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So I posted a bunch of new avatars only to realize that I forgot to retime it like everyone was suggesting. In the meantime...

Putting these together gets pretty hectic once the requests start coming in, so if anyone wants to help out, please let me know and I can send you the photoshop file and I'll write notes below. RonSwanson has already volunteered to help. For anyone who wants to start, I stopped at post #99 on page 4, because BigKing has a ton of good ideas.

Technical stuff for those who want to help:
The file is exact resolution, 125x125px so there's no scaling involved. To make it easier, I'll just send you the 125x125 photoshop file and keep the 150x150 to do the larger ones myself.

When one is ready, I use 'save for web' when making a gif. I start with the 128 dithered preset, and then slide the lossy up to about 20-22 until the size gets to about 19.6 to 19.7 kb. I've found that if I go any higher than 19.7, it sometimes ends up saving at higher than 20 for some reason. (Also remember to check that it loops 'forever' instead of 'once'!)

The typeface/font is Eurostile, so you will have to get that for it to look right, or it will try to replace the fonts and mess everything up. Also I may need to know what version of photoshop you're using if it's lower than CS4, so that I can save down to that version.

As far as the frames, I add and scale a picture, and then play around with the color overlays to make it look like the LAKings twitter pictures. The locked layers should stay locked. Then obviously I change the name and number.

For the Cup frame, there are three layers to choose from (one line hashtag, two line hashtag, and three line hashtag) depending on how much needs to be typed. Every word starts with a capital to visually separate words, but also to imitate the Stanley Cup engravings which do the same.
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Went through the first couple pages and started these going. These are claimed or the ideas are attributed to specific posters, so please ask them before using them, unless you were the one who came up with it. Also I'm reluctant to do the ones that are based solely on last year. So I may have skipped a few. If I skipped yours and you still want it, I got up to post #99 so far.

(Right click and open in a new window/tab to get the address)

Twitter_125_RichardsLazy_zpsc610e4c8.gif
Twitter_125_KopitarKopi_zps07520870.gif
Twitter_125_KingsNeedMoreHollywood_zps132e27df.gif
Twitter_125_DoughtyDoughty_zpseb003227.gif
Twitter_125_CarterWhereIsYourGodNow_zps40f763b2.gif

Twitter_125_VoynovToughZhit_zps18b5fca8.gif
Twitter_125_WilliamsCorsi_zps93ee2b4e.gif
Twitter_125_KopitarTop5Center_zps35d35b6b.gif
Twitter_125_VoynovKHLBound_zpsa5f9eb6a.gif
Twitter_125_PennerPressBox_zpsad0eda6f.gif

Twitter_125_KingDwightOfKings_zps308763c2.gif
Twitter_125_CarterGreatness_zps81b9f469.gif
Twitter_125_BrownEmbellishing_zpsd087d30a.gif
Twitter_125_RichardsCannon_zpsb6b893f3.gif


150x150 for Live in the Now
Twitter_150_BrownNotACaptain_zps95adf7d0.gif
 
KingsKnight said:
Putting these together gets pretty hectic once the requests start coming in, so if anyone wants to help out, please let me know and I can send you the photoshop file and I'll write notes below. RonSwanson has already volunteered to help. For anyone who wants to start, I stopped at post #99 on page 4, because BigKing has a ton of good ideas.
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I can atleast give it a shot. I have CS6 if it matters. I sent you a pm also.
 
KingsKnight said:
So I posted a bunch of new avatars only to realize that I forgot to retime it like everyone was suggesting. In the meantime...

Putting these together gets pretty hectic once the requests start coming in, so if anyone wants to help out, please let me know and I can send you the photoshop file and I'll write notes below. RonSwanson has already volunteered to help. For anyone who wants to start, I stopped at post #99 on page 4, because BigKing has a ton of good ideas.

Technical stuff for those who want to help:
The file is exact resolution, 125x125px so there's no scaling involved. To make it easier, I'll just send you the 125x125 photoshop file and keep the 150x150 to do the larger ones myself.

When one is ready, I use 'save for web' when making a gif. I start with the 128 dithered preset, and then slide the lossy up to about 20-22 until the size gets to about 19.6 to 19.7 kb. I've found that if I go any higher than 19.7, it sometimes ends up saving at higher than 20 for some reason. (Also remember to check that it loops 'forever' instead of 'once'!)

The typeface/font is Eurostile, so you will have to get that for it to look right, or it will try to replace the fonts and mess everything up. Also I may need to know what version of photoshop you're using if it's lower than CS4, so that I can save down to that version.

As far as the frames, I add and scale a picture, and then play around with the color overlays to make it look like the LAKings twitter pictures. The locked layers should stay locked. Then obviously I change the name and number.

For the Cup frame, there are three layers to choose from (one line hashtag, two line hashtag, and three line hashtag) depending on how much needs to be typed. Every word starts with a capital to visually separate words, but also to imitate the Stanley Cup engravings which do the same.
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What timing are you giving to each frame?
 
 
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