Making animated GIF's in photoshop

So this is an 'ible on how you animate GIF images in photoshop, dead simple, lots of fun and very easy to do, though a little labour intensive, in comparison to flash, this is frame by frame animation...

Step 1 You'll need...

A copy of photoshop.
A copy of Imageready (usually comes with PS)
About half an hour to an hour to play with
A little experience in computer graphics
An idea

Comments

[mitch and sean]

How did you end up putting it up on instructables like that? Pls reply dude

[caco caco]

idont have photo shop

[fogman103]

GIMP is a free program much like photoshop.

[Match Book]

Woot.

It's messed up. D:

[weGIF]

This is such a helpful educational and informational post. Thanks for the effort.
You could also use as an add-on or support tool the amazing Wegif Animated Picture Software, and you'll have a great results.

[weGIF]

Just a suggestion for your artwork to be more effective and remarkable, you could try http://www.wegif.com/browse/ 

[dhawktx]

Another option that's free and has animation is Artweaver!

http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version

[lawizeg]

I just use flash for this.

[Ward_Nox]

as far as i can tell adobe dosen't make image ready anymore

[killerjackalope]

Wow, I hadn't realised, they may have rolled it all in to CS3 then, not sure...

[Ward_Nox]

it is but its a pain to make gifs now its part of the video settings WHY photoshop needs video setting i have no idea that's what after effects is for

[EnigmaMax]

the ball should flatten upon bouncing on the ground

[killerjackalope]

I'll maybe go in to that sort of thing at some point, it'd be easy using transformations, this was more a general making things move 'ible though.

[EnigmaMax]

okay, just making sure you knew.

[codykage]

as if my inst. is a bit wierd haha great work, love to see alternative ways to doing things in photoshop. thanks!

[killerjackalope]

Thanks, there's another 'ible, top of the related, look at the main photo...

[bobbyk881]

I just got photoshop and wanted to do GIF's, But was never able too. Do you know how to make a GIF with pictures?

[bobbyk881]

Btw great job!

[killerjackalope]

Thanks, how about a follow up 'ible on doing pictures, what did you have in mind...

[bobbyk881]

I have a few pictures of my aunts dogs, and I want to make some GIF's with them and make them look like there moving.

[killerjackalope]

Oh yeah, that's a do-able project...

[bobbyk881]

Yeah. what I was thinking about doing is making it as a mini comic movie. I think that would be cool.

[killerjackalope]

Well I'll get going on that one tomorrow

[bobbyk881]

Cool, but I mean you don't have to do it. But if you want to its gonna be awsome.

[killerjackalope]

No problem, it's a worthy 'ible, so I'll make it...

[bobbyk881]

Cool. I can't wait. ha ha

[killerjackalope]

A little present for ya

[darth acexxacer]

can u get photoshop for free?

[killerjackalope]

Not legally, well I did legally by knowing a few people, however P2P downloading beckons...

[Keith-Kid]

A friend of mine, who is a proffesional photographer gets free copies from meetings, conventions, deals and such. He gave me a copy of PS 5, it really got me interested in this sort of stuff. Sadly, two weeks later, my computer broked. He doesn't wanna give me another one. Then I discovered the GIMP, which although is a bit more user-friendly in a way, still lacks a few features....

[killerjackalope]

Also try paint.net some grad student designed it as what paint should really be and it ended up being an excellent program, similar to the GIMP but with different features...

[darth acexxacer]

oh well i guess i cant get it :(

[darth acexxacer]

:*(

[joejoerowley]

Cool! Nice Job!

[killerjackalope]

Thanks joe...

[LinuxH4x0r]

Nice work. I'll try doing some once I get gimp on my mac

[killerjackalope]

cheers, not sure on how it goes on gimp but probably similar...