Keyframe animation of adjustment layer sliders, properties, and controls

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September 27, 2017
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Hi Folks

I need to animate the angle property in the Gradient Fill. Is there a way to do this ? I have not found any way to control properties, sliders, and other controls with keyframes in the timeline.

-Ara

ara

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Correct answer davescm

Hi

The way to do that is to make the gradient into a spiral.

Make a radial gradient and take a circular section (using two circular paths so that you have a ring. Divide that image into 4 quarters. Transform distort each quarter so that over the four quarters the ring width has halved and is spiralling inward. Then copy and scale several times so that each 360 degree spiral joins up.

Then put it in all in smart object and key-frame the transform rotate as above.

I hope that helps you

Dave

angie_taylor

Legend

You can do this easily in After Effects which is designed for motion graphics, animation and visual effects. It is included with a full CC subscription.

angie_taylor

Legend

In AE you can achieve this. BY animating a Shape layers Gradient or by applying a Gradient to an adjustment layer and animating that. if you import a PSD as a composition, all layer effects and adjustment layers, layer styles etc. Are brought in "live" and ready to animate. After Effects is often referred to as "Photoshop on wheels" as much of what you can do in Photoshop and Illustrator can bE done in AE but also animated over time.

arakotchianAuthor

Known Participant

Yeah I pretty much settled on After Effects. I can do the still stuff in Photoshop and Illustrator and put them into AE.

Thanks for all the help.

-Ara

arakotchianAuthor

Known Participant

Hi Dave, thanks. I've got a Gradient Fill set to radial and I want to cycle through the colors in the gradient such the colors in the middle slowly move towards the edges and cycle over and over. I can't figure out how to achieve this. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

davescm

Correct answer

Community Expert

Hi

The way to do that is to make the gradient into a spiral.

Make a radial gradient and take a circular section (using two circular paths so that you have a ring. Divide that image into 4 quarters. Transform distort each quarter so that over the four quarters the ring width has halved and is spiralling inward. Then copy and scale several times so that each 360 degree spiral joins up.

Then put it in all in smart object and key-frame the transform rotate as above.

I hope that helps you

Dave