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Published: 2012-05-29 05:20:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 18295; Favourites: 771; Downloads: 313
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I recieved a request on Tumblr for a tutorial on how I animate things with a program called Imageready. Imageready comes packaged with earlier versions of Photoshop (I use 7.0).Although this tutorial was written for Imageready most steps can easily apply to newer versions of Photoshop as well which have Animation capabilities built right in (Window>Animation)
Unfortunately I cannot instruct you on how to Animate in any other programs, I'm sorry!
Here is the finished example GIF!
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I have PS7...and no matter what it only save in GIF image only...which make it impossible to upload on DA. Can you help me??
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Make the unmoved/smaller size of that picture.
Just like mine can't be uploaded cause the size was too big. But then I uploaded the unmoved one as the cover and it works.
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This is so helpful. Thanks for this tutorial cause I been trying to find one.Β
Now I should go download photoshop xPxP
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no problem! I hope you were able to get the program ^^
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after i do everything, when i save it ,it just becomes an image. i saved as gif but same stuff...
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are you using Imageready or a newer CS version of Photoshop? are you saving optimized?
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actually, im using a newer version, and cant save optimized
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In newer versions of Photoshop beginning with CS (they're on to CS6 now I believe?) the functions of Imageready were put -right in- to photoshop 
To save things as animated and not just a static gif from a CS version of photoshop you need to go to File>save for web ^^ this allows you to 'optimize'. try looking for that option
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By the way, do you know what it is about Tublr that makes it deny GIFs that are less than 1 MB ? I've just barely heard that it usually has something to do with overly saturated levels of cyan and magenta, but I can't for the love of god see what the hell the logic in that is ! I mean, seriously, there has got to a set of guidelines for any specific requirements that one must follow. Clearly, there is something weird going on with Tumblr, so I'm completely dumbfounded to not have been able to find this information anywhere yet.
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I love the visual design of this tutorial. Very beautifully accomplished, with a permeating sense of coherency and harmony.
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This is a great tutorial! Simple with the basics that I can learn to expand on! Thank you!
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I have photoshop CS6 and I could not find imageready.. but somehow I got the same bar under that looks like it. Only.. I don't get how you do the optimization panel.. & Save optimized. I just can't find it. o.o
I do have the function: "optimize Animation"
But then I only see:
*Bounding Box
*Redundant Pixel Removal.
If you have time to tell me what Im doing wrong or if you know what to do then I would really appreciate that.
I really wan't to try this out.. and make my own icon for once.
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Photoshop CS6 has an option for the animation, you should click on "Window" (between view and help..) Β and Β click on "timeline" c:Β
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i have no idea unfortunately. I use only Photoshop and Imageready. I have never once opened or seen Elements
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i dunno how to make my gif smaller for when i need to upload it on deviantart
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that would depend on the program you're using and the quality setting or the number of frames the animation has, or the number of colours in the animation..there are different factors that attribute to save quality. In order to offer you with advice I would need more information on your specific setup.
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Thank you so much! This tutorial helps A LOT!
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thank you a million times!!! I had to look up the counter part of image ready since i use Photoshop cs5, his saved me a lot of time and effort. Now I know how to do what I love on Photoshop thanks to you!!!
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no problem!
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Where is the optimize button? Please answer...
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please read the tutorial 
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Yeah it doesn't show the optomize panel, I see the stuff on top of it but I don't see it. The transfer image ready thingy.
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I'm not sure what you mean.
When you go to 'Window' along the top of your program..there is ..or.. there is not an option for 'Optimize'?
If there is not then you are using a different version of this program than I have and I unfortunately cannot help you
If there is an option that says 'optimize', is there a check mark beside it? If there is not a checkmark then click on the option again. A checkmark will appear beside 'optimize' and the panel will open.
If there is already a checkmark beside 'optimize' then you will need to take a screencap of the entire window showing this to me so i can find the issue. When taking the screencap please have the 'window' dropdown showing so I can see that there is indeed a checkmark beside where it needs to be
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There isn't. I'm using Ps Cs3
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ah I see.
This tutorial is for photoshop 7.0 and imageready. Not PS Cs3. Please next time state that you're not using the same program the tutorial is for if you ask someone a question about it 
You're right there is no optimize button in -any- of the CS versions of PS as far as i know. You need to save for web and optimize there. File>save for web.
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Sorry, thanks for the advice
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Finally, some help in this endeavor!
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Thank you SO MUCH for this tutorial!
I have CS3 though, so I might need to find a downloadable version or a tutorial for a program that I have.... dang.
Exemplary work, as always, FirstFear <3
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As mentioned in my description...the steps for this basically work for newer versions of Photoshop as well. Animation is built RIGHT IN to the program instead of needing ImageReady. That 'Animation Panel' is RIGHT IN photoshop instead of in a separate program.
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Me? Reading things in advance? Pshaw. (Sorry about that)
I'll have to go out of my shell and look it up in the program. Thanks!
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hahaha xD <3
you should be able to open the panel (if its closed) by going Window>Animation like in Imageready..just..this time in photoshop instead :3
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Oh yeah, there it is.
Actually, I've never animated before but always wanted to.
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it's fun! you should definitely give it a try ^^
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Prepare yourself for the most uninspiring animation evar!
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