Animation in Photoshop
Unlike simple static pictures, animated ones consist of several images, which are successively changed one after another in a certain time period, and as a result create the illusion of some kind of movement. The size of the picture with this movement remains unchanged.
It would seem difficult to do such a thing on your own, but in fact, using Adobe Photoshop to create it is very simple.
You can use the resulting animated images for various purposes. Very often they are created as an avatar for sites (forums, blogs, etc.) and advertising banners.
As mentioned earlier, animation in Photoshop is not very difficult. First you need the program itself and a few pictures. It is very important at this stage to choose the right images, which must be the same size (and if you want, for example, an object to be moving, then it should be at the same level / distance from the edges in all the pictures).
Next, you need to open all of them in Photoshop, so that each is in the same file, but on different layers.
Animated GIFs in Photoshop
To do this is not difficult. You just need to separately copy and paste into a single file all the pictures you need for work (distributing them over new layers). Now you can start working directly on creating GIF animations.
GIF-extension of images with animation |
First you need to open "Window" ("Window") => "Animation" ("Animation"). In older versions of Photoshop there is no such function, but there is a special program ImageReady (it comes with Photoshop in the package). There is an instruction for this program, and the work in it is similar. After these actions, a special window should appear at the bottom, in which there will be only one picture. This is the first frame. Next, copy it and paste a few more. Their number may be greater than the selected pictures, if they, for example, are repeated. or if some of them should remain empty. Do not forget to save a working document from time to time in order to avoid unpleasant surprises.
The next step is to place your layer on each frame. To do this, click on the desired image and then work with the "Layers" menu.
After determining the sequence of frames (placing layers by frames), we set the duration of each of them. To do this, click on the small black triangle at the bottom of the picture. You can also select the option, the animation will last cyclically or once. In order for the image to repeat cyclically (without stopping), we use the “Forever” function. But the GIF animation received at this stage in Photoshop is not yet complete.
To view it, click on the "Play" button. Of course, if everything suits you already at this stage, you can complete it. But there are a few more nuances.
You can create a certain number of intermediate frames, then the main ones will gradually (not so sharply) pass into each other. You can create them using the option “Create intermediate frames” on a special panel. The resulting animation in Photoshop will look more interesting and harmonious.
Proper preservation is also an equally important thing in our work. Here is the way for him:
“File” = “Save for Web ...” = “Save”. The format must be GIF.
Animation of text in Photoshop is created in the same way.