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From: "David \"DM\" Treay" <dmtreay@cadgraphics.com.au>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics
Subject: Combining multiple images in TIMs for frame animation
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:56:21 +1000
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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I'm trying to get some sprites up that animate nicely when you control
them with the pad (ie. say a stick figure - press right and his legs
move, etc.). My initial idea of loading all the frames into memory and
then switching between them when needed was clunky and hard to program,
now having looked at some tutorials on Yaroze pages, I've discovered
that you can combine multiple frames into one .TIM file (and then
combine all the necessary .TIMs into one big .PAK file or something for
easier downloads), and then use the GsSPRITE members u and v to change
between frames on the fly. Unfortunately, none of the tutorials I've
found actually tell you how to set up this big .TIM. Can somebody please
answer a confused newbie's cries and give me a quick rundown on how to
achieve the said animation?

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- David "DM" Treay (the tribe that hides from Man)
	dmtreay@cadgraphics.com.au