Creating A New Animation - Ulead GIF ANIMATOR 4.0 User Manual

Creating a new animation

Getting started with GIF Animator is a snap. All animations consist of a series of 'stacked'
images, with each image being a single 'frame' in the animation. You can build frames (called
layers in GIF Animator) by inserting individual images manually or by inserting portions of
digitized videos. You can also insert the contents of an entire folder or a range of selected files.
To create a new animation:
1 Click the Layer: Add Images menu
command or the Add Images button on
the Standard toolbar. The Add Images
dialog box opens.
2 Browse for the images you want to add
and select them.
3 Click OK. The images are added in
alphanumerical order to the Layer pane.
Tip: You can also add images to GIF Animator
by dragging them from the Windows Explorer
and dropping them directly into the program.
To import video frames:
1 Click the Layer: Add Video menu
command or the Add Video button on the
Standard toolbar. The Add Video dialog
box opens.
2 Browse for the video file from which you
want to extract a sequence.
3 In the Add Video Dialog box, click the
Duration button and then use the Mark-
in and Mark-out buttons to select the
sequence. Click OK when you're done to
close the dialog box.
4 Click OK to insert the sequence.
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