Photoshop Timeline –
Frame animation - Animated gifs
1. File / New / Size = 300 x 100px
2. Layers / create new layers and add artwork (at least 5 layers)
3. Select all layers
4. Window Menu / Timeline / Create Frame Animation / Select frame
5. Timeline window menu / Make Frames from Layers
6. Change Loop options to Forever
7. Select all frames / Change frame times to 0.1sec
8. File / Save for Web / Gif / loop forever
Hand drawn animation - Scans
1. File / Open / Jump.psd
2. Select all layers
3. Timeline / Create Frame Animation / Select frame
4. Timeline window menu / Make Frames from Layers
5. Change Loop options to Forever / Play
6. Select all frames / Change frame times to 0.1sec
7. Crop image to fit better
8. File / Export / Render Video / Quicktime - jpeg medium quality - 24fps
Video Layers
1. File / New / 960 x 540px Square pixel
2. make sure timeline is open
3. Layers menu / Video Layers / New Blank Video layer
4. Timeline window menu / Set Frame Rate / set to 12fps / Ok
5. Timeline menu / Turn on Onion Skin / Zoom layer to fit timeline
6. Playhead settings button / turn on Loop Playback
7. Draw artwork / new frame / draw next frame / new frame etc
8. Shorten work area to suit / play animation
9. Layers menu / Video Layers / New Blank Video layer
10. add another animation
11. File / Export / Render Video / Quicktime - jpeg medium quality - 24fps
* Video Rotoscope *
1. File / New / 1280 x 720px Square pixel
2. make sure timeline is open
3. Layers menu / Video Layers / New Video layer from file... / Lock this layer
4. Timeline window menu / Set Frame Rate / set to 12fps / Ok
5. Layers menu / Video Layers / New Blank Video layer
6. Timeline menu / Turn off Onion Skin / Zoom layer to fit timeline
7. Playhead settings button / turn on Loop Playback
8. Draw artwork over video / new frame / draw next frame / new frame etc
9. File / Export / Render Video / Quicktime - jpeg medium quality - 24fps