I have a sprite animation module for Pygame called Pyganim: http://inventwithpython.com/pyganim/
It doesn't have sprite sheet support yet, but you might want to take a look at the code for any ideas. -Al On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Carlos Zuniga <carlos....@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 3:58 PM, DR0ID <dr...@bluewin.ch> wrote: > >... > > > > Hi > > > > Your idea is nice and I'm sure it works perfectly for grid based sprite > > sheets. Its simple and uses only one file. > > > > In my opinion there are following cons: > > > > many sprite sheets you can find might be grid base, but there are also > many > > that are not (copy the images into a grid might work, but has it's > drawbacks > > too) > > if you have a separate file you could define your animation sequences > > reusing the same sprite over and over (example: you have a standing > > character image, that image you want to use in a walk, jump, idle > animation, > > one image instead of copy it three times to each grid based sprite sheet, > > what if you have to change it?) > > if the image offset is wrong in a grid based sprite sheet you need to > move > > it in a image editor, but using a different file you just change a > (magic) > > number > > the image size limits are only set by the image edit, your (video) ram, > your > > hardware speed > > > > > > It would be useful if there would be a visual tool to generate the extra > > files and and a python module to facilitate the loading of such files and > > sprite sheets. I have given it myself some thoughts for some time now. I > > would be happy to elaborate. > > > > It would be awesome if there was a pygame plugin for this tool: > http://www.brashmonkey.com/spriter.htm > > It uses an open sourced xml format called scml that allows skeletal > animation and there are several implementations being developed by the > community for various languages and engines: > http://www.brashmonkey.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=3 > > Spriter itself isn't open source, but there's a free beta here for > Windows, Mac and Linux: > http://www.brashmonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1235 > > -- > Carlos Z >
