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OPEN  Feature request #222  -  Export animation to a sprite sheet
Posted Dec 23, 2012 - updated Oct 07, 2014
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nicolaasjk:

BACKGROUND:  ⇑ top

Game artists create sprite sheets for games. As the game cycle through each specified sprite frame of the sprite sheet it will give the player the animated impression. Making a sprite sheet is error prone and time consuming. Not even to talk about making modifications and supporting games with different resolutions.

Examples :

FEATURE DETAILS: Allow the user to export their animation via a export page/form to a sprite sequence which then make up a simple sprite sheet.

To make matters easier a single file with a fixed height is already a good direction. Exampe:
  • height = 64px
  • width = 64px * # of sprites + px of specified gap


HIGH LEVEL SPEC  ⇑ top

1) pixels between each frame so that game engines dont show a frame border (int input)

2) which frames to export like (combobox)
  • keyframes only,
  • all frames,
  • even frame,
  • odd frames


3) Sprite size - will resize the render to the specified size like
  • custom, ( int x int input )
  • keep aspect ratio, (checkbox)
  • 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256 ( combobox )


4) Colour palette - Allowing the user to export to specified colours to be arty like ( droplist )
  • greyscale
  • black n white
  • 8 colours
  • 16 colours
  • 256 colours
  • Web friendly colours
  • TV friendly colours ( some might not know this but a lot of people still get bleeding on monitors )
  • 16bit
  • 32bit
  • original ( no change to what the artist used in their animation )


5) Filename and path

6) Filetype ( combobox )
  • PNG
  • JPG
  • PCX
  • GIF
  • what ever Synfig supports


FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS  ⇑ top

7) Batch export from all open animations in Synfig

smileys/3.png Multiple format export

9) Multiple size export - export to multiple files of the specified sizes like a sequence at 32x32 and another sequence at 256x256

10) Multiple location export - Sometimes people keep duplicate copies on the Cloud, backup server, local and a thumb drive

11) config settings allowing users to share export settings to prevent confusion

#1
Comment posted by
Imported User
Dec 23, 09:04
A file was uploaded. SpriteExporterConcept_v1.jpgicon_open_new.png This comment was attached:

High level concept design of exporting to a sprite sheet
#2
Comment posted by
djay
icon_reply.pngFeb 16, 07:49, in reply to comment #1
Minimal sprite exporter has been implemented by LittleFox94
#4
Comment posted by
RoySangster
Oct 15, 05:47
Great one
#5
Comment posted by
RoySangster
Oct 15, 05:47
Good one
#6
Comment posted by
RoySangster
Oct 15, 05:48
Nice one
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#8
Comment posted by
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Jan 16, 10:02
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#9
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Feb 13, 05:46
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#10
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#12
Comment posted by
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Feb 13, 05:47
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#13
Comment posted by
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#15
Comment posted by
Lachance5
Dec 29, 11:22
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