[Solved] NWA file help

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How would I go about setting a NWA animated image for the please wait screen? I built the nwa within skin studio but have no clue on how to display it.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

I think the NWA file is created by SkinStudio when you define the tga file here:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Perfect Thanks!

 

 I had created the steam login animation screen with hitfilm and wanted to apply it to the please wait screen. It came out nicely. :D

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Nice! Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:  

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting JanOscar, reply 3

Nice! Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:  
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I just gotta make it play right. I had to crop it to 200 frames. Seems like it does not like any higher.. XD

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

200 frames is a lot too, I think. :O Might cause issues like lag on some computers and the NWA will be quite large.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting JanOscar, reply 5

200 frames is a lot too, I think. :O Might cause issues like lag on some computers and the NWA will be quite large.
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Yeah unfortunately the file does not loop right with less than 200 frames. Its a small file though so it should not lag. There are some older WB themes such as the dragon one that have way more animation than what I have done. Here is a gif of it. Thats every frame shown. Might try to figure out how to loop that bg better in hitfilm.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting SimplexDesigns, reply 6


Quoting JanOscar,
reply 5

200 frames is a lot too, I think. :O Might cause issues like lag on some computers and the NWA will be quite large.



Yeah unfortunately the file does not loop right with less than 200 frames. Its a small file though so it should not lag. There are some older WB themes such as the dragon one that have way more animation than what I have done. Here is a gif of it. Thats every frame shown. Might try to figure out how to loop that bg better in hitfilm.


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That GIF is 43Mb :D I hope the NWA is smaller in size! (They are usually not larger than 5-6 Mb.)

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting JanOscar, reply 8


That GIF is 43Mb :D I hope the NWA is smaller in size! (They are usually not larger than 5-6 Mb.)

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yeah thats a gif for yeah, its a larger image for a gif. The mp4 is only 2.79mb.

 

But yeah, Im trying to cut back on the frames while still making it look nice. hard to find the right balance. haha

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting SimplexDesigns, reply 9

But yeah, Im trying to cut back on the frames while still making it look nice. hard to find the right balance. haha
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I know - but anything under 5Mb should be fine.

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting JanOscar, reply 10


Quoting SimplexDesigns,
reply 9

But yeah, Im trying to cut back on the frames while still making it look nice. hard to find the right balance. haha

I know - but anything under 5Mb should be fine.

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Yeah with the bg its close to 40mb. So I will be cutting out everything except for the spinning logo section. That puts it under 5mb. Static bg behind it shall do.

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