How to Make a Morphing Sig.....

[tc66tc]

Hey guys I got a request to show how to make an animated sig
so I here is a quick tutorial on how it is done. I am using Photoshop
CS2. If you are using CS you will have to use imageready, check
out google they alot of different ones to step you through this
also.
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1) Make a new psd with the
original and your final
chop on two different
layers.
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2) Click Window, Animation
http://www.simons.net/tristan/tut/tut_01.jpg
http://www.simons.net/tristan/tut/tut_02.jpg
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3) Only allow your
original picture to be
visible at this time. Now
make apx 7-10 frames.
Remember that the more
frames you use the larger
the size of the gif and the
longer it will take to load.

http://www.simons.net/tristan/tut/tut_03.jpg

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4) Now with all you frames
made, select the second
frame. Make your choped
layer visible.

http://www.simons.net/tristan/tut/tut_04.jpg

Slide 1
Original = 100%
Chop = 0%
Time Delay = 1sec

Slide 2
Original = 100%
Chop = 18%
Time Delay = no delay

Slide 3
Original = 100%
Chop = 36%
Time Delay = no delay

Slide 4
Original = 100%
Chop = 54%
Time Delay = no delay

Slide 5
Original = 100%
Chop = 72%
Time Delay = no delay

Slide 6
Original = 100%
Chop = 90%
Time Delay = no delay

Slide 7
Original = 100%
Chop = 100%
Time Delay = 2 sec

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5) Now that you have your animation setup, it is time to save you work.

File
Save for Web

In the save for web setup make sure to select gif, then you can play with the options from there.
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Final Product

http://www.simons.net/tristan/tut/morph_hhr.gif

[tc66tc]

let me know if this is helpful to you guys

[FallenAngel]

wow thank you a lot man.... that's so cool Uber Cool heheh

[black_death]

oo thank you very much man

ieach time i found some one do it i jus twant to no how

thanks again

[D]

Cheers dude thats cool,quick response,i couldnt get it working for me tho :(

[tc66tc]

are you using cs or cs2?

[black_death]

heres mine

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/6010/untitled1vk8.gif

[tc66tc]

Im glad I could help you out, that TC looks incredible

[fanatix]

thx bro
ive been trying to one of these, but i could find right opacity so this is very helpful

[BadBoyTC]

Thanks, this is helpful next time I do a chop I'm gonna use this.

[Campbell13]

well this prob won't help but if ur usin Fireworks theres a much easier way.
1. Select all ur mods and leave the base image deselected. Then go Insert, Animation, Animate Selection. give it about four frames.
2. make sure the Move is at zero and that there is no Scaling. Go to Opacity and make the first box 0%.
3.Hit OK. Then select ur base image and do the same but don't change the Opacity. MAKE SURE THE BASE IMAGE IS ON TOP OF THE MODS!!!!! make sure they have the same amount of frames.
4. Go File, Export Preview and in the drop down menu select Animated GIF. Filesize will be huge.

i hope that helped any fireworks users.