: How do I ensure a colour is flat (and not dithered) when exporting it from Flash? What settings/methods are best for creating an animated gif with sharp image quality? Here's what I'm working
What settings/methods are best for creating an animated gif with sharp image quality?
Here's what I'm working with: demo.jessewhite.me/envelope/index.html
This graphic is for a high-end client so I want it to be as sharp as possible. I've tried creating the animated gif several ways and this is by far the best result I have.
Here's my approach:
save image as PNG
import into Flash to animate
publish as GIF image with the following settings: 'Optimize colors' and 'Smooth' are checked. Dither: Diffusion. Palette Type: Adaptive. Max Colors: 2500.
I would like the finished GIF to have a flat, solid color look (without any type of dot pattern on top) on the envelope. The seal needs to keep the gradients and I cannot nix the dropshadow either.
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When I export gifs with Flash I usually have the same problem, so I personally prefer to export them as a png/jpeg sequence and then import the series to Photoshop with:
Layer>Video layers> New video layer from files
When you select the first png it will import the entire sequence and you can export it as a gif by "save for web"
Sometimes Flash does not animate images cleanly unless you checkmark the "allow smoothing" option found within the library. It can be seen by double clicking on an image asset from list in library, and reviewing the popup box options.
You need to set dither to none. Dithering is an intentionally applied form of noise.
I haven't worked in flash for a while, so not sure of the settings and options, but any dithering at all effectively adds that noise you are trying to get rid of.
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