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p0ckets
11-30-2005, 06:37 PM
This is personally one of my favorite programs and extremely easy to use, but ill explain it in detail for you guys.
http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/8449/pspf5zi.gif
Ok, first things first. You have to download the program.
Go here (http://www.xara.com/downloads/xara3d/) and download the free trial of Xara 3d6. This is only a 15 day trial. If you wouldlike to use the Full Version of Xara, you can use the Crack (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HZRD2RQK), thanks to 3ncryption.

1. Open the program.

2. This is your workspace.
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2359/untitled2gi.th.gif (http://img219.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled2gi.gif)
Common Commands - This is where the buttons that you will use mostly are. The buttons are usually also found in Word and other word processing programs so you should be familiar with them. The only different yet important one is the Export Animation button. It is the film reel with the arrow pointing out. You will use this buutton to save your work onto the computer as a GIF image.
Text Toolbox - Again, very common in a word processor. Nothing different here except for one thing. Make sure you change the "Fit to Width" to an actual size, or the pic will come out to big.
Animation - Control this like you would a media player, this control the animation of your current project.
Side Bar - This is where you edit the Text, color, extrusion, design, bevel, shadow, texture and animation (in that order). This is just a smaller view of what you have in the Design Toolbar to the far right.
Project Area - This is where your image will show up.
Design Toolbar - Edit everything about your image in here.

3. First off, edit the text. Click the small "A" in the Sidebar and edit the text and font to your pleasing. Click Ok.

4. NOw choose your colors, extrusion, ect. This is all up to you and is all found in the Design Toolbar.

5. And heres the best part, where the project takes flight. Animation. Click on the animation toolbar and choose what type youd like. You can see even more pre-made animations with previews by clicking "Animation Picker"

6. Once youve chosen the animation and everything anf are ready to save, use the method explained in step two with the small film reel @ the top.

7. Now you are done with your project, hope you like it. Now its time to host! Visit my Image Hosting Tutorial HERE (http://www.pspforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12409) for further information.

If you have any further questions or comments regarding this program please feel free to post them in this thread.

THIS TUTORIAL WAS MADE BY P0CKETS AND CANNOT BE COPIED WITHOUT CONSENT. THANK YOU.Crack (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HZRD2RQK)

The N3v3rmind
11-30-2005, 06:40 PM
Sweet...good find!

PiRatE.
11-30-2005, 06:47 PM
Very cool. Can this be used in sigs as well?

p0ckets
11-30-2005, 06:48 PM
Of course, just host the image. It may be too big according to the requirements on this site tho.

PiRatE.
11-30-2005, 06:50 PM
Of course, just host the image. It may be too big according to the requirements on this site tho.

Ok thanks I'll keep that in mind.

BigDiddy87
11-30-2005, 08:34 PM
That PSPF animation is sweet as hell dude! :wink:

The N3v3rmind
11-30-2005, 08:41 PM
Takes some while to load though. I'll stick with no animation. Now, for avys...is the file size big?

Kyle
11-30-2005, 08:53 PM
Liiiiike.....this?

Or... this?

GeeBo
11-30-2005, 09:32 PM
its sweet ! ...but 15 day trial? no thanks. I hate trials.

PiRatE.
11-30-2005, 09:49 PM
its sweet ! ...but 15 day trial? no thanks. I hate trials.

lol same here. It's never or not at all. Because if I try something and really like it, I get annoyed because I can only have it for a short period of time. But I can never bring myself to buy it. O well, maybe that's just me.

:flame: Trial Versions :shoot:

Kyle
11-30-2005, 09:55 PM
My ava is made with Xara Full :d

p0ckets
12-01-2005, 07:16 PM
dont i get UMD's for these?

Kyle
12-01-2005, 07:18 PM
PM an admin.

The N3v3rmind
12-01-2005, 07:19 PM
The tutorial? I think defender forgot about his promise...

Decayed X
12-01-2005, 08:14 PM
Theres no skill in this, try doing this in image ready. All you do is type text in, go to a tab and click roatate or whatever you want it to do, and its done... no skill at all

p0ckets
12-01-2005, 09:24 PM
Yea exactly, you don make an image to say oh look at this im skilled you make an image to look good in your sig...plus some people dont wanna spend hours workin on something when they can get the same thing in less than 10 minutes.

Kyle
12-01-2005, 09:25 PM
I do mine is like 2 minutes.