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Cropping An Animation

Software: Ulead PhotoImpact 7,  Gif Animator 5

Skill Level:  Beginner

Additional Tools:  None

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        uncropped animation

        cropped animation

 

This tutorial will instruct you in how to crop an animation in Gif Animator 5. 

Viewing the two animations above, the top one has too much extra space to the right of it.  This area needs to be cropped of that unwanted space.

unwanted space in an animation

Click on the "Selection Tool - Rectangle"  Selection Tool.

    start cropping

Holding down the left mouse, select the entire animation and exclude the unwanted space.

finished selection 

Release the mouse after you've finished.  You'll see the area you selected to keep in your animation.

selected area

Go to Edit, Crop Canvas.

crop canvas

Bingo - your animation is now cropped!

 

I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial.

 

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