LITTLE BALLERINA

 

 

Step 1

At Animation Shop, go to File/Open and locate the tag design PSP file. Go to View/Normal Viewing. Click the Control and A Keys to Activate all the Frames.

Step 2

Open up the file that has the tube graphic, elements, text and copyright.  Go to Edit/Copy.  Now go to Edit/Propagate Paste.

Step 3

Make the tag design file active and go to Edit/Paste into Selected Frame. Holding down the left mouse button, bring the file with the graphics over to the tag design file that you have open and in the very first frame, place the graphic file exactly where you want it on your tag design file.  Once you have the file placed, release the left mouse button and the graphics file should be in all 4 frames of the tag design file.

Step 4

Before we continue to save the animation, let's first click the Customize button to make sure you have all the correct settings for this animation. 

Click the Customize button and you will see three tabs:  Colors, Optimizations and Partial Transparency.

Here is what each setting should be under the three separate tabs:

Colors

255 Colors, Optimized Octree and Error Diffusion should be checked.

Optimizations

The middle three selections should be checked. 

The top and bottom selections - unchecked.

Partial Transparency

Convert Pixels less than 40%

and Yes blend with this color (the box should be white, #ffffff)

After customizing these animation settings, click Ok and click Next and you will get the following screens:

Screen 1

Animation versus output Size - just click next.

Screen 2

Optimization process - just click next.

Screen 3

Optimization preview - just click next.

Screen 4

Optimization results - click finish.

Step 5

Make sure to save your image as a gif file.

We hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

Purrs,

Nikki, Nichie and Sue

 

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