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Afsara Afia

@Afss_94

Sparkler

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Posted: 12 years ago

all the credit for this
topic goes to riva2987(SSLK forum)
,she has done the write
ups { i just copied it ,
thank u riva2987 for
giving me permission to
copy and to share it with
others }
Please see all 6 Threads.
I would suggest for you
to save this thread in
your fav's so u don't
loose all this info.
LEARN FORUM ARTS AND
CRAFTS
I Thought of making this
thread to help newbies
and silent members
more active and for
existing members to try
and develop their skills.
This thread will give you
all u need to help learn
how to do EA'S (funny
animation and emo
posts), VM making,
Siggies, Adding Avatars,
Banners, picture
creations and adding
music to threads. They
are the tools to help you
and your forum too.
There will be tips on
how to keep the forum
on top of the CM Ranks
and live and kicking.
So I hope this will help
and also I sincerly hope
that the other existing
creators will not be
offended.
A little help - if u wanna
change ur username -
contact mods.
Goodluck and God bless.
** Please see the below
5 threads **

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Afsara Afia

@Afss_94

Sparkler

+ 3

Posted: 12 years ago

Hints and Tips.
1. First and foremost a
GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR
is the key, and out of the
box thinking must be
applied.
2. Press Chaska Meter
and Vote for your show
actors ranking.
Improve your IF STATUS...
Newbie 0 - 49 posts.
Groubie 50 - 99 posts
Senior member - 200 -
1999
Goldie 1000 - 2999
IF Dazzler - 3000 - 4999
IF Rockersz - 5000 +
3. When you create a
topic, do not create it for
the sake of it and make
sure you will revisit your
topic and comment on
it.
4. Rather than creating
multiple topics on one
episode by one member.
If members can add their
thoughts into one
thread, then the thread
will have more weight
for discussion. You
rather have one healthy
pink thread than
multiple blue threads
created by the same
person. This will still
serve the purpose but
you'd be working
smarter rather than
harder.
5. There are plenty of
members on this forum
participating, if at least
25 people commented in
each thread then the
topic will turn Pink.
Remember 25 comments
will give you a pink
thread as well as 250
views will do the same.
6. You need to attract
more people on the
forum to participate.
Hopefully this thread will
encourage more people
to join.
7. FF really sells.
8. A a picture really will
help threads as people
will re-visit and it will
increase the number of
views use pic creation to
make pics, it takes just a
few mins. OR use
Freebies posted by
others in the Gallery.
9. Let other people use
your stuff, like pics too...
If you post a pic or siggy
in the gallery in pics
Gallery and do not mind
other copying it from
there - then write
Freebies with it.
10. Do not create
repeated topics,
Otherwise your topics
will be left in blue as the
comments will be
divided.
11. When you click on
your dashboard, you will
see upcoming birthdays
of your buddies.
Celebrate your friends
birthdays so no one is
left out.
12.If your friends have a
birthday coming up - PM
members to post gifts. It
makes the quality of the
Birthday threads much
exquisite.
13. Create more
humourous posts rather
than too many serious
topics. You watch the
show for entertainment,
So have fun. I used to
vent my anger out in
EA's (Funny post using
emo's and animations)
using humour instead.
14. If you need help with
anything - just ask. If
you don't ask you don't
get.
15. Add colour font, and
style in your posts... it
makes reading those
threads more fun. Add
some emo's too. Have
your own signature
writting style.
16. Attack articles with
comments, it will help
the actors and show
ranking.
17. Share your thread
links on FB and Twitter
and other blogs too - as
this will increase the
viewing, commenting
and encourage your
friends to join too.
18. Having more
members - more ID's
participating will also
help increase the forum
ranking.
19. Please share some
ideas here too. I don't
know every little bit so I
would also like to learn
more.

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Afsara Afia

@Afss_94

Sparkler

+ 3

Posted: 12 years ago

How to make vm's AND
add Music to threads
Now plenty of help
pages on IF, Beat around
the bush.. but VM
making is easy is
simple.. how your VM
turns out depends on
your use of imagination.
[Step 1.
Download
Realplayer
Step 2.
Download
Anyvideoconverter or
Anydvdconverter
Step 3. Open a youtube
account.
You will have a Movie
maker with windows
which you can use or
you can downlaod a
movie maker - just
search for a free movie
maker in google. Some
are trial versions. I
would suggest that
during your trial period -
make some special effect
clips that you can save
and use later on.
Go to U tube. or using
Star player/ Desiforum
vids download them. If
you move your cursor
over to the top right
hand corner of the u
tube vid it will pop a
little box 'Save to
realplayer' just click that
box.
Once to have
downloaded the video -
yu can change the name
of the video aswell.
Open this in the
convertor program by
adding video and you
will see all your
downloaded files from
real player. They will be
in FLV forat and you
need to convert them
into WMA.
Just select file and press
convert.
Now in your Movie
maker add vids - they
will normally be in the
WMA file... From here
you start.
You add music, your
music files would be
saved in the computer
MP3 files.
Then you just edit as per
your preference. Practise
will make perfect.
Yu need to then upload
your video - by clicking
on the Youtube icon.. fill
out the details. In
description always try
and use the disclaimer
that these clips do not
belong to you.
Once uploaded - you can
set the settings whether
you want it to be
private...but then other
than yourself no one will
be able to see it.
You can have it as public
but then everyone will
see it and due to third
party infringement
sometimes your youtube
account can be shut
down.
You can also choose to
have them unlisted so
that only those with a
link will be able to view
and you will also be able
to embed them on the
forum for viewing.
Depending on which
Movie Maker you are
using - Help for using
those can be provided
on Youtube.
Now to Embed your Vids
on the forum you need
to code it like this
[YOUTUBE]HTTPLINK[/
YOUTUBE]
And that's job done!
Extracting Music form
Youtube Vids.
Just download vid to real
player, and when
download complete in
youtube - select convert
and then convert to MP3.
This music will be saved
in your downloads in
your computer.
Adding music to
Threads.
Okay frst of all u need to
go to below site
http://chirkut-on-
orkut.com/
There select the song
and u will find two des
written there from there
u have to pick SWF link

Make sure you leave no
gaps... when you post
on the forum - it may
not work the first time..
so from the thread just
copy the link again and
repost using the Codes
again. It's just that if it
has the underline under
the http link showing, it
posts it as a link rather
than converting it - so
you have to just repost .

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Afsara Afia

@Afss_94

Sparkler

+ 3

Posted: 12 years ago

Creating Pics, Using
Emo's, Posting pics.
Creating Pics.
Save a picture you like in
your computer pictures.
PHOTO
Go to https://pho.to/
And select a template -
add your pics through
option (From Disk)
browse and pull up the
pic from your pic library.
You can use pics from
Google images too... you
select the option (Enter
URL) So highlight the
http address of image
copy and paste it.
Once done - Press the
Share button and copy
the BBCODE FORUM and
paste it on the forum.
You can also use SMILE
BOX - Go to

https://www.smilebox.com/formats.html?partner=google&campaign=search_smilebox&gclid=CMPPoe2Er60CFVBlfAod2F51lQ
And follow the similar
procedure.
You can also use Go to
FLICKR
https://www.flickr.com/
Using Emotions
I only trust these sites..
SMILEY CENTRAL
https://www.bandboo.com/?ad=153

CRAZYEMOTIONS

https://laymark.com/?48b70530773f3087366691bdb00f4bba=325467164&6fa970d50480e816942b6fab7c4e7a23=506683626&5f17a83ba43604eb3dic06f73d82e119=634946833478402175

ADDEMOTIONS

https://www.addemoticons.com/
KOLOBOK
https://www.en.kolobok.us/content_plugins/gallery/gallery.php?smiles.17
Posting Pictures
You can use the hyper
link in IF's editor - but
most of the time that
doesn't work.. so you
can either use picture
creator,to post or use

IMAGESHAK
img264.imageshack.us/
content_round.php?
page=done&l=img264/47
54/
banner4cwezy.jpg">https://
img264.imageshack.us/
content_round.php?
page=done&l=img264/47
54/
banner4cwezy.jpg
upload
MINUS
https://minus.com/
Another way is to Print
screen of the image, save
as jpeg file, crop and uplad
using flickr to get a URL
address.

FLICKR
https://www.flickr.com/

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Afsara Afia

@Afss_94

Sparkler

+ 3

Posted: 12 years ago

Making siggies and
Banners, 3d Writting,
Glitter writing
Various animation
software packages
available for download
(Some free, shareware,
trial ware):
GIMP with Animation
Package For Banners.
This is the best freeware
software for making
amazing photo-effects. If
you do not have
Photoshop, this is a
good s/w for you.Now
also comes with
Animation Package for
creating animations.
You'll need to
download three files for
this.
1. The GIMP for Windows
(version 2.2.10) 7863 kB
2. GTK+ 2 Runtime
Environment (version
2.8.9, for Windows 2000
and newer; updated
installer) 3734 kB
3. GIMP Animation
Package (version 2.2.0)
2542 kB
https://gug.sunsite.dk/docs/Grokking-the-GIMP-v1.0/node80
https://gimg-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html
Animation Shop
This is a trial version but
definately does good job
of animating. It has
some premade
transitions and effects to
be applied on the
image.
https://www.hypergurl.com/animationshop.html
https://www.corel.com/servlet/satellite?pagename=Corel3/products/Display&pid=1047024390003
UnFreez
This application converts
several GIF images into a
single animated GIF file.
So you can create gif
files like different texts,
save them as gif and
then join using this
freeware app.
https://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/
Other softwares that you
might want to try:
Irfan View
This is basically a
freeware graphic viewer
which can also edit, add
effects and optimize
images.
https://www.tucows.com/preview/194967
Smart Morph
This is a freeware which
can morph an image
from one to another.
Give this a try and you
will like playing with
this!

THE BEST PROG FOR
SIGGIES - JASC ANIMATION
SHOP 3
-I use the wizard to
make my creation
Use JASC Animation Shop
3.
I use the wizzard -
makes it easier.
use movie maker to
make your photo clips..
you need to snap a lot of
pics in slow movement.
Then save them on your
computer.
Open them in JASC.
Upload them using
MINUS simply share to
get your direct HTTP
link...
Upload on forum
And Voila!
Online tools for creating
signatures, banners etc. :
Banner Maker
Some descent banners
here! Although difficult
for beginners, but still
has more controls.
https://www.bannercreator.nu/banner-maker.html
3DText Maker
https://www.3dtextmaker.com/cgi-bin/3dtext.pl
Banner Break
Another good generator.
https://www.bannerbreak.com/generate.php?id=42
Glitter Maker
https://www.glittermaker.com/index.php?imageText=your+text
Optimization tools and
articles:
GIF Works
This is online GIF image
editor which can do
optimization and add
effects too!
https://www.gifworks.com/image_editor.html
GIFeq 1.1
GIFeq is a small utility
that allows you to
optimize your GIF files,
and reduce the size of
them by removing
comments and
interlacing, optimizing
palettes and more. Its a
freeware and only 500KB
https://www.freedownkoadscenter.com/utilities/Misc_Utilities/GIFeq.html
Article on optimising GIF
animation.
https://www.webreference.com/dev/gifanim/
Tutorial on making
glitter tags
https://forums.photobucket.com/
Tutorial on making
siggies/avatars in MS
Paint
https://www.geocities.com/graphics_help/bguide.html
My space
https://www.glitter-graphics.com/myspace/text_generator.php
Glitterfly

If you google Glitter text-then there are plenty of
sites.
**Hint.. when you want
to post your Siggie on
the forum use MINUS
U'll need to code the
HTTP LINK to your
creation like this**
Where I have typed http
libk you would need to
paste the direct http link
there.

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Afsara Afia

@Afss_94

Sparkler

+ 3

Posted: 12 years ago

ADDING SIGNATURE AND
AVATARS and MOVING
AVATARS
For those who don't
know how to put up
signatures & avatars,
here is the detailed
procedure for you

1) Go to the website,
where the picture is, the
one you want to put in
ur signature
NOTE: The picture, which
is saved in ur computer
and u want to put in ur
signature that won't
work bcz location of
picture should be URL
address, so the picture
should be from a
website.
2) When u open the
picture from a website,
the one u want to have
as a signature. RIGHT
click on the Picture then
click on Properties.
3) The Properties dialog
box will open.COPY the
Address (URL). COPY THE
WHOLE URL ADDRESS.
it would look like this:
http://
www.apunkachoice.com
/scoop/bollywood
4) Then come to India-
forums website.Go to
Setting, then press on
Edit Profile. In the
Signature box Type
[ IMG ] then paste the
whole URL Address &
Type [/IMG]
it should look like this:
[ IMG ]http://
www.apunkachoice.com
/scoop/bollywood/
img/25.gif[/IMG]
NOTE: u do NOT need
space anywhere when u
r typing.
5)Then you can just click
on signature preview &
then u r ready to go.
Note: you have to put
[ IMG ] {with NO space in
bracket & IMG} before
the URL address and [/
IMG] after the URL
address. IMG stand for
image.

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