These instructions are for PSP 9.
I have not tried it in any other versions.
I am sure that it will work in other versions.
Thanks so much to my friend Shirley G for
telling me how she does this:))
This is what we want to achieve.
The cat is a transparent gif on the blue background.
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graphic intensive. They are written for
those with only a basic knowledge of PSP.
Materials you will need.
Paint Shop Pro
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Animation Shop Version 3
Get it here
There is no trial version
Remember to save your work often!
Drag this arrow to keep track of where you are.
The first thing that we want to do is to open
the tube that we want to make a transparent gif.
Next we want to make the tube a bit cleaner.
1) Selections/Select All.
2) Selections/Float.
3) Selections/Defloat.
4) Selections/Modify/Contract/2
5) Selections/Invert.
6) Selections/Delete
7) Selections/Select None
You don't have to do this step, but it gives you a better quality image.
8) Now we will add a new layer and send it to the bottom.
9) Edit/Copy Merged
10) Open Animation Shop.
11) Right click in the work space.
12) Click Paste as new animation when it shows up.
13) File/Save as, give it a name and choose your destination for it.
14) In the window that comes up choose "Better Image Quality".
15) Then click on the "Cutsomize" tab as you see in the picture below.
This is the next dialogue box you will see.
The Colors Tab.
Use these settings on the "Colors Tab".
It will be the tab that is open.
1) Number of Colors: 255 Colors
2) Create Palette By: Optimized Median Cut
3) Reduce Colors By: Error Difusion
Now click on the "Optimizations Tab".
This is the window that you will see.
Use these setting.
Put a checkmark in:
1) Write Minimal Frames
2) Collapse Identical Frames.
3) Map Identical Pixels to Transparent.
Now click on the "Partial Transparency Tab".
This is the window that you will see.
Use these setting.
Put a checkmark in:
1) Convert Pixels Less Than: 1
2) No, use the existing image color at 100% capacity.
You will come back to the main screen and click "Next".
This is the next screen that you will see.
Click "Next"
This is the next screen that you will see.
Click "Next"
This is the next screen that you will see.
Click "Finish"
That is it, you are done!
*Note*
If you want to use the transparent image with the glow
filter, you have to leave a space around the tube the
width of the glow you are using in the glow filter. That
means that if you are using a glow of 10 px, you need
10 px extra on all four sides of the tube. That is one of
the reasons for the second layer on your tube in the
begining of the tutorial. If you do not have that extra
layer you will lose the space around the tube when
you paste it into animation shop.
I hope that you had fun with the tutorial
and I didn't confuse you to much!
If you have any questions or comments,
please feel free to email me.
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