Animated Bunny Swingers Tag Continued
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By: Dreamsrmaid@aol.com
Written ~ June 14, 2002

15.  On your layer palette, select layer B3 (which will unnull it) and duplicate this layer and call it B7, then null both these layers.

16.  On your layer palette, select layer B4 (which will unnull it) and duplicate this layer and call it B6, then null both these layers.
Now if you look at your layer palette, this is what you should see.



17.  Now lets rearrange these layers so they are in order from B1 to B8.  So click and drag B6 up over B5, B7 moves up to sit on B6, and B8 sits on top of B7.  Now lets just make sure we have this in order and layers named correctly unnull all the B layers and watch image as you do. B1 to B5 will make the bunnies swing to the left, then B6 to B8 will have the bunnies swinging back to the right.  If all in correct order, null these layers. Save.



18. Now its time to rearrange both the N and B layers. Match each B# layer with corresponding N# layer and ensure that the B layer is under the N layer it matches. So, B1 and N1 go together, then B2 layer with N2 layer, keep matching them until you have finished at B8 and N8. Your layer palette now looks like this.



19.  Now make layer1 active. (this is your white flood filled layer)  Duplicate this layer seven times and then move each new duplicated layer to sit on top of each  N layer finishing at layer N7.  Do not add a new layer to layer N8.  Null all the layers. Save. This is how your layer palette looks now.



20.  Unnull layers layer1, B1 and N1 and merge visible these 3 layers and rename this merged layer to S1. As you start to merge visable, watch your layers to ensure all swing lines are under the font layer to do any final corrections now. Then null layer S1. Then unnull next three layers duplicate, B2 and N2, merge visable these layers and rename this layer to S2.  Repeat this until you have merged each set of layers. When finished you will have 8 layers, S1 to S8. Now unnull all these layers.  Save.
Whew, we are finished building this tag and making layers. This is what your layer palette should look like now.



21.  Now we are ready to animate this tag. In PSP, go to File>Jasc Software Products>launch animation shop.

22.  In Animation Shop your preferences may need to be set so go to File>Preferences>General program preferences and click on the tab "Layered files" and select the following from that field.
"export to PSP as layered images",
"keep layers as separate frames",
"Preserve overall layer transparency"



23. Then go to File>animation wizard and the following drop downs will appear. In the first one, select
"same size as the first image frame"
then click next.



24.  Then in next drop down, select
select "transparent"
then click next.



25.  Now in this drop down box select
"centered in the frame",
"with the canvas color"
then click next



26.  Then next drop down box select
"repeat indefinitely"
set speed to 25
click next



27.  In this dropdown box, click on add image, and browse to where you have put your swing name tag so it is listed in preview box.



28.  Finally with this dropdown box, just click finish.



29.  As this drop down box disappears, on your workspace you will see your frames show up.



30.  Then go to View>view animation, now you should see a working preview of your animated tag.



31.  Now go to File>save.  name your animation and save it in gif format.  Default through all the rest of the pop up boxes that appear and you are done!

I hope you enjoyed and had fun making this swing tag.  If you have any questions or just want to let me know what you thought of this tutorial, drop me an email. I would love to hear from you.  Dreamsrmaid

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