PhotoshopCS6 make Magnifier animation effect chart

PhotoshopCS6 make Magnifier animation effect chart

This article through a magnifying glass animation example (simple analog Magnifier, focus on the knockout style) to explain the clipping mask and knockout layer style of the principle and application and simple PS time axis animation, hope to be helpful. Clipping mask PSD source file address http://vdisk.weibo.com/s/B-MH8; Knockout style PSD source file address http://vdisk.weibo.com/s/B-N9y; Welcome attention to my Sina Weibo @gaoyoungor, Share more about the design with you.

(Material file from 365PSD, this tutorial is for learning Exchange, not commercial)

　　Final GIF Effect chart

Clipping mask making Magnifier animation

　　1. Open the picture that will be used to make the magnified animation, right-click on the layer thumbnail to select Convert to Smart object, and name the layer as a small image. Select the small and medium graph layer, ctrl+j copy a same new layer, named as the original;

2.alt+ctrl+c, the positioning option uses default, reduces the canvas size, and shrinks the size depending on the magnification you want to use. Select the small and medium graph layer, ctrl+t the free transform to reduce the layer and the size of the canvas to fit, and add filter effect-Gaussian blur, create a depth of the effect. Continue to adjust the position of the "original" layer to make the perspective relationship as correct as possible;

3. Add a magnifying glass, the magnifying glass into two parts, one is the lens, one is the frame, and are converted into smart objects, the lens layer placed under the original chart layer, press and hold ALT click two layers between the creation of a clipping mask, at this time the layer structure is as follows

The canvas displays the effect as follows, basically has already determined the effect, below we use the PS CS6 the video time axis function to add the animation

4. Double-click the Timeline tab at the bottom of the PS (CS6) Action Area

And then

(CS3 and later versions have animation features, other versions of the children's shoes to find their own patience to find Oh ~). The default work area is 5s long, we drag the slider on the right to set the work area to 3 seconds 15 frames (just a person feel that time is too long useless, and everywhere gif pictures too large, the specific value of everyone random ~)

5. We have previously converted the lens and frame layers into smart objects, at this time we can add key frames to their "transform" attributes (transform properties involving free transformation, distortion, perspective, translation, skew, etc.), in fact, we can ctrl+t see ... There is no gray to try, here we need to simply use the "Pan"

Click on the stopwatch icon before the magnifying glass and the lens transform properties, and automatically add keyframes to two layers in the first frame. Select two layers and drag the timeline pointer to 2s. Pan two layer to the appropriate position, at this time PS for us to automatically hit the two key frame points, you can move the key frame, but must keep the frame and the key frame of the lens consistent, or wear help oh ~ Similarly, we add a third set of keyframes ( Use the video editing software students said no pressure, no contact with the students do not worry, bold to try, anyway, the most serious consequences will not be the explosion of the monitor it?). Category:

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