Using Photoshop to create an automatic demo tutorial

The tutorial believes that you are not unfamiliar with Photoshop's action. The action records a series of interrelated Photoshop commands, and when it is executed, Photoshop replays the sequence of commands to automate the processing of the graphics files. This is kind of like a DOS batch program and a macro in office. What we're going to talk about here is an advanced application of "action"---use "action" to create an automated demo tutorial.

The principle is to record a general action, and then insert some "stop", each stop display we want to tell the reader the guidance information, such as: Operating procedures, parameter settings, shortcuts and so on. Finally, this action is exported to generate an. exe file (called "Shortcut batch" in Photoshop). So we can share our skills and examples with others. Compared with the general "action", "Fast batch processing" is more convenient to use, viewing more intuitive and interactive strong, easy to spread, exchange and collection.

Let's take a simple example of a button to learn how to make an automated demo tutorial.

　　

First press F9 to open the Action panel, click the New button at the bottom of the panel, create a new action, named "button making", and make sure Photoshop starts recording action.

Next, make the button: The first step is to create a new document, and the second step is to establish a positive circular selection, adjust to the appropriate position; Step three, pick up foreground color 80% gray, background white, from the center of the circle to the left, with the radial gradient tool fill, pay attention to check the gradient properties panel in the reverse color and imitation color; step Fourth , Ctrl+j creates a new layer from the current selection, step fifth, select Layer 2,ctrl+t to transform, scale 80%, rotate 180 degrees, step sixth, select Layer 1, add layer style---projection. At this point, the button is finished.

Click the Stop Record button at the bottom of the action panel to record an action.

Let's take a critical step by inserting a stop into "action" and entering the guidance information.

In the action panel, expand the "button making" to the left of the small triangle, you will find that we have just the operation of all the commands are recorded here, and by Photoshop automatically gave the appropriate name, such as: Set up, set up a constituency, and so on. Select "Build" and click on the Small triangle button on the right of the action panel select the Insert Stop command in the pop-up menu, which will insert a command named stop after "build", and we'll drag it to "build" with the mouse because we want to stop and eject the guidance before executing each step. Then, in the InfoBar, enter the guidance information that we want to tell our readers.

　　

Here we enter "first step, new RGB document, size 200x200 Pixel, resolution 100, background transparent, shortcut key CTRL + N." , check "Allow continue" and OK.

　　

Next, repeat the action, add a description for the other steps, and insert a stop after the last command, enter the info button and make it!

Finally, generate our automated demo executable file. Perform the file > Auto > Create Shortcut batch, and select the path that stores the shortcut batch, such as: C:\Windows\Desktop and named "Autodemo.exe." Select button make in the Actions Drop-down bar, select None in the destination Drop-down bar, and determine.

button to make a demo tutorial. exe runs, unlike a general executable program, you need to drag a graphic file onto the file's icon to trigger it. If the original action contains a new document command, the presentation of the shortcut batch file will be independent of the drawing file being dragged, whereas the demo of the shortcut batch file will be the object of the image being dragged. Of course, your system must have 6.0 or more versions of Photoshop (not a mini version). If you use Windows XP, set compatibility First, right-click on the EXE file, and set compatibility > Compatible Win98.

In addition, also need to explain. Photoshop can record the use of marquee, move, polygon, lasso, magic wand, trimming, slicing, magic eraser, gradient, paint bucket, type, shape, annotation, eyedropper, and color sampler tools can also be recorded in the history, swatches, colors, paths, channels, layers, and , style, action, and so on, you can even record the play command listed on the Action Palette menu so that one action plays another action. But not all operations can be "action" records, such as brushes, pens, erasers, stamps, polygons and other tools of the action cannot be recorded.

How about, do you want to make an automatic demo course that belongs to you? Move It!