Mikethfc Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 (edited) I had another go at making a sprite for my SE boss is probably too tacky but I can always have another go Edited July 18, 2009 by mikethfc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuli Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Saving directly as a jpg format on sprite picture makes it loses its quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikethfc Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Saving directly as a jpg format on sprite picture makes it loses its quality. Im sure doing it on MS Paint did as well. Yeah I am quite nooby at this so any suggestoins as to what programme to do it on and where to save them would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blind Archer Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 (edited) MS Paint is the standard program for most pixel artists and spriters. The program (often) has no impact on the quality of the image, but the file format does. The recommendations for file format are .PNG or .GIF. Since you saved yours in .JPG, you'll have to start it over (which shouldn't be too bad in this case). I personally use Corel Paint Shop Pro and Paint.NET for my spriting. If you still want something other than MS Paint, then I'd look into Paint.NET. Edited July 19, 2009 by The Blind Archer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glenn Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 As a side note, it's not always directly saving as a .JPG that will kill a sprite. Seeing as you used Photobucket to upload the image, I'd surmise that you probably saved the image as Paint's default option, a .BMP file. Photobucket automatically converts .BMP files into .JPG files when they're uploaded, ruining the quality of the image. (And, don't take that as a sign that .BMP files are bad. If you're wanting to save something as a .GIF file, saving the image as a .BMP in Paint and then converting it to a .GIF using GiFFY (a free conversion tool that can also save transparent .GIF files as well) generally tends to work out for the best. (In my experience, I've found that some programs will ruin sprites by directly saving them as .GIF files, so going from .BMP to .GIF with GiFFY is a sure-fire way of keeping the quality correct.) I, too, use Paint Shop Pro (though, the outdated v7.02) when I do my limited spriting activities. (XP's Paint is massive fail for only allowing 3 Undo's at a time. Though, I hear that Vista's Paint allows unlimited. But, I don't plan on using Vista anytime soon...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikethfc Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Okay had another go saving them as .gifs The SE prite and a couple of others Edit: Forgot to use giffy before saving if you notice naything that could be improved whilst Im redoing them all I'd be grateful if you let me know Double edit: Does anyone know if giffy has changed its name as all the links I've tried say it is no longer there or we cant find it maybe its changed its name Edited July 21, 2009 by mikethfc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Glenn Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I just did a search on Google for "giffy" and tried the second link. It seems to work for me. (However, that download site lists it as working only through Windows XP, though that may just be something that no one updated when Vista rolled around...) It's definitely still called GiFFY, and even if it wasn't, an older version (that had been called GiFFY) would still suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reganis Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Pretty good. Reminds me of my Goatee Shin sprite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikethfc Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 I just did a search on Google for "giffy" and tried the second link. It seems to work for me. (However, that download site lists it as working only through Windows XP, though that may just be something that no one updated when Vista rolled around...) It's definitely still called GiFFY, and even if it wasn't, an older version (that had been called GiFFY) would still suffice. Damn vista is there any other ways around this or would saving it as a TIF or PNG work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleted35362 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Use Paint.net. It can save an image as any format without messing up it's quality. Don't save it as a JPG, though. It doesn't make it look bad, but it tries to smoothen up the image, which will change a lot of pixels in there and make it not FE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikethfc Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Use Paint.net. It can save an image as any format without messing up it's quality. Don't save it as a JPG, though. It doesn't make it look bad, but it tries to smoothen up the image, which will change a lot of pixels in there and make it not FE. Is there a free alternative to converting the images? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Aeterna Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Use Paint.net. It can save an image as any format without messing up it's quality. Don't save it as a JPG, though. It doesn't make it look bad, but it tries to smoothen up the image, which will change a lot of pixels in there and make it not FE. Is there a free alternative to converting the images? Paint.net is free, my friend. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torma Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 o.O You really shouldn't save it as GIF either. =/ It's easier to fix after it destroys your image, but it will still fuck up your colours. PNG + 24 Bitmap(Although they are much larger images) Any other Bitmap will also result in a loss of quality. Regardless, PNG is definitely the best choice everytime for just a straight sprite. =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikethfc Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 my character for iced's hack: can't think of a name yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikethfc Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 SE boss v.2 And for Dancer_A's hack Also does anybody know where to find talking/smiling/blinking frames for Fargus or Lloyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Kitty Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 FEplanet or rip them directly from FE7 with FEditor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waqwaq Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 lol the boss looks like fargus except he lost his bandana :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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