Hello, i'm creating a very simple animation in ps cs5, but when I try to transform a smart object in a frame, all the frames are affected by it. What can I do ? Thanks, Ep

Question

Hello, i'm creating a very simple animation in ps cs5, but when I try to transform a smart object in a frame, all the frames are affected by it. What can I do ? Thanks, Ep

Answer 1

Ok, you are in frame animation mode. I thought cs5 had a timeline mode, but now I think I was wrong.
In frame animation mode what you do is in one frame you have the object rotated in one position, then select an other frame and rotate it. If it rotates the first frame, which I think it will. Create duplicate of the object in a new layer. Then rotate the second layer.
At this point in my example you would have two layers, one of which has a rotated object.
Clear the frames
Convert the two layers to frames.
You now have two frames, one for each layer.
Select both frames then click the tween button.
This will create the in between frames.
In the tween dialog box the higher the number of frames set here, will create a smoother animation but will result in a longer time frame for the animation to play.
Because Photoshop has no way of knowing which way the object should rotate, it is feasible for it to rotate the opposite direction or could look wonky. Just undo and add an in between layer showing how it should look in the middle, then continue on.
So your layers should be the following, a frame that shows all objects in their rest state.
All objects that remain in a rest state must be copied to the next layer (ctrl-j on Windows or cmd-j on Mac)
All subsequent layers are then used for rotating a duplicate of the object. (Ctrl j or cmd j)
You will find the commands to clear the frames, convert layers to frames and tweeting in the hidden menu found when you click the small icon in the upper right hand corner of the animation panel.