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manappu

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fazaal24 said:
Making Animations Using Photoshop
Works in : Adobe Photoshop Cs2-Cs3

Note: If you are using Photoshop CS and below; use the software Adobe Imageready which comes with Photoshop.

Output:

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Ok guys, this will be complicated at the start, all i have to say is that Practice makes Perfect as usual;) So try working on it and u'll get it;) Its really hard to explain this technique using images, anyway i'll try ma best. Im hoping to do a video tutorial on this..but nt sure when i'll do it:)

So lets start with a new canvas 650 x 125 pixels. And ive used some graphics in it.

Before animating, you have to enable the Animation Palette first:
Window>>Animation

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Heres the Animation Palette. The square shaped thumbnail is know as a "frame"

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Next, type whatever you want to appear in your animation. So I came up with something like this:

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Ok now starts the animation part. As you are in the "First Frame". You have to move the text and other stuff to be animated out of the canvas, so move them where ever you want to.

This done because; at the begginning of the animation there shouldnt be anything except the background.

As shown below ive taken all the texts to differen parts of the image; so completely make it invisible.

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Next, insert a new Frame as shown below:

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Ok so this is how it will look after you have inserted the "2nd Frame"

After adding the 2nd Frame, bring the layer "Elakiri" and place it as it was before. So that will become the first animation.

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After Placing the layer as above, Go to the First Frame again and Click the Tween button and do according to the picture below.

What happens here is it creates a connectivity between the two frames and give a morphing effect.

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This is how the animation palette will look like;

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After the previous step; while in the last frame (frame no.12)again make a new frame as shown below;

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After the above step it will become 13 frames. Do according to the image shown below.

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After this, follow the same technique as before, go to the 12 th Frame and click the TWEEN Frame button and give the values as before. so there is the 2nd animation.

You can preview these animations by clicking the play button in the palette.



Repeat these steps for the Layer "Support" too.


Finall You have the three texts coming from each side.

And if u want the animation to pause a bit follow the image below. give the number of seconds as u wish.

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How to save the animation

Go to File>>Save For Web

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and save as GIF format.

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So here it is;

animatedsiggyug4.gif


I have added a glow effect through blending options, but i have not shown it in the tutorial. First get used to the basics then u'll eventually learn how to give the effects to it..All done by Tween and Frames.


Dont worry if u dint get it the first time. Just try and try you'll get it if u have the commitment. Even i learned this on my own.:D

So good luck. Post ur doubts. I'll help whenever i can in the best way:D


As shown by eranga_ m Here are some siggies ive made using Photoshop:
http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2858655&postcount=813

And this is also done using the same technique. This is a simple one;)

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elane..free time welawakata try ekak denna oni..tnx very much macho...
 

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eranga_m said:
My 1st Animted GIF :D:D

meke shadows ehema honda quality ekakin na ne ! Save for web option eka select karanakota meke colour loss wenawa wage.

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Wow Dude..THis is really great machan:DProud to see my tutorial working out:D Sirawata machan this is maxx:D Thawa practice karaddi Maxxa Square wei:rolleyes::P

Ado last frame eke delay ekak deepan so that all text will freeze for a moment:D
 

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    fazaal24 said:
    Wow Dude..THis is really great machan:DProud to see my tutorial working out:D Sirawata machan this is maxx:D Thawa practice karaddi Maxxa Square wei:rolleyes::P

    Ado last frame eke delay ekak deepan so that all text will freeze for a moment:D

    ah elaz freeze karannam :D :D

    me... meke quality wadi karaganna widihak nadda ?? normal widihata GIF save kaloth animate wenneth na :confused:
     

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    eranga_m said:
    ah elaz freeze karannam :D :D

    me... meke quality wadi karaganna widihak nadda ?? normal widihata GIF save kaloth animate wenneth na :confused:

    Meka thama GIF wala thiyana awla machan, GIF support karanne 256 colours witharai ban,,eekai save karaddi quality eka low wenne. So wadiya complicated colours use karanne nethuwa animation eka karoth Quality loss eka penne nehe:D
     

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    shan_n95 said:
    machan ...shapes walata colours add karanne kohomada
    Layer Palette eke Shape layer eka uda right click karala Rasterize Layer Select karapan.

    Neththam:
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    Eeta passe aayeth Shapes Layer eka uda Right Click Karala>>Blending Options gihih>>>Colour Overlay eken colour ekak deepan;)
     

    eranga_m

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    fazaal24 said:
    Meka thama GIF wala thiyana awla machan, GIF support karanne 256 colours witharai ban,,eekai save karaddi quality eka low wenne. So wadiya complicated colours use karanne nethuwa animation eka karoth Quality loss eka penne nehe:D

    ah na banz ! api normally save for web select karaddi default number of colours wenne 23i. Apita eka 256 wenakan wadi karanna puluwan ethakota gindara quality....:D :D

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    menna quality wadi karapu animation eka :D :D :D

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    eranga_m said:
    ah na banz ! api normally save for web select karaddi default number of colours wenne 23i. Apita eka 256 wenakan wadi karanna puluwan ethakota gindara quality....:D :D

    colourmp2.jpg


    menna quality wadi karapu animation eka :D :D :D

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    Ah eeka misak..Mama hithuwa umba 256 daalath ohoma aawa kiyala:Dela ela dan gindara quality:D