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a. There are 3 basic effect I figured out how to do with the layer's we have set up so far. Basically I combined aspects of these 3 to make the final product you see below and on the first page.

b. If you click on any of the images there is a breakdown of the frames (which layer is visible or invisible on each frame) to achieve each effect. I'll describe it in text and you can refer to the picture. This is a difficult concept especially if you have never used imageready before.

c. Make sure the layers are arranged from smallest to largest in the layer's pallete (smallest on top) Now name them L1 to L7 (L1 is smallest, L7 is largest.

d. Next look for the Animation Palette. Its usually at the bottom of the screen, if you can't find it go to Window>Animation

e. I am going to use the charts below to try and express which layers I want visible in which frames. An 'I' means that the layer should be hidden in a certain frame and a 'V' means that the layer should be visible in a certain frame.

F01

F02

F03

F04

F05

F06

F07

F08

0F9

F10

F11

F12

F13

L1

V

V

V

V

V

V

I

V

V

V

V

V

V

L2

V

V

V

V

V

I

V

I

V

V

V

V

V

L3

V

V

V

V

I

V

V

V

I

V

V

V

V

L4

V

V

V

I

V

V

V

V

V

I

V

V

V

L5

V

V

I

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

I

V

V

L6

V

I

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

I

V

L7

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

 

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a. To get my final effect I randomly connected these 3 effects so they looped. Remember that the more frames you add the larger the file will be.

b. To see if it came out right you can hit the preview button

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c. To save the file as a gif go to File>Save Optimized As...

-I foresee people having trouble with this tutorial don't hesitate to contact me with questions or ask them on the Forum