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Poffed
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Inspiring
December 27, 2017
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how do i animate objects to move by the exact same distance each frame?

  • December 27, 2017
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how do i animate objects to move by the exact same distance each frame?

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    Correct answer Silkrooster

    You can tween, have two frames one for the beginning position and one for the stop position. The tween will average the distance between the two by the number of frames you specify.

    Or using keyframes you can have a start key frame and an end keyframe and you are done.

    The advantage of keyframing is you can move the keyframes to speed up or slow down the animation.  If necessary is more of a non-destructive method. Whereas frames require you to start over with the above if you change your mind.

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    Silkrooster
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    Brainiac
    December 28, 2017

    You can tween, have two frames one for the beginning position and one for the stop position. The tween will average the distance between the two by the number of frames you specify.

    Or using keyframes you can have a start key frame and an end keyframe and you are done.

    The advantage of keyframing is you can move the keyframes to speed up or slow down the animation.  If necessary is more of a non-destructive method. Whereas frames require you to start over with the above if you change your mind.

    Poffed
    PoffedAuthor
    Inspiring
    December 28, 2017

    Sound good, but how do i do this?

    Silkrooster
    Silkrooster
    Brainiac
    December 28, 2017

    Well I was going to show you tweening, but some reason, position doesn't seam to be working. Just opacity and that won't do it. Unless you like a skipping animation. show, hide and repeat for next frame.

    It looks it would have be done manually which can be a lot of work, depending on the length of the animation required.

    Best bet is to stick with keyframing. Especially if you are using a single image.

    In the timeline panel click the stopwatch icon next to the position to create the first keyframe

    then move the timeline to the location where you want the animation to stop then move the image.

    Photoshop will create the second keyframe for you. you can then play the animation and watch it move across the screen.

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