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for this tutorial. Save the .ufo where you will remember. Go to Open  (or if using the Startup
Wizard, Open An Existing Image File) and search for where you saved the ufo.
Highlight the ufo and click Open. The ufo will import into Gif Animator as shown
below.
In the Frame Panel, double
click on Frame 1. In the Frame Properties box, enter 10 in Delay. Click on
Duplicate Frame(s) and a second Frame will appear in the Frame Panel.
Image One is the original
ufo that was imported. Highlight Frame Two. In Frame 2, position the two
objects as shown below in Image Two. Make sure both objects are active. Hold
the shift key and click on both if they aren't.
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Image
One |
Image
Two |
Image
Three |
While Frame 2 is still
highlighted, right click and choose Tween. The Tween dialogue box will appear.
In the Frame tab, enter the values shown below and click OK. Since the distance in
moving the objects is to a small degree, the amount of frames should be decreased.
Click on
Objects and uncheck Transparency. Use the settings shown below. Click OK.
Three intermediate frames
are now inserted in the Frame Panel between the first two initial frames. Frame 1 as
your starting point and Frame 5 is Image Two shown above.
Now you will reposition
the same objects again. While Frame 5 is highlighted, click on Duplicate Frame(s) in
the Frame Panel. Frame 6 will appear. While Frame 6 is highlighted, go to your
canvas and reposition the objects as shown in Image Three shown above. Make
sure you have both objects active.
While Frame 6 is still
highlighted, right click and choose Tween again. Enter 5 in Start From Frame and 6
in "End From Frame" as you are Tweening the objects between Frames 5 and
6. Keep the Insert Frames as 3 and Delay at 10. The Object tab will remain
with the same values.
You should now have nine
frames to your animation. Click on the Preview tab and view your animation.
Go to File, Optimization
Wizard as the file size should be reduced for faster loading time. When the Wizard
pops up, click on Optimize Using a Preset. From the dropdown menu you can choose
from a variety of presets. For this tutorial I'm using Photo 128 as there are some
gradient colors. Click Finish. The animation is reduced to 24,934 kbs.
Preview your animation. If you're satisfied with the quality click Save As and name
your animation. If you're not satisfied with the quality, choose Another Try go
through the Optimization Wizard until you select the right amount of colors or presets for
your animation.
This tutorial gives you an
idea of how to move multiple objects and Tween between different frames. By
experimenting, you can achieve a variety of effects.
I hope you've enjoyed this
tutorial.
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