Graphics Programs Reference
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In the Layer panel, select the Lens Flare layer. From the Layer Blending
Option drop-down list, choose Screen as the blending mode for the
layer; this mode makes the Lens Flare transparent and displays the scene
under it.
Shortcut: You can ill the layer of the foreground color by pressing Alt +
Delete (Opt + Shift + Delete on the Mac).
After inalizing the animation in Photoshop, it is important to set the working
area to your animation period; otherwise, the rendering process or export of
your animation will include the unwanted parts of the timeline. To set the
working area and crop the unwanted space in the timeline, drag the Work
Area end bracket to the left to the end of your animation. For example, in the
previous animation, drag the bracket to the left to frame number 75.
You can review the inal output of the animation by viewing the
Space_ship.psd example attached to this topic.
Frame Animation
The second method to create animation in Photoshop is the Frame
animation. This is the method that was inherited from ImageReady.
Although this method does not include as many capabilities as the
Timeline animation does, it is helpful in creating simple web animation
such as animated GIFs with low resolution. With this method of animation,
you have more control over the number of frames in the inal movie,
as you create only the slides that include the animation and set the
in-between frames later based on your desired number of transitions in
each animation.
Note: The Frame animation method does not support animation of 3D
properties (i.e., camera positions, 3D rotations).
You can activate the Frame animation or toggle between both Frame and
Timeline animations through the Convert to Frame Animation/Convert to
Timeline Animation button on the bottom right of the Animation panel.
Before we get into an exercise to learn how the Frame animation method
works, let's briely review some of the important functions and features that
are available when you activate a Frame animation in the Animation panel.
Note: The Frame animation does not support layers, as does the Timeline
animation, so the animation represented in each frame is actually the sum
of the animation you created in all the Photoshop layers. However, it
depends on the layers in the Layers panel to create the animation.
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