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Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual

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Convert To Frame Animation

Timecode Or frame number display

Current-time indicator

Global Lighting track

Keyframe navigator

Layer duration bar

Altered Video track

Time ruler

Time-Vary stopwatch

Animation panel menu

Work area indicators

Converts a timeline animation using keyframes to frame animation.

Shows the timecode or frame number (depending on panel options) for the current frame.

Drag the current-time indicator to navigate frames or change the current time or frame.

Displays keyframes where you set and change the master lighting angle for layer effects such as Drop Shadow, Inner

Shadow, and Bevel and Emboss.

Arrow buttons to the left of a track label move the current-time indicator to the previous or next keyframe from its current position. Click the center
button to add or delete a keyframe at the current time.

Specifies a layer’s place in time within a video or animation. To move the layer to another place in time, drag the bar. To trim

(adjust the duration of) a layer, drag either end of the bar.

For video layers, displays a duration bar for altered frames. To jump to altered frames, use the keyframe navigator to the left

of the track label.

Measures duration (or frame count) horizontally, according to the document’s duration and frame rate. (Choose Document Settings

from the panel menu to change duration or frame rate.) Tick marks and numbers appear along the ruler and change in spacing with the zoom
setting of the timeline.

Enables or disables keyframing for a layer property. Select this option to insert a keyframe and enable keyframing for a layer property. Deselect to
remove all keyframes and disable keyframing for a layer property.

Includes functions affecting keyframes, layers, panel appearance, onion skinning, and document settings.

Drag the blue tab at either end of the topmost track to mark the specific portion of the animation or video that you want to

preview or export.

Change thumbnail size

In the Animation panel, you can change the size of the thumbnails that represent each frame or layer.

1. Choose Panel Options from the Animation panel menu.

2. Do one of the following:

Select a size option.

In timeline mode, select None to display only layer names.

Switch timeline units

You can display the Animation panel timeline in either frame number or timecode units.

To select units to display, choose Panel Options from the Animation panel menu and select Frame Numbers or Timecode.

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