![]() ![]() For example, if your icon has large patches of black or white, you can probably get away with 7-9 frames and not have to sacrifice on quality. The amount of quality you have to sacrifice all depends on how many colors are in the animation, and how many frames you have. A good general rule is that any more than 7 frames is going to be hard to deal with. Sometimes I'll have a kick ass animation I absolutely love and have to butcher it to get it down to 40k. In general, animating for LJ icons can be frustrating. I'm going to demonstrate how I did the animation in the following three icons, as they're the ones I've gotten the most questions about, and some general tips on optimization. The tutorial uses PSP and Animation shop, so if you're a Photo Shop user, this probably won't be of much use to you. ![]() It's pretty basic, and you need to have a general understanding of PSP, since I do a lot of my prep for animation in it, and Animation Shop. I'm going to attempt an animation tutorial, as a few people requested one of me.
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