Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
This is the nature of timeline-based animation in Photoshop. If animation is enabled for a paramet-
er, any change made to that parameter will create a new keyframe at the location of the Current
Time Indicator.
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Return the Current Time Indicator back to the starting point by clicking 0.0 at the beginning of the
Timeline.
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Press the Play button ( ) at the bottom of the Animation panel to preview the animation. The text fades
in over three seconds. You can press the Stop button ( ) when you are finished viewing the animation.
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Choose File > Save As. The Save As dialog box appears. Navigate to the ps13lessons folder and type
ps1305_animation.psd
into the File name text field. Select Photoshop from the Format drop-down
menu and click Save. Keep the file open for the next part of this lesson.
Rendering a video file
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In the lower-left corner of the Timeline panel, click the arrow icon. This is the Render Video button and
it will open the Render Video window. (You can also choose File > Export > Render Video.)
Note that the Render Video Window is divided into four areas: Location, File Options, Range, and
Render Options.
Location
: allows you to specify a name for the file that you are going to export and a location to save
that file.
File Options
: controls the type of file you want to create from your animation. Adobe Media Encoder
is the default option here and gives you numerous options for choosing the format, size, and other para-
meters of the video file that you will export. The other option in this section is a Photoshop Image
Sequence, which is a relatively specialized format that exports each frame of your video as an individu-
al image file.
Range
: controls the amount of the animation to export. By default, it will export the entire animation
timeline, but you can limit the export range to lesser parts of the Timeline.
Render Options
: controls whether an alpha channel is included in the output file along with the file's
frame rate. Some exportable formats will not allow you to include an alpha channel.
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In the Location name section, type
ps1305
into the Name text field. Click the Select Folder button, and
navigate to the ps13lessons folder, then click OK or Choose.
3
In the File Options section, note that the Format is set to H.264. This format is the type of compression
used, but there are a number of different Presets that determine the size and frame rate as well.
4
Click the Preset menu and choose Apple iPhone, iPod - 320x240 24. This will allow for quick rendering
time.
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In the Range section, make sure that the option button next to All Frames is selected.
