Previewing video and animations, Preview a frame animation, Set the timeline – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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Video and animation
Last updated 1/10/2010
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In the Layers panel, select the layers you want for the animation, and choose Make Frames From Layers from the
Animation panel menu.
You can edit the animation, use the Save For Web & Devices command to save an animated GIF, or use the Render
Video command to save the animation as a QuickTime movie.
Previewing video and animations
Preview a frame animation
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Do one of the following:
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Click the Play button
in the Animation panel.
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Use the spacebar to play and pause the animation.
The animation is displayed in the document window. The animation repeats indefinitely unless you specified another
repeat value in the Play Options dialog box.
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To stop the animation, click the Stop button
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To rewind the animation, click the Selects First Frame button
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Note: To see a more accurate preview of the animation and timing, preview the animation in a web browser. In
Photoshop, open the Save For Web & Devices dialog box and click the Preview In Browser button. Use the browser’s Stop
and Reload commands to stop or replay the animation.
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Set the timeline area to preview (Photoshop Extended)
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To set the timeline duration you want to export or preview, do any of the following in the Animation panel:
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Drag either end of work area bar.
Dragging an end of the work area bar
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Drag the work area bar over the section you want to preview.
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Move the current-time indicator to the time or frame you want. From the Animation panel menu, choose either
Set Start Of Work Area or Set End Of Work Area.
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(Optional) To remove the portions of the timeline not in the work area, choose Trim Document Duration To Work
Area from the Animation panel menu.
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