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anyone know if silverfang is "learning" to program?

21:23 < noobscratcher> what does this mean btw undefined reference to `IMG_Load'| does that have anything to do with linker settings or header file
21:23 < noobscratcher> or just a code error somewhere
21:24 < demonicmaniac3> linker error
21:24 < noobscratcher> woot so it can find the files
21:24 < noobscratcher> just the linker setting hmm let me try something
21:26 < noobscratcher> hm it seems the gif files are not playing as they should be? any ideas
21:26 < noobscratcher> it just shows a still frame of the gif
21:26 < demonicmaniac3> read the libsdl docs
21:26 < noobscratcher> okay :)
21:26 < demonicmaniac3> er
21:26 < demonicmaniac3> sdlimage i mean
21:26 < noobscratcher> okay :
21:26 < demonicmaniac3> animated formats don't work
21:26 < demonicmaniac3> if then as movie
21:26 < demonicmaniac3> with smpeg
21:26 < demonicmaniac3> but that doesn't do gif either
21:28 < indietrash> what on earth are you trying to do that requires a gif
21:28 < demonicmaniac3> an animation by the sound of it
21:28 < demonicmaniac3> with fixed framerate probably
21:29 < noobscratcher> im creating a game
21:29 < noobscratcher> just for fun some fans
21:30 < indietrash> what game needs gifs
21:30 < noobscratcher> lol you use gifs to do the animations
21:30 < indietrash> uh no
21:30 < noobscratcher> and then you can code the manipulations
21:30 < indietrash> you use sprites
21:30 < noobscratcher> oh your kidding
21:30 < noobscratcher> you kidding me
21:30 < noobscratcher> if i have to hand code each sprite in#
21:30 < demonicmaniac3> of course you do
21:30 < noobscratcher> who the hell designed that
21:30 < noobscratcher> lol
21:31 < indietrash> you do not ever ever use gifss
21:31 < noobscratcher> because they use 265 colours
21:31 < noobscratcher> blah blah
21:31 < noobscratcher> i know the risks
21:31 < demonicmaniac3> no
21:31 < indietrash> no you do not use gifs because that is stupid and makes no sense
21:31 < demonicmaniac3> because the loop doesn't update by itself when the gif does
21:31 < demonicmaniac3> it just doesn't make any sense
21:31 < demonicmaniac3> you CAN'T do it plain and simple
21:32 < noobscratcher> then why have a gif format??? :P
21:32 < noobscratcher> naa im gunna keep at this
21:32 < indietrash> dude you do not want to do that. that's like making a beat'em up with AVI films for the punches and kicks.
21:33 < indietrash> not only is it impossible, it's just such a ridiculous idea that I've never even heard of anyone even attempting it.
21:34 < noobscratcher> oh man this means if i have a animated movie i have to code in 1000frames or somethign stupid right
21:34 < noobscratcher> your kidding me if thats what your saying
21:34 < noobscratcher> lol
21:35 < noobscratcher> im not bashing sdl btw :) just saying
21:35 < demonicmaniac3> that's not SDL
21:35 < indietrash> if you were under the impression that making a film in C++ SDL was easy or sensical then surely you are the joker
21:35 < demonicmaniac3> that's the case everywhere
21:35 < demonicmaniac3> that's why you have spritesheets
21:35 < demonicmaniac3> which have been around ever since the inception of sprites
21:36 < indietrash> what you want is that stupid propretary Flash shit - or a video camera...
21:36 < noobscratcher> okay im gunna listen to you guys :D
21:36 < noobscratcher> woot
21:36 < noobscratcher> but um wth how do i do that
21:36 < noobscratcher> like say i wanted to created an animated title screen i created it in after effects exported it into mpeg and then converted it into a format that is just millions of images
21:37 < noobscratcher> how would i go about adding each image seperatly and having it loop the animation
21:37 < demonicmaniac3> you can use a video overlay and smpeg
21:37 < demonicmaniac3> for an animation that's really just a video
21:37 < noobscratcher> hmm
21:37 < noobscratcher> how?? :PPPP
21:38 < indietrash> he just told you
21:38 < noobscratcher> i know but like how do i get those thigns
21:38 < noobscratcher> how do i set it up the like
21:38 < indietrash> rtfm
21:38 < noobscratcher> read the fucking manual
21:38 < noobscratcher> lol
21:38 < noobscratcher> ?
21:38 < indietrash> you can try the gamedev forums. maybe they will spoonfeed you.
21:39 < noobscratcher> im not asking to be spoon fed :)
21:39 < noobscratcher> i just have to know what to do or ill be on my own stuck
21:39 < noobscratcher> like everyone else
21:39 < noobscratcher> how else do you think you figure it out ? google it then find the wrong thing get annoyed smash my pc
21:41 < MaNI> hard work and lots of reading
21:42 < indietrash> noobscratcher: if I were you I'd buy Starting C++ and take it from there...
21:42 < MaNI> as mentioned to you in another channel previously, unless you actually take the time to sit down and read and actually learn how to program you will constantly get the same response
21:48 < noobscratcher> how else do you learn from the air??
21:48 < noobscratcher> books are good but theres one book that is even worth reading about sdl and even then its had bad reviews
21:48 < noobscratcher> you have to go to people and tutorials for help
21:49 < noobscratcher> otherwise your talking to the air
21:49 < MaNI> you don't even need a book about SDL at this point
21:49 < MaNI> you need a book about C++
21:49 < MaNI> or any other programming language
21:49 < demonicmaniac3> no you need a book about <anything not c++>
21:49 < demonicmaniac3> that you're gonna use for your game
21:49 < noobscratcher> never mind thanks for the tips it helped me
21:50 < noobscratcher> ill go find out for myself rather then getting a easier route
21:50 < noobscratcher> which seemed like the way to go
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21:56 < indietrash> LOL