Creating Animated Gifs - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual

To edit dither pattern collections:
Do one of the following in the DitherBox
dialog box:
(Windows) To rename a collection, select the
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collection from the Collection pop-up menu.
Then select Rename from the Collection pop-up
menu. Enter a new name for the collection, and
click OK.
• To create a new collection, select New from the
Collection pop-up menu. Enter a name for the
collection, and click OK.
• To delete a collection and all of its contents,
select the collection from the Collection pop-up
menu, and then select Delete from the Collection
pop-up menu.

Creating animated GIFs

Animations that you view in a Web browser are
called animated GIFs. Animated GIFs create the
illusion of movement by displaying a sequence of
images, or frames, over time. Photoshop Elements
provides a powerful, easy way to create animated
GIFs from a multiple-layer image.
Setting up animated GIFs
Working with layers is an essential part of creating
an animated GIF. Placing the contents of each
frame on its own layer enables Photoshop
Elements to generate an optimized animation.
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To set up an animated GIF:
Place the image you want to appear in each
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frame of the animation on a separate layer.
Choose File > Save for Web, or click the Save for
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Web button ( ) in the shortcuts bar.
Optimize the image in GIF format. (See "Using
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predefined optimization settings" on page 230 or
"Setting optimization options for GIF and PNG-8
formats" on page 231.)
Select the Animate option.
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Set additional options in the Animation palette:
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Loop to continuously repeat the animation
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when it is viewed in a Web browser.
Frame Delay to specify the number of seconds
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that each frame is displayed when the animation is
viewed in a Web browser. Use a decimal value to
specify fractions of a second. For example, one-
quarter second is specified as .25.
Note: Saving a multilayer image by choosing Save As
GIF and selecting the Layers as Frames option will
open the Save GIF dialog box, which has the same
animation options as the Save for Web dialog box.
Previewing animated GIFs
You can preview an animation in the Save For Web
dialog box or in a Web browser. The Save For Web
dialog box shows the animation as still frames. You
must preview the animation in a browser to view
the frames in timed sequence.
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