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December 16, 2016
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create animated gif in photoshop 2017

  • December 16, 2016
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The Photoshop tutorial for creating an animated GIF states that once the images are loaded  into a layers stack,

You open timeline panel & pick create frame animation.  So far I can do all of this.

Then it says go to the top right corner of the Timeline box and open pulldown menu.

Their tutorial shows a picture of a pull down that starts with Frames and tells you to pick "Make Frames From Layers"

My pulldown is not the same as the the tutorial.  My show as the top item "Go to"

Why am I not getting the same pulldown?

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Correct answer Trevor.Dennis

You've missed out a step.  You need to click on Make frame animation as your first step.  That will start the process with a single frame.  Now use that same drop down, and will have Make frames from layers option.

Note it will also include a frame for the background, so you need to delete that frame.

Then select all of the frames )click on the first frame, and hold down the Shift key and click on the last frame)

With all frames selected, turn the background layer on.

You are now good to go.

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davescm
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davescmCommunity Expert
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December 16, 2016

Sounds like you may have picked "Create Video Timeline" rather than "Create Frame animation"

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jeffreys39779472Author
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December 16, 2016

Nope, Create Frame Animation is picked

JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
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December 16, 2016

This is what I see on Windows 10 with CC 2017.0.1

JJMack
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jeffreys39779472Author
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December 16, 2016

I'm on a Mac but I'm sure that shouldn't make a difference, but I don't get that pulldown that you are showing

    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    December 16, 2016

    You've missed out a step.  You need to click on Make frame animation as your first step.  That will start the process with a single frame.  Now use that same drop down, and will have Make frames from layers option.

    Note it will also include a frame for the background, so you need to delete that frame.

    Then select all of the frames )click on the first frame, and hold down the Shift key and click on the last frame)

    With all frames selected, turn the background layer on.

    You are now good to go.

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