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Using the Animation palette, Adding frames, Selecting frames, Select New Frame from the Animation

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302 CHAPTER 11 Creating Animations (ImageReady) Keep in mind that an image can have multiple animations that are associated with different rollover states. For example, adding an animation to the Normal rollover state causes the animation to play when the Web page is first loaded by a Web browser. Adding an animation to another rollover state causes the animation to play only when the Web user performs the specified action (such as placing the mouse over the rollover or clicking on the rollover). Before creating an animation, check the Rollover palette to ensure that the desired state is selected. (See "Working with rollovers (ImageReady)" on page 292.) Using the Animation palette The Animation palette lets you create, view, and set options for the frames in an animation. You can change the thumbnail view of frames in the Animation palette-using smaller thumbnails reduces the space required by the palette and displays more frames in a given palette width. To display the Animation palette: Choose Window > Show Animation, or click the Animation palette tab. To change the thumbnail view of frames: 1 Select Palette Options from the Animation palette menu. 2 Select a thumbnail size, and click OK. Adding frames Adding frames is the first step in creating an animation. If you have an image open in ImageReady, the Animation palette displays the image as the first frame in a new animation. Each frame you add starts as a duplicate of the preceding frame. You then make changes to the frame using the Layers palette. Note: Always create and edit frames in Original view. While you can view frames in an optimized view, the editing options are very limited. To add a frame to an animation: 1 If you want to add the animation to a rollover state, select the desired state in the Rollover palette. (See "Using the Rollover palette" on page 293.) 2 In the Animation palette, do one of the following: • Click the New Frame button ( ). • Select New Frame from the Animation palette menu. Selecting frames Before you can work with a frame, you must select it as the current frame. The contents of the current frame appear in the document window. You can select multiple frames, either contiguous or discontiguous, to edit them or apply commands to them as a group. When multiple frames are selected, only the current frame appears in the document window.

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CHAPTER 11
302
Creating Animations (ImageReady)
Keep in mind that an image can have multiple
animations that are associated with different
rollover states. For example, adding an animation
to the Normal rollover state causes the animation
to play when the Web page is first loaded by a Web
browser. Adding an animation to another rollover
state causes the animation to play only when the
Web user performs the specified action (such as
placing the mouse over the rollover or clicking on
the rollover). Before creating an animation, check
the Rollover palette to ensure that the desired state
is selected. (See “Working with rollovers
(ImageReady)” on page 292.)
Using the Animation palette
The Animation palette lets you create, view, and
set options for the frames in an animation. You can
change the thumbnail view of frames in the
Animation palette—using smaller thumbnails
reduces the space required by the palette and
displays more frames in a given palette width.
To display the Animation palette:
Choose Window > Show Animation, or click the
Animation palette tab.
To change the thumbnail view of frames:
1
Select Palette Options from the Animation
palette menu.
2
Select a thumbnail size, and click OK.
Adding frames
Adding frames is the first step in creating an
animation. If you have an image open in
ImageReady, the Animation palette displays the
image as the first frame in a new animation.
Each frame you add starts as a duplicate of the
preceding frame. You then make changes to the
frame using the Layers palette.
Note:
Always create and edit frames in Original
view. While you can view frames in an optimized
view, the editing options are very limited.
To add a frame to an animation:
1
If you want to add the animation to a rollover
state, select the desired state in the Rollover
palette. (See “Using the Rollover palette” on
page 293.)
2
In the Animation palette, do one of
the following:
Click the New Frame button (
).
Select New Frame from the Animation
palette menu.
Selecting frames
Before you can work with a frame, you must select
it as the current frame. The contents of the current
frame appear in the document window.
You can select multiple frames, either contiguous
or discontiguous, to edit them or apply commands
to them as a group. When multiple frames are
selected, only the current frame appears in the
document window.