Loondatoon
10-01-2006, 06:53 AM
Hey guyz,
I found this useful info on this filmanchor forum. I just copied and pasted it. I think it's useful. I didn't want to put it in the avatar thread because then t would get kinda lost.
Greetz
>>>Here is how to create your own animated avatar in Photoshop and ImageReady.
Graphic animations are like short movies. We generally make these in either Flash (swf) or as animated GIF in Photoshop and ImageReady.
Like movies, animations are made of frames, and you make these frames as layers in Photoshop.
Check out the avatars on http://www.gallery.filmanchor.com/
Let's do it!
Photoshop:
1. Open Photoshop and create a new image file measuring 100 by 100 pixels. Set the resolution to 72 pixels per inch and the mode to RGB color.
2. Choose Show Layers from the Window menu to see the multiple layers in the menu.
3. Past the images you want to use for your avatar into the file (resize if necessary).
4. Now you have multiple layers in your file.
5. Under the file menu, select Jump to, and then Adobe ImageReady.
ImageReady:
Here is the real deal.
The palettes you will need are the Layers palette (right), and the Animation palette. If you are missing either of these, go to Window > ... and click the one you are missing. Same as Photoshop!
1. Choose Show Animation from the Window menu. This will bring up the Animation floating palette.
2. Go to the animation window and click on the duplicate current frame tag. This makes a new frame.
3. For each frame you have to select the corresponding or consequent layer with the image you want to show by turning on the visibility eye for the next layer up (important).
4. You can keep repeating this process for additional frames. Continue duplicating the frames until you have enough for your animation. Now you sort of get into a rhythm -- new frame… show layer... new frame... show layer... till your layers are all visible and one is in each of your animation palette's frames.
5. Now you can change the durations of each frame in the timeline (If you want your animation to go slowly, or to pause on certain frames, you can set the time for each frame to show in the dropdown for that frame. By default it is 0 seconds.)
6. Hit the Play button. It's the single triangle that points to the right. As you hit it, keep an eye on your image window.
7. Use Save Optimized As to save the animation under a new name (not Save As).
8. That’s your animated gif or avatar.
Have Fun!<<<
I found this useful info on this filmanchor forum. I just copied and pasted it. I think it's useful. I didn't want to put it in the avatar thread because then t would get kinda lost.
Greetz
>>>Here is how to create your own animated avatar in Photoshop and ImageReady.
Graphic animations are like short movies. We generally make these in either Flash (swf) or as animated GIF in Photoshop and ImageReady.
Like movies, animations are made of frames, and you make these frames as layers in Photoshop.
Check out the avatars on http://www.gallery.filmanchor.com/
Let's do it!
Photoshop:
1. Open Photoshop and create a new image file measuring 100 by 100 pixels. Set the resolution to 72 pixels per inch and the mode to RGB color.
2. Choose Show Layers from the Window menu to see the multiple layers in the menu.
3. Past the images you want to use for your avatar into the file (resize if necessary).
4. Now you have multiple layers in your file.
5. Under the file menu, select Jump to, and then Adobe ImageReady.
ImageReady:
Here is the real deal.
The palettes you will need are the Layers palette (right), and the Animation palette. If you are missing either of these, go to Window > ... and click the one you are missing. Same as Photoshop!
1. Choose Show Animation from the Window menu. This will bring up the Animation floating palette.
2. Go to the animation window and click on the duplicate current frame tag. This makes a new frame.
3. For each frame you have to select the corresponding or consequent layer with the image you want to show by turning on the visibility eye for the next layer up (important).
4. You can keep repeating this process for additional frames. Continue duplicating the frames until you have enough for your animation. Now you sort of get into a rhythm -- new frame… show layer... new frame... show layer... till your layers are all visible and one is in each of your animation palette's frames.
5. Now you can change the durations of each frame in the timeline (If you want your animation to go slowly, or to pause on certain frames, you can set the time for each frame to show in the dropdown for that frame. By default it is 0 seconds.)
6. Hit the Play button. It's the single triangle that points to the right. As you hit it, keep an eye on your image window.
7. Use Save Optimized As to save the animation under a new name (not Save As).
8. That’s your animated gif or avatar.
Have Fun!<<<