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Frame Animation

Demonstration & Discussion

Adobe Illustrator

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Fundamentally, all animation is simply the changing of imagery over a duration of time.

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Fundamentally, all animation is simply the changing of imagery over a duration of time.

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Fundamentally, all animation is simply the changing of imagery over a duration of time.

We know how to use multiple artboards and transforms (like rotate, scale, etc.) to generate consistent imagery.

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For instance, consider this simple graphic for a loading icon

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For instance, consider this simple graphic for a loading icon.

With some basic rotation transforms around the center, we can produce multiple artboards that start to suggest an animation sequence…

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So we know how to use multiple artboards and transforms (like rotate, scale, etc.) to generate consistent imagery.

We just need a file format �that can control time.

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The term frame refers to one piece of imagery displayed for one segment of time in an animation sequence.

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The term keyframe derives from traditional animation…

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The term keyframe derives from traditional animation…

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The term keyframe derives from traditional animation…

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The term keyframe derives from traditional animation. The lead animator would illustrate only certain important motion cues (“keyframes”)…

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The term keyframe derives from traditional animation. The lead animator would illustrate only certain important motion cues (“keyframes”). Assistant animators would complete the frames in between (“tweens”).

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Notice the frame numbers (the circled numbers near the bottom-right corner of the animation)…

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Notice the frame numbers (the circled numbers near the bottom-right corner of the animation). The numbers aren’t sequential.

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Notice the frame numbers (the circled numbers near the bottom-right corner of the animation). The numbers aren’t sequential. They jump in sequence…

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Notice the frame numbers (the circled numbers near the bottom-right corner of the animation). The numbers aren’t sequential. They jump in sequence from frame 4…

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Notice the frame numbers (the circled numbers near the bottom-right corner of the animation). The numbers aren’t sequential. They jump in sequence from frame 4, to frame 7…

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Notice the frame numbers (the circled numbers near the bottom-right corner of the animation). The numbers aren’t sequential. They jump in sequence from frame 4, to frame 7, to frame 10…

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Notice the frame numbers (the circled numbers near the bottom-right corner of the animation). The numbers aren’t sequential. They jump in sequence from frame 4, to frame 7, to frame 10, to frame 18…

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Notice the frame numbers (the circled numbers near the bottom-right corner of the animation). The numbers aren’t sequential. They jump in sequence from frame 4, to frame 7, to frame 10, to frame 18, to frame 28…

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Notice the frame numbers (the circled numbers near the bottom-right corner of the animation). The numbers aren’t sequential. They jump in sequence from frame 4, to frame 7, to frame 10, to frame 18, to frame 28, to frame 36…

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These are the keyframes

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These are the keyframes. The assistant animator would be responsible for completing the inbetweens

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These are the keyframes. The assistant animator would be responsible for completing the inbetweens or tweens (all of the frames in between the keyframes).

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Paste on All Artboards

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Once we’ve created the basic visual components for our animation sequence, use Paste on All Artboards to ensure that the art is consistently positioned throughout the animation sequence.

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⬤ Illustrator CC File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help

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Edit Menu

⬤ Illustrator CC File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help

Edit

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Edit Menu

Undo

Redo

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Cut

Copy

Paste

Paste in Front

Paste in Back

Paste in Place

Paste on All Artboards

Paste

Clear

⬤ Illustrator CC File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help

Edit

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Edit Menu → Paste on All Artboards

Undo

Redo

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Cut

Copy

Paste

Paste in Front

Paste in Back

Paste in Place

Paste on All Artboards

Paste

Clear

⬤ Illustrator CC File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help

Edit

Paste on All Artboards

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Paste on All Artboards

Edit Menu → Paste on All Artboards

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Animation & Frames

Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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When you’ve finished designing each of your frames in Illustrator, use Export for Screens to quickly export all of the artboards out to individual PNG files.

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⬤ Illustrator CC File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help

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⬤ Illustrator CC File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help

File

File Menu

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File Menu

New…

New from Template…

Open…

Open Recent Files ▶

Browse in Bridge…

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Close

Save

Save As…

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Export ▶

⬤ Illustrator CC File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help

File

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File Menu Export

New…

New from Template…

Open…

Open Recent Files ▶

Browse in Bridge…

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Close

Save

Save As…

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Export ▶

⬤ Illustrator CC File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help

File

Export ▶

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File Menu Export

Export for Screens…

Export As…

Export for Web (Legacy)…

New…

New from Template…

Open…

Open Recent Files ▶

Browse in Bridge…

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Close

Save

Save As…

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Export ▶

⬤ Illustrator CC File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help

File

Export ▶

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File Menu Export Export for Screens

Export for Screens…

Export As…

Export for Web (Legacy)…

New…

New from Template…

Open…

Open Recent Files ▶

Browse in Bridge…

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Close

Save

Save As…

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Export ▶

⬤ Illustrator CC File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help

File

Export ▶

Export for Screens…

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File Menu Export Export for Screens

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Export for Screens

Be sure that All Artboards �are being exported

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Click the folder icon to choose the�Location to export the PNG files

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Export for Screens

Be sure that the format selected �for the export is PNG files

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Photoshop Image Stack

To create an Image Stack in Photoshop (a single artboard with image information separated in the Layers Palette)…

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Photoshop Image Stack

To create an Image Stack in Photoshop (a single artboard with image information separated in the Layers Palette), simply open a file, then drag-and-drop the additional files to place them as new layers in the stack.

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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⬤ Photoshop CC File Edit Image Layer Type Select Filter 3D View Window Help

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Window Menu

⬤ Photoshop CC File Edit Image Layer Type Select Filter 3D View Window Help

Window

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Window Menu

Arrange ▶

Workspace ▶

Info

Layer Comps

Layers

Learn

Libraries

Measurement Log

Navigator

Notes

Paragraph

Paragraph Styles

Paths

Properties

Styles

Swatches

Timeline

Tool Presets

⬤ Photoshop CC File Edit Image Layer Type Select Filter 3D View Window Help

Window

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Window Menu → Timeline

Arrange ▶

Workspace ▶

Info

Layer Comps

Layers

Learn

Libraries

Measurement Log

Navigator

Notes

Paragraph

Paragraph Styles

Paths

Properties

Styles

Swatches

✓ Timeline

Tool Presets

Timeline

⬤ Photoshop CC File Edit Image Layer Type Select Filter 3D View Window Help

Window

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Window Menu → ✓ Timeline

Arrange ▶

Workspace ▶

Info

Layer Comps

Layers

Learn

Libraries

Measurement Log

Navigator

Notes

Paragraph

Paragraph Styles

Paths

Properties

Styles

Swatches

✓ Timeline

Tool Presets

⬤ Photoshop CC File Edit Image Layer Type Select Filter 3D View Window Help

Window

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Use the Timeline Palette to convert your artboard into a Frame Animation

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Timeline Palette

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Timeline Palette

Click on a frame to select it

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Add frames to the timeline �by duplicating the selected frame

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Remove frames from the timeline �by deleting the selected frame

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Be sure that the animation looping �setting is set to Loop Forever

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Test the animation using �the play/stop button

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Control the speed of the animation by increasing or decreasing the Frame Delay for each frame

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Save for Web (Legacy)

File Menu Export Save for Web (Legacy)…

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File Menu Export Save for Web (Legacy)…

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Save for Web (Legacy)

Use the “Save for Web (Legacy)” export option to save your animation as a GIF file.

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Check that the estimated file size of the image won’t be too large…

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Save for Web (Legacy)

If the file size is above 2 MB, use the Preset drop-down menu to select a smaller color table (like “GIF 32” or “GIF 64”) to try to reduce the file size.

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Make sure that the Looping Options �are set to Forever.

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Save for Web (Legacy)

Then click Save…

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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Illustrator

Paste on All Artboards

Export for Screens

Photoshop

Image Stack

Timeline Palette

Exporting Animated GIFs/Videos

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