User talk:Frugali

Welcome

Welcome to the Bulbagarden Archives, Frugali!

As a new user, you may wish to learn a few things that will be useful in your uploading:

Manual of Style The Manual of Style, or MoS, outlines the format and guidelines of all images on Bulbagarden Archives.	List of Admins All of our administrators are here to help! Talk to them if you have any questions or problems with the Archives.	Tagging Guidelines Tagging images with correct licenses and categories is a must. These guidelines will help you learn more about tagging images.

Miscellaneous

Please read the checklist when you upload media files. The checklist is there to make sure you are doing everything necessary when uploading said media files.
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If you're confused about the requirements for uploading files, have a look at this guide.

Thank you, and have a good time uploading here!

—♥ Jello ^talk 16:28, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Please upload images with lowercase extensions. Images with uppercase extensions don't always work, and using "png" instead of "PNG" is style. Maverick Nate 14:00, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Hey

The screenshots you're uploading are a bit faded out. You might need to change the settings to get it right. —♥ Jello ^talk 16:28, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Also, don't forget to categorize the Pokémon in your images. Also, try to reply here instead of replying on other talk pages; it makes conversations convenient for all of us. ^ht 14 05:49, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Animated pngs

What software did you use to compress this file? Masatoshi_talk 06:12, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

APNG Optimizer, the program APNG_Fan pointed out to me in this thread (I'm "Hyperion09" btw"). Frugali 14:12, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Alright, thanks, will have a look on it later. Masatoshi_talk 15:22, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

By the way, upload another version on which the text can be seen, from [Archeops used Bulldoze!] until before the rival blinks. Masatoshi_talk 21:07, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Better, but you should set the last frame to 400ms or so to indicate the end of the move. Masatoshi_talk 04:46, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

I had forgotten something as well... You need to have a first frame to show the actual move for browsers that do not support anipngs, such as Chrome, check my contributions with Chrome and you'll see what I'm talking about. Masatoshi_talk 06:14, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Done for Sky Attack, but Bulldoze seems to be a bit buggy... (which is weird, because the source file works perfectly) Frugali 06:46, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, we saw that with Jello a few hours ago, and we're puzzled as to what it might the reason be, but don't worry, if the output file still works, there's no reason to worry. Masatoshi_talk 07:14, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

This, this, and this are too fast, can you slow them down? I'd suggest you start animating starting from the first frame on where you can see the full text (Example: Mienfoo used Focus Blast!), until the foe starts its move. And don't press any button, by the way; let the animation flow, this way, it's easier for the people to read what it says. Do you think you can do that? Masatoshi_talk 19:10, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

That's kind of why I asked for precise instructions...you wouldn't mind PMing me on the forums in regards to that, would you? I usually deal in still images. Frugali 08:29, 14 April 2011 (UTC)