png image moves a bit when rendered

[JumboCracky]

I do not understand the point of png images moving around, or any format of images for that matter. My only guess is that it's so that it reduces lag but I don't know. How do I make it so that it doesn't move slightly up-left when rendered?

How it's supposed to look:



How it's rendered:



Look! Now the handle of my pickaxe is chopping my shoulder off my body!

https://www.mediafire.com/?rl16lw4gnhp9arl
EDIT: So sharing the file is suggested. I'm gonna upload it to mediafire so hopefully somebody can see the basic error I made.
Go to frame 1, render, and watch the pickaxe handle bury itself into my shoulder.

[synthsin75]

What are the dimensions of the image?

[JumboCracky]

What are the dimensions of the image?

Uh... how do I check that?

[slowtiger]

Image dimensions is its size in pixels. "File Info" should give you the numbers.

Have you checked the Z value of that image layer? It should be 0.

[JumboCracky]

Image dimensions is its size in pixels. "File Info" should give you the numbers.

Have you checked the Z value of that image layer? It should be 0.

I'm lost at the "File Info" part as I can't figure out where that's located. And I looked at the Z and it seems like it has always been 0 from when I add in the png. If you mean scale, I tried to set that to 0 and not only does it not work, but it makes resizing the thing kinda funky.

[synthsin75]

It may be easier if you can post a link to a file that shows the problem.

[JumboCracky]

It may be easier if you can post a link to a file that shows the problem.

Alright. I gave it a shot.

[synthsin75]

Yeah, I think your problem is that you are using a very small image. Since you didn't provide the one you are using, I searched google for one with that file name. What I found is 150x150, but even with that small of image, the layer in your file is scaled up quite a lot. So I can only assume your image is even smaller than that. Way too small to be using in an animation.

[JumboCracky]

Yeah, I think your problem is that you are using a very small image. Since you didn't provide the one you are using, I searched google for one with that file name. What I found is 150x150, but even with that small of image, the layer in your file is scaled up quite a lot. So I can only assume your image is even smaller than that. Way too small to be using in an animation.

That is such a downer. So there is no fix for when I use a 16x16 image? I need to edit it so the image is a lot bigger?
EDIT: Actually, I did a work around. I just move the png image slighty to the opposite direction so that when I render it, the pickaxe is actually in the right spot. But thanks for telling me about that.

[slowtiger]

It's not a good idea to reduce or blow up images a lot in AS, since outside of, like, 50 times larger or smaller, AS can't be exact enough.

If you really want to use a small pixillated image, before importing to AS prepare it in Photoshop or Gimp like this: let's say the image is 15 x 15 px. Rescale it in PS with the "nearest neighbour" setting to 150 x 150px, or 300 x 300 px, or 600 x 600 px - anything that is a straight multiple. This way you will have sharp outlines on each pixel, and the image can be manipulated in AS much more exactly.

[Hoptoad]

Thanks for posting that information, slowtiger. Posts like yours is why I read random threads. I never know what fascinating arcana I'll unearth.