Re: Very Simple Question About Animated GIF Background

Anna2257 wrote:
> Hi,
>  Till now I didn't realise that I don't have to copy the whole picture into

> every frame, I can simply keep the "static" part as a background,
and animate 
> only the changing object (for example, some letters). This way the final
file 
> will be much smaller in size.
>  I right-click on the selection and choose Animate Selection, but then I
don't 
> know how to arrange the animated selection and the background static
picture to 
> achieve the desireble result.
>     Please advise.
>       Andy
> 

Seeing your PNG file would take a lot of the guesswork out of this, but 
basically:

Put the static elements on one layer and choose to share that layer to 
frames.

Either add your animation elements to separate frames or read up on 
using animation symbols.

You can check out this list of tutorials as well, and/or post a link to 
your PNG file so we can be more detailed in our advice.

http://tinyurl.com/2ljze9

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Hi,
 Till now I didn't realise that I don't have to copy the whole picture into 
every frame, I can simply keep the "static" part as a background, and
animate 
only the changing object (for example, some letters). This way the final file 
will be much smaller in size.
 I right-click on the selection and choose Animate Selection, but then I don't 
know how to arrange the animated selection and the background static picture to

achieve the desireble result.
    Please advise.
      Andy

Jim,
 thank you for your reply.
 I don't think I can post my work here, it is a banner for an adult company.
 But I think I fount what I need to clear - How do I share the static layer to 
frames? What should I click?
    Thank you,
      Anna

Anna2257 wrote:
> Jim,
>  thank you for your reply.
>  I don't think I can post my work here, it is a banner for an adult
company.
>  But I think I fount what I need to clear - How do I share the static layer
to 
> frames? What should I click?
>     Thank you,
>       Anna
> 

Go to the Layer options icon (upper right of layers panel), click it and 
  choose Share layer to frames

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