Making psd animation loop

I have photoshop Element 10.0

Hello, npqster. Since Photoshop Elements is only up to version 8, I'm guessing you have full Photoshop. (PSE can't do this in any version--all it does is animated gif.) If that's the case, you should ask in the appropriate Photoshop forum, mac or windows, depending on which you're using:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop
Good luck!

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I'm having a problem doing an animation loop (a walk cycle in
this case) in CS3. I never had this problem in Studio 8 and am
wondering if I've gone crazy or if something has changed in CS3.
The animation cycle works fine so long as I have it loop
without using ActionScript, but when I try to loop it using
gotoAndPlay it skips the last frame (i.e., the frame that the code
is on). I tried adding an extra frame at the end and placing the
code on it... it works a bit better, but there's still a bit of odd
timing during the looping.
Interestingly, when I save the fla as a Studio 8 file, it
works fine (if I include that extra frame at the end). I may be
misremembering, but it seemed to me that Studio 8 didn't require
that extra frame before CS3.
Has anyone else seen this? Anyone have a solution to share
(I'm planning to use ActionScript3, so saving as Studio 8 won't
solve my problems)?

Sim-Enzo,
> Interestingly, when I save the fla as a Studio 8 file,
it works
> fine (if I include that extra frame at the end). I may
be
> misremembering, but it seemed to me that Studio 8 didn't
> require that extra frame before CS3.
It shouldn't require that extra frame, but I wonder if
you've somehow
configured your FLA's publish settings for a version of
ActionScript you're
not actually using.
> Has anyone else seen this? Anyone have a solution to
share
> (I'm planning to use ActionScript3, so saving as Studio
8
> won't solve my problems)?
If your file works fine in Flash 8, then you must be using
ActionScript
2.0 (or lower) for the time being. Based on what you've
described, I can't
imagine what's going awry. Can you make that FLA available
online
somewhere? See if you can reproduce this issue with a
simplified version,
in case your company's policies (or whatever reason(s)) keep
you from
uploading the real file somewhere.
I'll take a look.
David Stiller
Adobe Community Expert
Dev blog,
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

Captivate 5 swf gallery animations looping e.g. wrong mark

Hi, I have used the wrong and correct marks from the Captivate swf animations gallery extensively in a Captivate 4 project. I have upgraded the project and now these animations loop rather than stop once the mark is drawn. I tried replacing them with the swf files in the Captivate 5 gallery and they have the same problem. They are still Actionscript 2... so perhaps that is the problem? The 'loop' checkbox in the Captivate Properties is shaded out.
Does anyone know of a fix this this?
Thankyou.

Hi,
So, do you mean if you use the "Wrong Mark.swf" from the following location, even that does not help:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 5\Gallery\SWF Animation\Others
Thanks,
Sikandar

GetURL is triggered when animation loops

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If you show the code you used and explain where you put it, then someone may be able to help.
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Script for saving GIF with Animation Loop Endless

Hi,
I am searching for a way to use "save for web" in a Photoshop CC Script.
I already found how to use the "save for web" using Script, but now i am stuck, because i cannot find any information on how to set
that the animation, i want to save as a Animated GIF File, can be set to loop endless.
I already tried to search in all the docs i found about scripting, but there is not a single information about saving gif with animation loop endless...
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Philipp

When you do use "save for web" and select GIF, on the bottom right, the loop mode can be selected. But i think i wouldn't matter to me if it's being set before saving the image.
I already tried to run the script, but somehow
"charIDToTID('Ordn')" for example won't run. Is this the same as charIDToTypeID? because i found charIDToTypeID is a function, but charIDToTID is not...
also the third line from the end, one of the functions seem not to work, i think....
But already you given me a real good answer to what i may try to search for, since i did not actually know that this is set within the timeline, i always used the option within the "save for web" dialog on the bottom-right.
I Solved my own problem ...
I just made Photoshop CC with a script log everything, then gotten to this:
function setLoopForever() {
var idsetd = charIDToTypeID( "setd" );
    var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
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        var idanimationClass = stringIDToTypeID( "animationClass" );
        var idOrdn = charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" );
        var idTrgt = charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" );
        ref2.putEnumerated( idanimationClass, idOrdn, idTrgt );
    desc5.putReference( idnull, ref2 );
    var idT = charIDToTypeID( "T   " );
        var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();
        var idanimationLoopEnum = stringIDToTypeID( "animationLoopEnum" );
        var idanimationLoopType = stringIDToTypeID( "animationLoopType" );
        var idanimationLoopForever = stringIDToTypeID( "animationLoopForever" );
        desc6.putEnumerated( idanimationLoopEnum, idanimationLoopType, idanimationLoopForever );
    var idanimationClass = stringIDToTypeID( "animationClass" );
    desc5.putObject( idT, idanimationClass, desc6 );
executeAction( idsetd, desc5, DialogModes.NO );
Works perfect!

Link doesn't work and makes animation loop

i put this in actionscript
on(release)
getURL("htt://glennbeyer.freeiz.com/unreal.html");
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Is there a way to upload the files to this forum so someone can look at it?

Select the button instance on the stage and in the properties panel where it says <Instance Name>, enter the name topLeftBtn, and be sure to do it in every keyframe for that button.
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Number of times an animation loops

I have an animation looping in Edge using a label and a trigger. How can I specify the number of times the animation loops? Currently it cycles endlessly.

Darrell,
Thanks for your patience. Here's a couple a screen captures in my Edge project. It stil loops endlessly. Any thoughts on what I'm missing?

I am making an animation(frames) on Illustration but im having a problem.

SO Im making the frames for my animation on illustrator - im making 8 frames per artboard. (im gonna have around 450 frames)
But i have to put each frame in Photoshop - the size of a6 paper (making a flip book too) .
But its takes so long to put each frame into photoshop and then i have to save it which also takes ages ?????????????
Is there any fast ways to do this?
PLease if you know a way you will save me soooo sooo soo much time.

Sorry i did no explain my self.
I am making a animation (stop-motion with type)
I am making the frames on illustrator - i make 8 frames on one art board at a time.
I then takes those frames i made ( each frame is a word blending in to each other) Ie 'Memory' into 'of' Happy into Sad. so its takes 8 frames to do that.
I then copy and paste each frame/word into photoshop so i centre the frame/word so the animation will be more smooth . But there will be aout 500 frames and it takes ages.
I was wondering is there a faster way to do this.
I not to familar with Illustrator . rememeber i got 8 frames that have to be saved separtly on illustrator at a time !!!
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Getting Key Events during animation loop

I'm having a problem recieving Key events during my animation loop. Here is my example program
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.BufferStrategy;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.Iterator;
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import GAME.sprites.MainPlayer;
import GAME.util.MapData;
import GAME.input.*;
public class ImageTest extends JFrame {
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}My InputManager implements KeyListener. When running print statements on my Key events, they are not being called until after the animation demo is done running. Can someone help me with getting the Key events to update during the animation loop? Thank you!

I've used the post from Abuse on the following thread with success. Maybe it will clue you in to what you might be doing wrong:
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=406&thread=498527

Making my animation stop looping (it should be really simple, right?)

I am trying to achieve a simple thing really; I have made an animation and want it to stop looping at the end.
A quick search of the internet reassured me that this is simply a matter of putting in a stop(); command in the script. Great!
Errr.. no.
Here is what I did:
I created a new layer for my script and called it 'Actions'
selected the final frame of the Actions layer and added a keyframe
selected said keyframe and opened windows->Actions
typed in stop(); and closed the window.
Ok, so that apparently is all there is to it. Only, when I test the animation it doesn't move at all. it seems that the stop command executes right at the beginning and is constant throughout the whole timeline.
Also, I noticed that the Actions layer has a small white circle/dot on frame 1 and on the final frame also. There is no small letter 'a' that should be there on the final frame, but I don't know why.
So, what am I doing wrong?
I realise that if I am struggling to do such a simple task it doesn't bode well for any further learning of actionscript. Which is a shame.
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Animation Help - how to make an endless animation loop

Hi All,
I'm new to Director so bare with me.
I want to animate a filmstrip graphic that moves left horizontally across the page and eventually repeats itself (reenters the stage from the right side) in an endless loop. Think of a piece of masking tape taped together in a circle, and then rotate the piece of tape in a circle as you look at it.
What I am currently doing that doesn't work:
I have created two filmstrip graphics that I have put on different sprites and animated them so that they look like a single piece sliding across the screen. The page loads with Sprite A lying across the screen and starts to animate towards the left. Sprite B follows the right hand side of Sprite A so that it appears as one single graphic. Each graphic is the exact width of the stage. The problem occurs when I get to the end of the 2nd sprite. I want the first sprite to follow the 2nd sprite creating an endless loop. If I code some lingo at the end of the Sprite B to jump back to the beginning of the Sprite A animation, it gives an awkward jump that replaces Sprite B with the Sprite A contents.
Hopefully my description makes sense. Suggestions or pointers to a tutorial that explains how to do this? My lingo experience so far is VERY limited, and only covers a few pages of very basic commands covering animations, video playback, audio controls, and a few other minor descriptions provided by my instructor.
I am working with Director 11.5 on a Mac at school (fully licensed version), and 11.5 trial version on a PC at home.
Thanks,
Brian H.

Hi Brian,
Are you looking at doing something like:
1. http://kayingleside.com/metamorph.html
or
2. http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/metamorphose.html
The first one is using Shockwave 3D and making the image a map on a cylinder. The second one is a 2D image that loops, which is what I kind of understood yours as being.
There is a Director tutorial that explains the idea at:
http://www.director-online.com/buildArticle.php?id=467
As you'll see at teh bottom of the above page, it was inspired by the work of Jim Collins, who created the first 2 URL I put in this message.
There is another demo that does example 2 exactly. I thought it was on Director Online but can't seem to find it. I have a demo Director file if you'd like to see it.
Dean
Director Lecturer / Consultant / Director Enthusiast
http://www.deansdirectortutorials.com/
http://www.multimediacreative.com.au

Making .mov to loop inside flash

I have a seamless quicktime .mov of clouds I want to use as a background.
I set my flash animation to loop...but at the end of the .mov file instead of looping it just quits.
How do I get the quicktime .mov file to loop within flash?
Using Flash CS4

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Your nested loops have an advantage in that they give you control over the process of what is happening. Unfortunately due to several factors including context switching between pl/sql and the sql engine this process is all but certain to be slower than doing the work in SQL.
Instead of nested loops which call a procedure define a cursor directly your routine to get the data, then use a bulk collect - you can read about them in the documentation - to load your collection. One select with a bulk collect is all but certain to be faster than loading each row one item at a time.

How to make my animation loop 3 times ?

Hi Adobe,
I have made a animation and want to loop it 3 times!
Can you help my with that ? ;-)
Best,
Jesper

Hi,
Well, it's very easy.
1) You create an index: sym.setVariable("loop", 1); This is scripted within the compositionReady panel.
2) You script an increment (+1) and a conditional statement (if) within the complete panel.
sym.setVariable("loop", sym.getVariable("loop")+1);
if (sym.getVariable("loop") < 4) sym.play(0);
Here is a demo file to download: looping.zip - Box

Making an Animation

Hi Eveyone...I installed Adobe Flash CS5.5 a couple of days back...Trying to learn a few basic tricks such as motion tween (messed up things with the bone tool though)..Well the problem is, a friend of mine made a 3D drawing in Solid Works(a modelling software). It is a sort of box, now he wants me to make a flash animation for the box which starts from a sheet of paper and folds into a box and then the camera zooms out...
Now i have no idea how to do that..jpg file can be made and imported to flash...but as it will be an imported file how can it be manipulated to achieve the final task....taking screen shots of the box at various stages of solid works can be done and then played all together in flash baut it would be very tiresome and time consuming...
I dont want anyone to make it for me just guide me what tools and tutorials to look at.
Help is much needed and appreciated.
Thanks

Hi,
Here's one way you may accomplish animation. I replied to another thread about something similar and this seemed to help them. Kind of the same idea you were getting at by taking screen shots at various positions, let the 3D software do the animaiton for you:
1. Use the 3D modeling software to render about every 3 frames of the animation to reduce file size (3 works pretty well for smooth motion) (render to a file format that supports alpha, like .tga)
2. pull those frames into photoshop and use the alpha information from those frames to extract the "object" from the background (so you end up with just the animation object, no background ) for each frame placing each frame on its own layer in photoshop.
3. save the .psd and then import the .psd into flash (make sure during import to have flash put the layers as keyframes, not layers)
4. drag the newly created movieclip onto the stage and play.
This creates some pretty smooth 3D animation that you can interact with the movieclip. the file gets a little large because of the sequential images but with carefull consideration of the amount of frames you need you can get by with some reasonable file sizes. One thing I have found on some animations is that the imported .psd files in flash seem to have some jaggy edges on the individual frames. I have corrected this problem by saving the .psd layers out to individual .png files and then importing these .png files into flash and removing the imported .psd frames, really just replacing the imported ones with the new, cleaner, .png files, kind of a pain, but worth the quality i think (you can export the layers of a .psd file under file - scripts - export layers to files), really easy.
I'm assuming your friends software can render out sequential images of his animation, render out the frames of the animation to individual frames and then apply the same process as I've outlined above. Good luck.
dave

Creating psd animation

I imported "Image Sequence" inPS then created the sequence and adjusted the layers and timeline.
Two questions:
1) How do I revert all the frames (the are in the wrong order)
2) from the file in Photoshop format but I can't figure out how to save as Animated Gif ? which is the end result I am going for...

npqster wrote:
I imported "Image Sequence" inPS then created the sequence and adjusted the layers and timeline.
Two questions:
1) How do I revert all the frames (the are in the wrong order)
2) from the file in Photoshop format but I can't figure out how to save as Animated Gif ? which is the end result I am going for...
1. You change the order in the layers palette. Gifs are played layer by layer so you'll be reversing the order of your layers. (Assuming layer 1 is your bottom layer, layer 1 is the first frame of your gif.)
2. You use Save For Web. See this tutorial:
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-Animated-Gif-in-Adobe-Photoshop-Elements
There should also be a check box for look if you want the gif to loop forever.
Note: In Elements you can't set the timing between frames. You have to use layers to do that. (Adding a duplicate of a layer makes it slower...another duplicate slower still.)
Edit: If I recall correctly, you can set a delay between animation cycles...just not frame by frame delays.

Making psd animation loop

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