New Tutorial. Rotoscoping in GIMP GAP. Super easy and free!! good results!!

Okay, so i finally finished my tutorial after slaving for 2 days. Here it is!! It is in a word document, since it is intended for the windows version of GIMP.

And just because you here the word GIMP, don't just ignore it and say "GIMP sucks" This is really easy and produces great results. And you can take my ideas and play with them to get your own look.

Note: This can be used for lightsabers, energy weapons, and probably force lightning.

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Show me your results and tell me if you liked it.

EDIT: You can also do contact flashes by going to the frame where the sabers come into contact, and going to Filters>lighting effects>Supernova and tweak it to your liking and place it ontop of the sabers.

 

If it's just text, why don't you post it here instead of making people go through file transfer services to get a document?

Also, you should post some pics.

 

And where the hey can you get GAP, I can't find it anywhere.

 

The "Gimp Animation Package"(GAP) can be found here: For windows

 

If you can post it in text, it'll be easier for people to look at it. A lot of people don't have Office.

 

Thanks Draconis.

 

Yeah, man - put the tutorial on here. My computer, oddly enough, doesn't like to open word documents.

 

It would be helpful also to post some examples of your results here so people will know if they'd like to download it or not?

 

you do know that there's a plug in for gimp that's just a point and click lightsaber rotoscoping right?

and it has some really good methods, here's an example:
[image=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/monkeyheadstudios/compare2.jpg]
[image=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/monkeyheadstudios/nickryansabers.jpg]

 

How much is said plugin? Where can I get it?

 

here you go

it's not bad, and it has a tutorial on how to do it.

 

Haha! Without transfer modes, even your plugin will only give crappy results, I'm afraid. Try using transfer modes. It helps, really.

 

That lightsaber plugin doesn't look good, and you have to do it and wait fo it to finish every frame, but in my method all you do frame by frame is draw the line. Then you just do some filters and duplicate some layers and you can even adjust your settings of blurs and layers to get better results.

It DOES have several pictures on the tutorials, and that's why i put it in a document. Well i guess i can post it in just text, but you won't be able to see the pictures. You really don't need them, but they help. Here just a sec.

 

You asked for me?

 

Oh yeah, and here is what i did using this method. The quality of the video is due to a crappy camera, not GIMP. I also did the greenscreening.

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EDIT:And thanks to Eamon here is the tutorial in PDF format.

 

i never said it was for doing video, just for pictures...

 

Well this thread and tut are for videos.

 

After reading all these GIMP tutorials, I'll have to say I prefer Draconis's tutorial. I think his glows best replicate After Effects and other professianal programs.

 

Thanks. I've been thinking about doing a video tutorial, but I'm just lazy.

 

I take it this can be used in videos, then? Frame-by-frame, I mean. The tutorials that dont explicitly say that this method can be used for video always make me suspicious.

 

yes, this is specifically meant for frame by frame videos.

 

Thank you kindly, sir.

 

I agree

 

Okay, WTF, i posted this tutorial as my method for doing videos, and all that everybody deos is either ask if this is for videos, or say draconis's is better, even though it is not meant for videos. Nobody has shown a single sign of appreciation towards all the work i put into this, or any of the videos i have made.

Thanks for hijacking my thread draconis.