I'll drop you a line and tell you in more detail, but basically the process is as follows.
1. Get an .avi of the episode and ID the bit you'd like to put into an icon.
2. Open that .avi in a programme like Ulead Video Studio and clip the extract out, saving as an .avi.
3. Open the clip in a programme like Ulead Gif Animator. At that stage you crop out (very easy) the part of the screen you want to use. In this icon I just have the hands but you can use the whole screen, or any part of it. Fiddle around until you have the frames you want, and then save as a GIF file.
4. As long as it's not more than 100x100 or larger than 40KB you can then post to LJ, but the smaller the portion of the clip you use the longer it can be (i.e. more frames) without breaking the 40KB barrier. Therefore, it's fun and easy to create a background to place it in - this one looks like a little frame - and (if desired) - another frame that doesn't include the clip. Stick them all together in Gif Animator and Bob's your uncle :)
'tis truly easy - just a bit fiddly. Let me know if you'd like details instructions and I'll happily send. Alternatively/additionally, let me know if there's anything you'd like and I'll try to make it :)
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Date: 2007-04-25 04:20 pm (UTC)1. Get an .avi of the episode and ID the bit you'd like to put into an icon.
2. Open that .avi in a programme like Ulead Video Studio and clip the extract out, saving as an .avi.
3. Open the clip in a programme like Ulead Gif Animator. At that stage you crop out (very easy) the part of the screen you want to use. In this icon I just have the hands but you can use the whole screen, or any part of it. Fiddle around until you have the frames you want, and then save as a GIF file.
4. As long as it's not more than 100x100 or larger than 40KB you can then post to LJ, but the smaller the portion of the clip you use the longer it can be (i.e. more frames) without breaking the 40KB barrier. Therefore, it's fun and easy to create a background to place it in - this one looks like a little frame - and (if desired) - another frame that doesn't include the clip. Stick them all together in Gif Animator and Bob's your uncle :)
'tis truly easy - just a bit fiddly. Let me know if you'd like details instructions and I'll happily send. Alternatively/additionally, let me know if there's anything you'd like and I'll try to make it :)
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