Rockaway Express Posted October 4, 2011 Share #1 Posted October 4, 2011 I always wondered of how to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engineerboy6561 Posted October 4, 2011 Share #2 Posted October 4, 2011 There are two stages to being able to make an LED-style bus or train sign; making the frames and then animating them. For making the frames you have three different options: -Use a preexisting font like 24 LED or some of the MBTA-style fonts that are floating around the Internet. I don't remember the site for the MBTA fonts, but there's a link to it somewhere on these boards; if all else fails PM me and I'll see if I can send you the font files from my computer. -Build a dot-matrix grid of the size you're looking for (for instance, 24x200 for Luminator Titan signs), get a LOT of photos of those signs in action, and assemble each letter by filling in dots until it matches the photo. -Same as #2, only compile the characters you generate that way into customized fonts you use for sign building and save the fonts and the template grid on the computer. #1 is the easiest, #2 is a lot of work and really only a good idea for a one-off (one sign, and no more), and #3 is more work than #2, but it's what guys like ConeyIslandAv7 and RTS CNG Command do to produce the signs you can request and I'd advise it over #2 if you plan to make multiple signs simply because making every frame of every sign dot-by-dot gets incredibly tedious and time-consuming. If you want instructions on how to do #3, you should talk to one or both of them and/or IRT Bronx Express about it because they're the experts; I just do #1. Once you have the frames assembled as separate image files, you can use a number of programs ranging from Photoshop on the high end to Web-based gif animators on the low end to animate them. One last tip, though: no matter how tempting it may seem DON'T use anyone else's templates unless you've had a conversation with them (here on the forums, face-to-face, whatever) and they sign off on it; otherwise you'll be asking for trouble when they find out. Besides, they're generally pretty good people and they probably have more than a few pointers for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted October 4, 2011 Share #3 Posted October 4, 2011 http://fontman1982.angelfire.com/index.html - MBTA fonts http://fontstruct.com/ - a site that lets you create your own fonts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted October 4, 2011 Share #4 Posted October 4, 2011 Thread moved to the Original Art & Music Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaway Express Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted October 9, 2011 like this (down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted October 10, 2011 Share #6 Posted October 10, 2011 http://fontman1982.angelfire.com/index.html - MBTA fonts Hey cool, I know that guy who made those fonts, hes a buddy of mine. Me and him go wayy back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted October 10, 2011 Share #7 Posted October 10, 2011 http://fontman1982.angelfire.com/index.html - MBTA fonts Hey cool, I know that guy who made those fonts, hes a buddy of mine. Me and him go wayy back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaway Express Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted October 10, 2011 is there a good website to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaway Express Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted October 10, 2011 is there a good website to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 CNG Posted October 10, 2011 Share #10 Posted October 10, 2011 is there a good website to do it Yes, this is an excellent site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 CNG Posted October 10, 2011 Share #11 Posted October 10, 2011 is there a good website to do it Yes, this is an excellent site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaway Express Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share #12 Posted October 10, 2011 how do you do get the sign to scroll like the RTS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaway Express Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share #13 Posted October 10, 2011 how do you do get the sign to scroll like the RTS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaway Express Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share #14 Posted October 14, 2011 how to make gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Metro2467 Posted October 13, 2015 Share #16 Posted October 13, 2015 I would love to make Luminator Titan signs as well. Can you please send me the Titan font files? I would really appreciate it! Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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