Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx - Manual (Page 741)

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A new video layer for adding video content.
A new blank video layer for cloning content to or creating hand-drawn animations.
3.Add content to the layer.
4.(Optional) Add a layer mask.
A layer mask can be used to reveal a portion of the layer’s content. You can animate the layer mask to reveal different portions of the layer’s
content over time. See Add layer masks.
6.Move the current time indicator to the time or frame where you want to set the first keyframe.
See Use keyframes to animate layer properties .
7.Turn on keyframing for a layer property.
Click the triangle next to the layer name. A down-pointing triangle displays the layer’s properties. Then, click the stopwatch to set the first keyframe
for the layer property you want to animate. You can set keyframes for more than one layer property at a time.
8.Move the current time indicator and change a layer property.
Move the current-time indicator to the time or frame where the layer’s property changes. You can do one or more of the following:
Change the position of the layer to make layer content move.
Change layer opacity to make content fade in or out.
Change the position of a layer mask to reveal different parts of the layer.
Turn a layer mask on or off.
For some types of animation, such as changing the color of an object, or completely changing the content in a frame, you need additional layers
with the new content.
To animate shapes, you animate the vector mask not the shape layer, using the Time-Vary stopwatch for Vector Mask Position or Vector
Mask Enable.
9.Add additional layers with content and edit their layer properties as needed.
10.Move or trim the layer duration bar to specify when a layer appears in an animation.
See Specify when a layer appears in a video or animation and Set the timeline area to preview.
11.Preview the animation.
Use the controls in the Animation panel (Photoshop Extended CS5) or Timeline panel (CS6) to play the animation as you create it. Then preview
the animation in your web browser. You can also preview the animation in the Save For Web & Devices (Photoshop Extended CS5) or Save For
Web (CS6) dialog box. See Previewing video or timeline animations.
12.Save the animation.
You can save the animation as an animated GIF using the Save For Web & Devices (Photoshop Extended CS5) or Timeline panel (CS6)
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