OMG Help! Please --- Animated Avatars

[Hugo]

So I can do really basic animated avatars with no border text ect.

This is what happened when I tried to add text, the blank bit at the end is the problem;;

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/tooperfectharrison/Untitled-3-2.gif

This is what happened when I tried add stroke [border];; (dooesn't move);;

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd96/tooperfectharrison/Untitled-3.gif

Help please :laugh:

I'm using PS CS3 Extended

[Hugo]

Bump. :bigsmile:

[Nicky.]

Does yours do it frame by frame?

Because you might be able to delete the blank frames at end end :\

and I has no idea about frames and text, I aint mastered that yet, sorry x

[Hugo]

Originally posted by Nickyy
Does yours do it frame by frame?

Because you might be able to delete the blank frames at end end :\

and I has no idea about frames and text, I aint mastered that yet, sorry x

Yeh I do do it frame by frame but with the text as the highest layer the blank bit is just the text layer I guess and I don't know how to get rid of it.

[Nicky.]

Try merging one of the frames to the text layer maybe?

But then it wont be at the front :/

I will has a think for a min x

[Hugo]

Thanks Nickky, I thought about rasterizing it or something but I don't know what that could do.

[Nicky.]

Hmm :\

I opened up the GIF on my photoshop, and it comes up frame by frame. There were 4 frames with text on, so I deleted those 4, and I got -

http://i37.tinypic.com/2n8ng93.gif

I dont know/think thats right.. or what you mean ? I dont know xD :\

[Hugo]

OMG ???!! You did it thanks so much!!! lmao

[Hugo]

It wont let me add stroke to it now ]=

[Callum]

Right well convert it into a smart object when you've finished making the animation (I think you highlight all frames and right click)and then you click the 'FX' button at the bottom right and click inner glow, set it to 1 and change color for the border. Text you just add it on to the animation and add drop shadow or stroke using 'FX' on the text layer. Then save it for Web.

[Nicky.]

Listen to Callum ^

He clearly knows more than me xD

I dont know what stroke is :\ I havnt sussed out fancy effects lol x

[Hugo]

How do I convert it to a smart object ?

[Callum]

What you do is where the animation window is (all the frames and where you press play to watch the animation.) Click this button at bottom right of the animation window >> http://i33.tinypic.com/2mhcsab.jpg
It'll convert the frames to a timeline and from there you can click the 'FX' button to add inner shadow (1 for border) and add text with stroke/drop shadow. Hope I helped :)

[Hugo]

Thanks Callum I'll tyr that.