Flags - Animated Gif Files

The following pages display a number of running animations and may be slow loading to your computer. So, if you don't have a Broadband connection, you'd better make a cup of tea, wash the car, or take the dog for a walk! Alternatively, there's a faster loading, non-animated version here.

You may find one or more of these images useful for your webpage. The download link is the image itself or its title. Remember that all WaveGuide files are Copyright, so if you decide to use any, please acknowledge the source or better still, add a link to the WaveGuide site. I give free use of these files to anyone who acknowledges the source, but they must not be altered in any way without my permission.

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If you wish to incorporate any of these images into your own website, please download the file and integrate it within your system. Do not make a direct link to this page or any of its images. We don't have enough bandwidth to permit this and it may result in images being withdrawn.

If you do incorporate any image into your site, please acknowledge the source and/or provide a link to the WaveGuide Homepage at http://waveguide.v21hosting.co.uk

Many thanks.

Here's how the Gifs were created

A simple rectangular plane was used as the 'Flag' LightWave Object. This was subdivided into a large number of triangular polygons so that a moving ripple displacement map makes the flag appear to wave in the breeze. If you fancy trying this for yourself, just pop over to Tutorial 6, where you'll find all the lowdown.

LightWave5 won't save its renders in .gif format, so the 24-bit images were reduced to 256 colours and converted to Gifs using Image Studio by Andy and Graham Dean. It's a brilliant example of Amiga software written by enthusiasts.

The anim gifs were compiled using WhirlGIF, a command line gem from Kevin Kadow and Mark Podlipec. WhirlGIF for other platforms is available for free download from here. The Amiga version can be downloaded from Aminet.

NOTE: All the frames were rendered against a white background, so if you'd like a special edition rendered against some other colour, waving faster or slower or any other variation, please feel free to send me an email with your requirements.


Go to the
Non-animated Flag.gifs Page
Animated Argentina - Japan Page
Animated Jolly Roger - Zanzibar Page
Animated Teams and Clubs Page
Animated Special Requests Page



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