Imageready can use layersfrom a PSD file. I've only just started using Photoshop/Imageready, and that's one of the many significant benefits over Paintshop/Animation Shop.
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Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5],
Fri 14 May 2004, 5:16,
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I use photoshop elementsI don't really know how it compares to the others, since it's all I've ever used, but each layer is a frame in the animation, so you have to merge it all to save it as an animated gif
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kitty meow meow,
Fri 14 May 2004, 5:18,
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since it's really just 5 frames, I may go back and put some shadows in anywaysbut probably not
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Fri 14 May 2004, 5:23,
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that's the big differencebetween elements and the full $1,000,000 version of pshop -- you have to merge to animate.
As for me, I merge to compress the file size before I animate, and I do it in Macromedia Fireworks instead of Imageready. It optimizes better and is more intuitive (for me). Plus, it lets me layer each animation frame as much as I want, so I can go back in and add the shadows later if I forgot them. In a lot of ways, Fireworks 4 is like a junior version of Flash 5. (Yes, I am behind the times.)
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Fri 14 May 2004, 5:26,
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As for me, I merge to compress the file size before I animate, and I do it in Macromedia Fireworks instead of Imageready. It optimizes better and is more intuitive (for me). Plus, it lets me layer each animation frame as much as I want, so I can go back in and add the shadows later if I forgot them. In a lot of ways, Fireworks 4 is like a junior version of Flash 5. (Yes, I am behind the times.)
Photoshop CS is a realy nice toolI hear the Middle Eastern version is less expensive*.
*from bit torrent.
(*from bit torrent.
Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5],
Fri 14 May 2004, 5:31,
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Yes, butYou can duplicate the layers before you merge them (that way, you have the originals). If you want to go back and edit something, you can use the original layers and remerge them for that/those frame(s).
Now that hard drives are cheaper than $1/meg*, you can afford the space. ;-)
*I remember buying a 500 Meg hard drive for $750 US back in 1994 or so... I also picked up 8 meg of RAM for only $600 for the Win3.1 to Win95 upgrade.
(Now that hard drives are cheaper than $1/meg*, you can afford the space. ;-)
*I remember buying a 500 Meg hard drive for $750 US back in 1994 or so... I also picked up 8 meg of RAM for only $600 for the Win3.1 to Win95 upgrade.
Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5],
Fri 14 May 2004, 5:27,
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I knowbut I have my own way of working, and duplicating all 40 layers would take time and hurt my wrist.
It's just for a silly website anyways ;)
(It's just for a silly website anyways ;)
kitty meow meow,
Fri 14 May 2004, 5:30,
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