Topic: Flipnote help and useful tips.

Hello I have had a dsi for a long time and never really used flipnote, I have now diceded to start again and crate some flipnotes.
How do I make flipnotes run more smoothly?, How do I use lightbox mode? , which it said you should use to make animations smooth on the nintendo website I believe and can anyone give me some tips to get me started.
Thanks

If you want to make smooth flipnotes, the best way is to change the picture a tiny bit each page, and put the flipnote on full speed. It's a long process, but it pays off. If you want tools like cut and paste, turn advanced tools on in the options menu. Advanced tools are very useful when making flipnotes. Also, if you don't have any ideas, you can always download some flipnotes from Flipnote Hatena and change them. I recommend downloading the user-made template packs from Hatena, because they provide you with loads of art to make great flipnotes with. To use template packs, just download them onto your DSi, then edit them. Once you've made your flipnote, go to 'save', then 'more options', then 'save as new flipnote', so you still have the template pack..

Lightbox mode is useful for making your animations more smooth. What it does is leave an outline of the previous page so you can know where to draw instead of guessing. So if I was animating someone waving their hand, I can see the previous picture and move their hand over by a tiny bit each page.

Another tip to making smooth animations is to increase the speed. The speed can be set at the bottom of the screen. Speed 5 is pretty good but use 8 if you want a really fluid animation.

Finally, use copy/paste to keep certain things the same throughout the cartoon. You can copy and paste entire cels from the "movie reel" button at the top. You can also use a lasso to copy and paste certain parts. When you use the select lasso, you can press the L button and use the control pad to move the selection pixel by pixel.

Thanks for the help everyone you have been very helpful I will use your tips too create some flipnotes thanks again.

The higher the speed, the smoother it will seem to run. Change a little bit each time.
I suggest using sprites because they are premade and easy to use.

When you save your final animation, save it on a page that has a cool picture as that's the one that will show up as it's thumbnail icon.

ps... there was a thread about this long, long ago. There's probably a lot more tips from people who were using it heavily at the time ... if you care to look for it, that is

Thanks im starting too use it a bit more now.

can you copy more than one frame at a time?

Ok, I know this isn’t a reply, but I have a problem! whenever I try to color or draw on the screen, nothing shows up. It’s been happening for months now, and I haven’t got an answer plz help it would be deeply appreciated

Carya, if you don't see the things you're drawing, check and see if beside the colors (or layers in advanced) show the eye in the little square, if it doesn't then tap it to show that color or layer.

....There was no need to bump an old dead thread from 2010...