[swilbert]

I just rencently purchased some animation software. I created an animated character and exported it as an animated gif file. The file is distorted.....very poor image quality. Does this mean I need an new video card? If so, can you recommend one for 3d animation?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.
swilbert

[Peter Komar]

What type of card do you have now?

[EveOfNemesis]

what is your computer? brand/model, or custome built? and yes what type of video card is in it now? what brand/model#?

distorted graphics dont necessarily mean bad video card, it could be you didnt tweak or setup the correct settings on the card.

[buck52]

first question I would ask is ....What software did you purchase?

then ... how did you save it and at what compression was it saved at when exported

can you post it here using the attachment feature in the post reply window...

[swilbert]

Hi buck52,

I purchased iClone 2.0. The file exceeds the limit allowed for files to be uploaded on this forum, so I can't upload it. Thanks.

[buck52]

can you post a link to where you did upload it or is it still on your hard drive... you could try something like image shack and post a link...

maybe even a before and after

[swilbert]

Originally Posted by Peter Komar

What type of card do you have now?

Peter,

My computer is equipped with the integrated ATI Radeon x200 IGP graphics engine, with a PCI Express slot for graphic card upgrades. Thanks.

[swilbert]

Originally Posted by EveOfNemesis

what is your computer? brand/model, or custome built? and yes what type of video card is in it now? what brand/model#?

distorted graphics dont necessarily mean bad video card, it could be you didnt tweak or setup the correct settings on the card.

I have an emachine T6410, with an AMD Athlon processor, 512 MB, 160GB hard drive.
It's equipped with a ATI Radeon X200 IGP graphics engine, with a PCI Express slot included for upgrading.

[swilbert]

Originally Posted by buck52

first question I would ask is ....What software did you purchase?

then ... how did you save it and at what compression was it saved at when exported

can you post it here using the attachment feature in the post reply window...

buck52,

I saved the file as an animated gif. I'm not sure at what compression it was saved. At what compression should it be saved?

[gamerbyron]

Originally Posted by swilbert

I just rencently purchased some animation software. I created an animated character and exported it as an animated gif file. The file is distorted.....very poor image quality. Does this mean I need an new video card? If so, can you recommend one for 3d animation?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.
swilbert

of course you'll get a poor image quality, because gif files are for small pictures or animated, look at someones avatars around, they use gif files. If you really want better animation quality, you should try adobe flash professional.