range Only" and "Limit to Every" and then select 2nd, 3rd or 4th" frame. Use your own judgement in choosing the number of frames you want to limit. I usually don't go pass 4 but you can use any number you like within reason.
5. Now on the bottom of the window there is a bar, move the bar to where you want your movie to start, then hold shift and move it again to where you want it to end. This is what I have so far:
http://img131.exs.cx/img131/5786/fig5dm.jpg
NOTE: The length of your movie will vary tremendously. There are times when I start my movie file in the middle of the trailor and hardly move the slider at all. It all depends on the length of the original movie trailor. Some movies are 12mb, some are just 2mb, again it all depends on how large of file you want your .mov to be. DON’T FORGET IF YOU USE A LARGE .MOV FILE EDIT YOUR FRAMES.
6. That wasn't so hard was it? O.K. now the next step is to change the delay in the frames. That is done in the animation window. Ok, u have the movie in imageready in frames, you can see there is a delay we have to change that by > follow the directions below:
http://img113.exs.cx/img113/7217/frames4iy.jpg
7. Yes, I have 118 frames :). Now you have to resize your image. We do this by going to image > image size. I used these settings but you can use whatever settings you want depending on how big you want your movie to be.
http://img120.exs.cx/img120/7554/resizeimage7kk.jpg
8. Once you resize your image (.mov) you now have to go to photoshop. We do this by going to file>jump to>adobe photoshop 7.0 or by:
http://img47.exs.cx/img47/1356/jump4yd.jpg
9. Now that you're in Photoshop go to image > canvas size and I used these settings but you can use any size you what your sig to be (This may take a while depending on what kind of PC you have) I have no problem :D
http://img19.exs.cx/img19/1228/image4kk.jpg
This is what I have so far in Photoshop:
http://img42.exs.cx/img42/2351/imageres3xl.jpg
10. This part is very important, make sure that you lock all the layers together on the layer palette. YOU HAVE TO LOCK THE LAYERS TOGETHER like this:
http://img82.exs.cx/img82/11/289cf84aea2eo.jpg
11. Now that ALL the LAYERS are LOCKED TOGETHER, you can move the movie around anywhere you like, make a new layer (make sure the new layer is under all the other layers) and start making your sig, like this:
http://img116.exs.cx/img116/3418/under7uh.jpg
Yes, you can create the layer then drag and drop it to the beginning of the Layers Palette.
12. After you finish making your sig make sure that all of the new layers that you created to make your sig have an eye next to them.
http://img53.exs.cx/img53/5489/eye8rg.jpg
Also (very important) make sure that you lock all of the movie layers before you move on to the next step.
Now we are ready to move it all back to ImageReady (shift+ctrl+m ) or click here:
http://img103.exs.cx/img103/6503/here8ha.jpg
13. Once everything is in ImageReady go to File > Save Optimised as (ctrl+shift+alt+s ):
http://img132.exs.cx/img132/4605/9b2uo5gr.jpg
14. That's it your finish. Hopefully you had fun making your sig. I have gathered so much information from Xtremesystems that I felt that the least I can do is give back. Thanks to all. :)
This is what I made:
http://img132.exs.cx/img132/9977/mortalkombat12ce.gif
Baldy/SPAZZD/Bald Shadow/CODE64
Well, back to the drawing board :comp10:
1. First you need to get a .mov file (only a quicktime .mov file will do), of anything you want to put into your sig.. If you choose a movie with a different format other than .mov extension then you have to convert it to .mov before you can use it in your sig. I go to Game trailers (http://www.gametrailers.com/) for my game videos.
2. Open Photoshop then jump to Image Ready (I’m working with Photoshop and Image ready 7.0 )
3. Once you are in ImageReady go to File > open, open your .mov (quicktime movie) file, you should have a screen like this:
http://img159.exs.cx/img159/9295/fig16wc.jpg
4. Then select whether you want the whole movie or just part of the movie. If the part that you choose is large click "Selected Range Only" and "Limit to Every" and then select 2nd, 3rd or 4th" frame. Use your own judgement in choosing the number of frames you want to limit. I usually don't go pass 4 but you can use any number you like within reason.
5. Now on the bottom of the window there is a bar, move the bar to where you want your movie to start, then hold shift and move it again to where you want it to end. This is what I have so far:
http://img131.exs.cx/img131/5786/fig5dm.jpg
NOTE: The length of your movie will vary tremendously. There are times when I start my movie file in the middle of the trailor and hardly move the slider at all. It all depends on the length of the original movie trailor. Some movies are 12mb, some are just 2mb, again it all depends on how large of file you want your .mov to be. DON’T FORGET IF YOU USE A LARGE .MOV FILE EDIT YOUR FRAMES.
6. That wasn't so hard was it? O.K. now the next step is to change the delay in the frames. That is done in the animation window. Ok, u have the movie in imageready in frames, you can see there is a delay we have to change that by > follow the directions below:
http://img113.exs.cx/img113/7217/frames4iy.jpg
7. Yes, I have 118 frames :). Now you have to resize your image. We do this by going to image > image size. I used these settings but you can use whatever settings you want depending on how big you want your movie to be.
http://img120.exs.cx/img120/7554/resizeimage7kk.jpg
8. Once you resize your image (.mov) you now have to go to photoshop. We do this by going to file>jump to>adobe photoshop 7.0 or by:
http://img47.exs.cx/img47/1356/jump4yd.jpg
9. Now that you're in Photoshop go to image > canvas size and I used these settings but you can use any size you what your sig to be (This may take a while depending on what kind of PC you have) I have no problem :D
http://img19.exs.cx/img19/1228/image4kk.jpg
This is what I have so far in Photoshop:
http://img42.exs.cx/img42/2351/imageres3xl.jpg
10. This part is very important, make sure that you lock all the layers together on the layer palette. YOU HAVE TO LOCK THE LAYERS TOGETHER like this:
http://img82.exs.cx/img82/11/289cf84aea2eo.jpg
11. Now that ALL the LAYERS are LOCKED TOGETHER, you can move the movie around anywhere you like, make a new layer (make sure the new layer is under all the other layers) and start making your sig, like this:
http://img116.exs.cx/img116/3418/under7uh.jpg
Yes, you can create the layer then drag and drop it to the beginning of the Layers Palette.
12. After you finish making your sig make sure that all of the new layers that you created to make your sig have an eye next to them.
http://img53.exs.cx/img53/5489/eye8rg.jpg
Also (very important) make sure that you lock all of the movie layers before you move on to the next step.
Now we are ready to move it all back to ImageReady (shift+ctrl+m ) or click here:
http://img103.exs.cx/img103/6503/here8ha.jpg
13. Once everything is in ImageReady go to File > Save Optimised as (ctrl+shift+alt+s ):
http://img132.exs.cx/img132/4605/9b2uo5gr.jpg
14. That's it your finish. Hopefully you had fun making your sig. I have gathered so much information from Xtremesystems that I felt that the least I can do is give back. Thanks to all. :)
This is what I made:
http://img132.exs.cx/img132/9977/mortalkombat12ce.gif
Baldy/SPAZZD/Bald Shadow/CODE64
Well, back to the drawing board :comp10: