(02-12-2018, 12:11 AM)2083389396 Wrote: I am also interested with spinning a static image around its Y axis, just like this guy is spinning "my text" around itself. http://www.gimptalk.com/index.php?/topic...ning-logo/
His tutorial is from 11 years ago though, and other tutorials on youtube seem to focus on the spinning globe effect in filters > animation > . There is also other fancy stuff in filters > animation > , but nothing as basic as the spinning I prefer. I even found a website which does it very quick, unfortunately it is 40 frames max, therefore the animation does not look so smooth.https://icons8.com/animizer/en/animate-static-image
The gimptalk thread is using an old plugin GAP (Gimp Animation Plugin) you can still get it, this is the usual package that comes with some documentation and examples.
https://photocomix-resources.deviantart....-135464357
However it is not easy to use. There are a couple of guys on gimpchat.com who are interested in animations, it might be worth asking questions there.
Rotating text around text - not easy with Gimp, This is using a raytracing/modelling application Art Of Illusion, still a pain to set up. Had to reduce the frames by half to 80 and scale down to get a smallish gif size for this example https://i.imgur.com/juF8GpK.gif Really needs the full 160 frames to be smooth.
I think for animations like this the application Blender is probably most used these days. I hate the interface, so no examples from me.