Animation Puzzle Challenge.

rdgracer71 · **Joined:** Dec 11, 2011 **Posts:** 532

i sometimes like making animations with gimp. i thought of something that i think would take time to make. so i thought this would make a good thread and challenge others to see how they would pull this off. here is my idea: to take a photo(any photo) and turn it into a puzzle using gimp. once you have made the puzzle make a animation showing the puzzle being put together in front of your eyes. how many pieces you use to make your puzzle is up to you, but i don't think a puzzle with ten pieces would be all that hard. i have started on mine already. and i think i have 27 pieces in mine. but that may change. anyways i think this may be fun to see others animations on this one. so i hope you will do one. it may be harder then you think. i hope others will give it a try. thanks for viewing my thread and good luck on your puzzle

Graechan · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:42 pm **(#2)**

This is definitely an interesting Idea and I'm sure if you get a good result we would all love a tutorial on how it was achieved

rdgracer71 · **Joined:** Dec 11, 2011 **Posts:** 532

Graechan wrote:

This is definitely an interesting Idea and I'm sure if you get a good result we would all love a tutorial on how it was achieved

i am working on it. but i work 40 hours a week so it may take a while.

Graechan · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:30 am **(#4)**

Using the right steps it does not take long

rdgracer71 · **Joined:** Dec 11, 2011 **Posts:** 532

Graechan wrote:

Using the right steps it does not take long

thats nice but i was gonna show all the pieces in each frame. so it looks like a puzzle took a part and then being put together. but nice job.

Graechan · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:47 am **(#6)**

Rdgracer71 I also cheated by writing a quick script to do mine I'm not sure what you mean so I'll have to wait to see what you come up with

Graechan · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:24 am **(#7)**

Here's one with 16 pieces

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Nice job Graechan.

Graechan · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:24 pm **(#9)**

I used the fuzzy select tool on the channel because it works

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Jeepers Graechan, you make everythang look so easy.

rdgracer71 · **Joined:** Dec 11, 2011 **Posts:** 532

I am glad to see others giving this a try. i really think that doing things like this, works the mind and from what i have read, that can keep your mind working right for years to come. i have seen where people that do puzzles or mind games through there life can keep Alzheimer's disease from taking effect during there old age. at some point i will post mine. and from what i have seen, mine will be different from what has been already posted.

Graechan · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:08 pm **(#12)**

Molly it was not difficult as I used puzzler

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Graechan · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:51 pm **(#13)**

sorry it has a dependancy 'layer via cut' sorry done for expediancy I'll get rid of it now

Download and try again now OK

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

It was good fun!

Graechan · **Posted:** Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:03 am **(#15)**

Nicely done Akros yours was definitely different

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Very good Akros...cute picture

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I must have downloaded the wrong script cuz I don't have any options where I can choose which pieces go in a special order.

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

Graechan thx! I wanted to try something really different. I had fun putting a piece into the slot wrong, and then fixing.

Molly thx!, well ... in my case I did not use plugins. Only the Gimp and the fuzzy filter board. The choice of the order was manually.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

If you did it manually, you must have got the puzzle layout in the regular menu...then did you select them in the order you wanted them to go in?

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

Molly,
Do not know if I got it right ... :puzzled

But I used Filter> Decor> Fuzzy Border, then manually cut out the puzzle and chose the order that would be assembled, did that just ordering the layers.

Tip: This video covers the topic well http://youtu.be/KSRFFFseQZM