Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Manual (Page 586)

PHOTOSHOP CS3
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2 In the Layers palette, select the layers you want for the animation, and choose Make Frames From Layers from the
Animation palette menu.
Keyframes are generated for the position, opacity, and style of each layer in the Animation palette so that the original
animation is preserved. 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.
Preview video and animations
Preview a frame animation
1 Do one of the following:
• Click the Play button in the Animation palette.
• 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.
2 To stop the animation, click the Stop button .
3 To rewind the animation, click the Selects First Frame button .
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.
See also
“Preview optimized images in a web browser” on page 529
Set the timeline area to be previewed (Photoshop Extended)
❖ Do any of the following:
• Drag the work area bar over the section you want to preview.
• Drag the work area markers (at either end of the work area bar) to specify the beginning or end of the work area.
Dragging work area markers
• Move the current-time indicator to the frame you want, and then choose either Set Start Of Work Area or Set End
of Work Area from the Animation palette menu.