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Tuesday

Creating an animation or slideshow




Listen up, I am here to show you how to do an animation, 
which can also be used to create a slideshow


Our last post we had two animations and were asked by a fellow reader how it was done. Though it is rather simple, it does take a little planning, especially if one decides to add text. Overall the process requires a little forethought as to what one wishes to achieve.


Now I use Photoshop, which has an animation feature. Adobe’s Elements 10, available for Macintosh and Windows, has a feature for turning pictures into movies, which is not the same as creating a regular animation. I did search Adobe’s Element 10 website for an answer if they have an animation feature, but was unable to discover any mention of it.


I mentioned that you can also create a slideshow of your images and not just an animation, between the two there is little difference, so what I am sharing with you today, applies to both.


In order to achieve a good sequence of multiple images it is important to have the camera on a tripod and the subject matter moving slowly so that you are able to capture a good number of images that are equally spaced out, so not to appear choppy. Now if you are working with only two or three images already available, just make sure that they work in the sequence your planning to put together.


Copy all your images into a folder and I suggest adding a prefix of #01, #02 etc., to each image so you know which one to import first into Photoshop. As you begin to open an image decide what size the animation is going to be, then resize the image and save it for ‘Web and other Devises’. This way you will optimize each image and reduce file size. Do this to all the images you are planning to use.


Concerning the final size of the animation/slideshow, I recommend no larger that 400 pixels and no smaller than 150 pixels for best results within Blogger. I should also point out that once it is uploaded to Blogger, it has to be  at ‘Original Size’ or it will not run, but let’s get back to importing the images to Photoshop.


Now that they are all resized, create a new file based on their final size and begin importing them with the first image first and so forth. You will notice that you have created a set of layers, one upon another. Now safe it.



Building upon the first image and layer




All images are imported and in their own layer




Make sure all layers are deselected except for the first image




Select and obtain the animation window from the menu bar




Import the first image. Note you are in frame mode, which is preferred 




After having imported all your images it is time to select
the exposure of each image




Select the desired exposure rate




With all still selected set to ‘forever’ otherwise the animation will only run once




Now save for the internet




Make sure to check GIF to it will not work



Time to check how it looks and if it needs any adjustments -
remember it needs to be 'Original Size'



If you are doing a slide show, the only thing you will do is adjust the length each frame is exposed in order to allow one to view the image before proceeding to the next one. Should your slide show contain vertical and horizontal images there are two other steps that needs to be accomplished before importing all your images.


When one combines vertical and horizontal, your end format will be a square and the background will be white unless you decide to go transparent. For a sample of a combination of vertical and horizontal images in a square  layout please visit my Art of Aids post.







Now it is time for an afternoon snooze before dinner






(^..^)





13 comments:

Edith DUTERTRE said...

merci pour tous ces conseils
la traduction en français est un peu
simplifier mais avec un peu de
concentration on devrait y arriver
moi je fais des petites vidéo
avec picasa;
j' aurais aimé pouvoir changer
mon fond de page
en faisant suivre les saisons
avec mon arbre
mais je suis nul en html
à bientôt
bonne semaine
Edith

Miss Kitty said...

Greetings Iris,

I fully understand that any Internet translations leaves out very much and my French unfortunately is nonexistent. German on the other hand is a different story.

I was trying to make out what you are trying to achieve, but if I have it correctly, you wish to show four pictures of a tree at different seasons?

Warmest regards,
Ms K and Egmont

Mr Puddy said...

Pawsome Tutorial !!!
Thank you Miss Kitty : )

Sparkle said...

That was a great tutorial!

weaverpat said...

Thank you for your excellent information! Miss K, you Dad is an artistic genius.
I love those pictures of you. What beautiful eyes you have!

Miss Kitty said...

Greetings Mr Puddy, Sparkle and Pat,

Thank you for stopping by and giving us the thumbs up on our tutorial.

Warmest regards,
Ms K and dad

ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...

Thank you for this excellent guide to how to make a slideshow! Well done!!
purrs
>^,,^<
♥Abby♥Boo♥Ping♥Jinx♥Grace♥

isabel gutiérrez said...

Querido amigo, hace tiempo que no hablamos aunque ya sabes que leo todas tus entradas de blog. Esta última me ha encantado, muy didáctica. Veo que Miss Kitty está llena de vida y muy bella, y hace muy bien su trabajo de modelo.

Yo estoy ahora un poco baja de ánimos por una enfermedad de mi hermano, pero ya te escribiré más detalladamente.

Y también estoy comenzando una nueva etapa en mi pintura, ahora mismo estoy haciendo en acuarela los primeros dibujos preparatorios, a ver cómo me va.

Muchos abrazos de Isabel

Cat said...

Wow Miss Kitty you are very clever!!! I have asked for a photoshop course for Christmas so that hopefully one day I will be able to understand and achieve success with animations and photo manipulations :-)

Team Tabby said...

Great tutorial, Miss Kitty! We may have to upgrade our PSE8 to 10 and try this out! Thanks for posting instructions.

Mindy
Moe
Bono
Cookie
Mike

meowmeowmans said...

Great tutorial, Miss Kitty and Dad Egmont. We always wondered how to do that! :)

Toyin O. said...

Great tutorial, thanks for sharing.

World of Animals, Inc said...

Thank you so much for showing us this easy way to make a slideshow. The tutorial was very easy to follow and that we are going to give this a try. Have a fantastic rest of your day.
World of Animals