An animation is a sequence of images, or frames that are displayed over time. Each frame is simply different from the frames that come after, creating movement or other changes when the frames are viewed frame by frame. In Photoshop, the animation palette appears in frame mode, showing your animation in a frame format. Use the tools at the bottom of the animation palette to through guide the frames, add and delete frames, preview the animation, and set looping options.

The animation palette menu contains extra options for editing frames or timeline durations, and for changing up the palette display. Select the palette menu icon to view available options. In Photoshop extended, you can use the animation palette in either frame mode or timeline mode. Timeline mode shows animation properties for document layers and the frame time. Use the tools at the bottom of the palette to move through your frames, zoom the time display in or out, toggle skin mode, delete keyframes, and preview the video. You can use controls on the timeline itself to adjust frame time for when you set keyframes for layer, properties a layer, and select a section of the video as the working area. In timeline mode, the animation palette displays each layer in a Photoshop Extended document, but not the background layer, and is synchronized with the layers palette. Whenever a layer is added, assigned a color, deleted, grouped, renamed, or duplicated, the changes are updated in both palettes.

When working with animations, it is necessary to have an understanding of what makes an animation work. These are the basics and can make it easier for you to get through your creating.

This article is written by Kevin M. Sugrue and is an extract from part of ‘The Essentials of Design in Photoshop’ Ebook. For more go to http://www.tutorialhell.com/ebooks

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