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sorry i know this is simple but i can't rmeber how to make frames in imageready i haven't used it in ages i opneed it up the other day and was like "how do i add frames" [saywhat]
 
thing is when i do that i can't make different things for example i want to rotate something but if i rotate it while frame 1 is selected frame 2 also rotates.
 
Hi Scorpian. Unfortunately Image ready isn't a traditional animation program and will not do rotation. If you want to do rotation you have make individual frames and place them in order. It's not fun I know but it's what must be done. I use this exclusively for work and I know how frustrating it can be! :D hope this helps

KOP
 
I can't think of any off the top of my head. Try doing a search on google. I'm sure you'll find something thru there. Also try searching the forum threads here, I know it's probably been discussed more than twice. :D
 
Basically duplicate your layer, rotate a little use that for a new frame. Duplicate the layer rotate a little more and use that for the next layer. You need to have at least one layer for each frame for most things. There are actions by default in the program to do simple procedures like that.
 
You can't tween because when you change the pixels on the layer, it propogates since each frame is based on the pixels in the layer, not the position in the frame stack.

The only way you can tween in IR or FW is by using a "live effect" like layer styles and text warp or by changing between different layers. And it doesn't really understand that you've rotated, it just tries to move between the two layers by using opacity adjustments.

With something like flash or fireworks (maybe) if you built the object in vectors it would understand the properties of rotation and would be able to tween them. So if you have and are familiar with either of those programs, you might be able to use that to tween the objects and then you could export the animation as a gif if you wanted to.
 
scorpion: i've tried duplicating the layer and rotating but when i click add new frame they all end up the same
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Yes, they will all look the same, following the first frame....until you change each frame thereafter, one at a time! ;)

Click on the frame that you want to change (rotate it some more)... then click on the next frame (rotate it some more)...and so forth...
 
This really reinforces the idea that you should pre-plan all your animations in Photoshop as much as possible. That's why they add that nifty "jump to" button in your tool bar (it's the bottom icon for those that don't know) :)
 
here is a pic of what i got so far

i have 2 CD's in the layer window

and in the animation bar i have 1 frame if i add a new one it copies the same one again i can't change it without all frames being altered. it's really annoyin me now [upset]
 
you have two layers on the layers pallet (these are your changes)

you have at the moment one on the animation table, by clicking new you are faced with the same as the first until........................

you unclick an eye on the top layer of the layers pallet :D now try that and see if it works :righton:

so the first frame has the top image from the layers pallet showing and the second frame has the bottom image from the layers pallet showing - I hope I have made it clear for you ;\
sfm
 
Technical point 1) If theose are the images you`re animating, it won`t show motion. (at least from what I can see in the screen cap, they`re the same image).

Technical point 2) If you`re rotating the image so the reflections(highlights) move, it won`t look realistic, because..well, reflections don`t do that.

if you want to add motion to a *CD-like-object* it needs something on it to move.; i.e.; text, dirt, a stripe, something.

Does that make sense ?
 
thanks thats sorted it :D

docilebob: i am just making a 120x120 logo for a college webpage no text can fit on it. and if it did you can't see the text banner i got goin across it.

i do know what u mean though because i tried that originally.


thanks for the help/suggestions all :}
 
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