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Hints and Tips.
Making siggies and Banners, 3d Writting, Glitter writing
Various animation software packages available for download(Some free, shareware, trial ware):
GIMP with Animation Package For Banners.
This is the best freeware software for making amazing photo-effects. If you do not have Photoshop, this is a good s/w for you. Now also comes with Animation Package for creating animations.
You will need to download three files for this.
1. The GIMP for Windows (version 2.2.10) 7863 kB
2. GTK+ 2 Runtime Environment (version 2.8.9, for Windows 2000 and newer; updated installer) 3734 kB
3. GIMP Animation Package (version 2.2.0) 2542 kB
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Animation Shop
This is a trial version but definately does good job of animating. It has some premade transitions and effects to be applied on the image.
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UnFreez
This application converts several GIF images into a single animated GIF file. So you can create gif files like different texts, save them as gif and then join using this freeware app.
Other softwares that you might want to try:
Irfan View
This is basically a freeware graphic viewer which can also edit, add effects and optimize images.
Smart Morph
This is a freeware which can morph an image from one to another. Give this a try and you will like playing with this!
ADDING SIGNATURE AND AVATARS and MOVING AVATARS
For those who don't know how to put up signatures & avatars, here is the detailed procedure for you
1) Go to the website, where the picture is, the one you want to put in ur signature
NOTE: The picture, which is saved in ur computer and u want to put in ur signature that won't work bcz location of picture should be URL address, so the picture should be from a website.
2) When u open the picture from a website, the one u want to have as a signature. RIGHT click on the Picture then click on Properties.
3) The Properties dialog box will open.COPY the Address (URL). COPY THE WHOLE URL ADDRESS.
it would look like this: http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood
4) Then come to India-forums website.Go to Setting, then press on Edit Profile. In the Signature box Type [ IMG ] then paste the whole URL Address & Type [/IMG]
it should look like this:
[ IMG ]http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/img/25.gif[/IMG]
NOTE: u do NOT need space anywhere when u r typing.
5)Then you can just click on signature preview & then u r ready to go.
Note: you have to put [ IMG ] {with NO space in bracket & IMG} before the URL address and [/IMG] after the URL address. IMG stand for image.
You can click on FORUM CODES near to Signature Box to see how u should write URL address to put a image. In Forum Codes, 2nd options is Images and Links, in those check the 1st link they wrote, thats how you should type the IMG before & after the URL.
MOVING AVATARS. (Thanks Manal for this info)
Creating Pics, Using Emo's, Posting pics.