GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Mac OS
OS Version: 10.10.1
GIMP Experience: New User

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Hello to all.

I am a new member of this community looking for an effect that would result in something like this:
http://i.imgur.com/ilpFCtv.jpg

Actually what I would like to do is to create a black background with an animated light that shapes a circle, so the circle gets defined by the light as it moves around the edge, and the final image, (once the light has completed the circle) looks like one of those sunrising pictures over the earth taken from the space. Something like this:



Could anyone help or direct me to the right place to learn how to do it in gimp?

So far I only get hints on how to that in photoshop: http://abduzeedo.com/playing-timeline-photoshop-cs6



Thank you!

Forgot to ask an important question.

Would that be possible to do on text as well?

I mean an animation of an "invisible text" in a dark background that will actually show, as the light animation effect goes through it.

Sorry if I cannot make myself clear, it is kind of hard to describe what I really want to to.

I think i understand what you need. You want to create text that only shows when an animated light passes along its length?

You want to make a streak of light that orbits around a sphere, correct? It is possible, just gonna take some work.

I'm not sure I understand, but is your intent something like this:

Great effects all of them. Please, I'd like to learn to do them (all). Could you tell me where I should go to learn to do that? Thank you so much.

Yup! That's it!

You all got the idea!

This place is amazing, I feel like a kid on Xmas!



So my next question is:
How do I get that done?

I imagine that adding extra glow intensity at some point of the light trajectory would be possible as well...

I am SUPER-grateful to you all.

Let's make it happen! yay!

As per the text part, yes, is that but I want the text to keep showing once the light has passed along, so the effect would be like "showing for the first time as the light brings it from the darkness but once is has passed through each letter it does keep glowing as if it was part of the light"

Pretty much like the circle animation with the light moving at its edge Saulgoode made.

Do I make any sense?

You could also try this tutorial by Fencepost on how to animate light across text.
viewtopic.php?p=15178#p15178

Some references I have found online that serves me as an inspirational sources to the effects I would like to get in the animation working with gimp:

Inspirational For the circle:



Inspirational for the text effect (replacing the smoke of "suscribe today" with a stroke of light)

Thanks Molly! I will check it out. ;-)

Thanks Molly and Zenity for your links and videos. I'll try it too.

Okay, so now it is time to give it a try.

I think the text part is pretty much covered with the tutorial Fencepost made.
It is not exactly what I am looking for but pretty close.

Is there any tutorial or guide on how to make the effect on the circle on gimp?





Thank you all for your graphic examples, your understanding and your contributions. Highly appreciated!

Found this tutorial online.

Requires the use of Blender ( for video edition) + gimp:



And a tutorial on how to get animated gifs using blender + gimp:

http://unrealtutorials.com/gimp-tutorial-animated-gif/

Well, I used the GIMP Animation Package (GAP) to do mine. Here is another example with a background and a fadeout on the text.

Thanks for sharing!
I need to get the GAP, package.

Here is a link but someone who has Mac might be able to walk you through installing GAP on Mac.
http://www.math.colostate.edu/~hulpke/osx/gaposx.html
another link to a Mac forum on how to install GAP
How to Install GAP on MAC