Animating Star Wars Lasers

[jatna]

I want to photoshop some laser blasts into a 3d animation video I am making.

I know how to make lasers in photoshop. That isn't the problem.

What I don't know are any tricks or techniques to having them move, across multiple images.

The video will be 15 frames per second. I am assuming that a single laser blast will take less than a second, perhaps a third?

I am not sure how they should move, for instance overlapping like this (the underline is the laser, the periods are just for formatting):

___ Frame 1
...___ Frame 2
......___ Frame 3

or non overlapping like this:

___ Frame 1
.....___ Frame 2
...........___Frame 3

Should there be a motion blur effect? If so how?

Does anyone have any tutorial links or experience in this matter?

Thanks.

 

[Steve]

You have to experiment but in PS you can generate "tween" frames.
If you have 2 frames PS can generate a frame between them that's a combination of both, that may help you.

 

[Dezigns Unlimited]

Sounds like a job for Flash imho...

 

[Steve]

Sounds like a job for Flash imho...

Yeah PS isn't the best choice for this but it's doable.

 

[Dezigns Unlimited]

i have to agree Steve. Let us know how this turns out for ya Jatna. i would like to see the finished product

 

[Isxmedia]

Your best bet is to use after effects to create the effect, photoshop will be too frustrating and time consuming to try and animate with (trust me i tried to animate with it in my early years) .

On youtube type in the words below in the search box for a good start.

After Effects Laser Tutorial(easy)

 

[Dezigns Unlimited]

Yea, Ae would be a good choice to..