What is the best way to animate a model skin?

[GGianpy]

Good afternoon.

I'm starting to create 3d models in .MD3 format to import them into my project.

I've created a model of a computer where you can put an animation on the screen:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WpPQuV1Bq3Yyxv0nxwQ1YfBl7BD7cIiL/view?usp=sharing

This is the code in MODELDEF:

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Model Dec_Computer
{

   Path "MODELS/Decorations"
   Model 0 "Dec_Computer.md3"
   Offset 0 0 0
   Scale 22 22 22

   SurfaceSkin 0 0 "COMPUTER_TEX1"

   Path "MODELS/Decorations/Anim"

   SurfaceSkin 0 1 "Anim1.png"
   FrameIndex MODA A 0 0
   SurfaceSkin 0 1 "Anim2.png"
   FrameIndex MODA B 0 0
   SurfaceSkin 0 1 "Anim3.png"
   FrameIndex MODA C 0 0
   SurfaceSkin 0 1 "Anim4.png"
   FrameIndex MODA D 0 0
   SurfaceSkin 0 1 "Anim5.png"
   FrameIndex MODA E 0 0
   SurfaceSkin 0 1 "Anim6.png"
   FrameIndex MODA F 0 0
   SurfaceSkin 0 1 "Anim7.png"
   FrameIndex MODA G 0 0
   SurfaceSkin 0 1 "Anim8.png"
   FrameIndex MODA H 0 0
   SurfaceSkin 0 1 "Anim9.png"
   FrameIndex MODA I 0 0
   SurfaceSkin 0 1 "Anim10.png"
   FrameIndex MODA J 0 0

}


The animation is shown on material 1 (the screen).
By doing so I have to write each frame it in MODELDEF and then in DECORATE.

I want to make animations that go beyond 120 frames, how can I simplify this operation?
is there any way to import video or gif to gzdoom?

I've tried using ANIMDEFS but it doesn't work on actors.

[Cherno]

No, the way you have been doing it is the correct, and only, one. You have to define each frame with it's own SurfaceSkin.

[HAL9000]

No, the way you have been doing it is the correct, and only, one. You have to define each frame with it's own SurfaceSkin.

Huh, I have no problem with animdefs on models. Its working like a charm. You can even combine it with surfaceskin method

[GGianpy]

I tried to use animdefs but the texture was not showing up on the model. Maybe I did something wrong ...

But why don't they implement video or gif support on gzdoom?

They could add a lump called "GIFDEFS" or add a "video" or "gif" property to ANIMDEFS

[CBM]

in your case, I would consider writing a quick program that can read a video file and then output a folder with each image frame and a single modeldef file that contains a reference to each frame (once you have a simpler example running manually with just a few frames)