Anyone know how to make a picture template?

mestup · #1 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 07:57 PM

so i was trying to make a picture template, such as the ones on the phone already like the chef, the clothes line, the MAN WOMAN, etc... what i was trying to do was get a fail stamp one.. ive tried to make my own but it doesnt show up as a template just as a picture file.. does anyone know how to do this or can someone make one? if some one has any ideas etc. please let me know.. thanks

reeg420 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 08:54 PM

The gif file is two frames..

you got an image that your trying to use. Ill make it up for yah real quick.

mestup · #3 (**permalink**) 08-05-2008, 10:25 PM

yea i got one... thanks a lot..
heres the link
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/i...inisu/FAIL.jpg

also how do u make a picture two or three frames?
thanks again

akastixx · #4 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 01:18 PM

lol @ fail

Turnkeys · #5 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 08:04 PM

*snickers* that IS funny.

I'd also be curious how to make these..

reeg420 · #6 (**permalink**) 08-06-2008, 08:13 PM

Wow I really thought it would be easy when I first looked at it..and it probably is but I just cant figure it out..
I read a tutorial on how to make them but I still cant figure it out.
Here
http://www.modaco.com/content/smartp...-photo-themes/

That tutorial is just about 4 years old and all the images showing progress are gone so its really hard to figure it out.. Its something like an animated gif file though with some sort of layer mask.

Anyhow if somebody knows how please share cuz Id like to make some myself. Or Ill keep trying to understand how to do it when I get a minute every now and then.

mestup · #7 (**permalink**) 08-08-2008, 11:40 PM

dang.. yea i think i read somewhere it had to be 3 layers but i dont know how to do that

akastixx · #8 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 08:42 AM

the "fail" template would have been good for what i did on saturday:

elmerfudpucker · #9 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akastixx

the "fail" template would have been good for what i did on saturday:

That will be the last time I lend you the car!!!

reeg420 · #10 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 01:26 PM

Yes sir I knew Id get it...

Weeew I figured it out totally by accident when I was working on another animated gif file..

What I had to do was get an image in this case it was the fail stamp. And set it on a transparent background. Then make a new layer colored completely black on top of that layer. Now it will cover the first layer. Then I selected just the stamp on the bottom layer. Switched to the top layer while still leaving the selection active. Then I cut out the black which was on top of the stamp. Then the stamp showed through the top layer. I know I lost alot of people. I pretty much lost myself trying to write that..

I then saved as an animated gif file. In gimp there is a selection for frame disposal. Set that on cumulative(combine) and the delay to 0ms. Then your all set with the image.

Copy that to the templates folder. And your ready to take some failed pics...lol

So here it is in a zip folder.

Edit: Heres the pic that I tested it with.