Skip to main content
N
notofagus
Participant
February 2, 2026
Question

Frame-by-Frame Animation Timeline

  • February 2, 2026
  • 1 reply
  • 0 views

With Animate discontinued, Creative Cloud no longer properly supports hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation. Photoshop’s video layers are too limited for this workflow.

Incorporating Animate’s timeline features into Photoshop would make it comparable to apps like Procreate Dreams or TVPaint.

      1 reply

      Trevor.Dennis
      Community Expert
      Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 3, 2026

      Goodness!  I didn’t know that.  I just checked and it is still installed, so is it just support and updates that are ending?  That’s a shame. :-(

      N
      notofagusAuthor
      Participant
      February 3, 2026

      They will end support in a month, and Animate will be discontinued entirely within a year. Where to create hand-drawn animation is unknown ¯\(ツ)/¯

      davescm
      Community Expert
      davescmCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 3, 2026

      ‘They will end support in a month,..’

      That is not quite correct. Sales end March 26, support for Individuals ends March 27, and support for enterprise accounts continues until March 29. 
      See here :  


      Can you explain exactly what you want in Photoshop that is not in the Frame Animation timeline (as opposed to video animation timeline).

      Dave

      Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
      Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices