Expert detailed explanation simple four-frame GIF animation production method

Expert detailed explanation simple four-frame GIF animation production method

Seemingly simple animation, the production is still very need of skills and methods. The author is very experienced in this field, and uses very detailed text to describe the animation from the beginning to the end, we need to use which panels and actions, how to create new layers and save animation. These are very rare learning materials, with these, our animation production level will be quality improvement.
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1, Preparation: PS in the production of GIF need to prepare the display of several windows: layer, animation, action.

A complete action GIF is decomposed as follows, each frame is responsible for displaying its own layer content.

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 2, making some settings for later operations simplifies the process.

Uncheck the "new layers seen in all frames" in the triangular option to the right of the animation panel. The use of this option is that a newly created layer or a copied layer will be displayed by default in more than one frame, which is suitable for unchanged patterns, such as backgrounds.

Set up 2 actions" gif modify "," gif empty ":
2 stored steps only one difference, the previous purpose is to complete a frame of the screen, customize the new animation frame, and then copy the previous frame corresponding layer content and then reduce the content of the copied layer of transparency, in order to modify the part of the screen changes. The next goal of

is simply to reduce the layer transparency of the previous frame, and then create a new transparency layer to draw a new screen.

3, create a new file that requires size, A frame has been displayed by default in the animation (frame) window, creating a new layer "a" to draw the first frame of the picture.

The layer "D" is named here to show that there are 2 frames "B" and "C" as intermediate frames, and "a" and "D" are both keyframes.

5, reduced transparency layer" a "to help the latter frame of reference stereotypes, Avoid serious deformation in the role of the action.

6, secondThe frame for the layer "D" completes, hides the layer "a", and then begins to fill the middle frame between the bright frame to perfect a complete action.

8, the final adjustment, export animation. After you complete the animation, choose Save as Web and device all formats in the File menu to preview the final effect and export the GIF format.
9, After the panel's good parameters are ejected, click the "Save" button to complete the GIF production.

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