Onion Skin in Adobe Photoshop CS6 Assistance

[AlstonA]

So, I found that photoshop has onion-skinning for animation in photoshop. The problem is, is that I don't know how to open it up it's greyed out when I open the timeline panel and when I switch to frame-by-frame animation its gone. I don't know how to enable it. Can someone assist?

[Mylenium]

It works when you add a video layer.

Mylenium

[AlstonA]

Alright, I have it open but i still don't understand how to use it. I'm trying to create an animation but there is no onionskin

[Diogo Pessoa · Accepted solution]

Hi!
You must go to the top menu Window > Timeline (Timeline appears).
Then go to the top menu Layer > Video Layers > New Blank Video Layer > Go to the timeline's corner menu > Then Enable Onion Skins is ready to check

Best Regards,

Diogo Pessoa (PT)

[Hugzelpod]

I'm trying to tell Adobe just how poor the onion skinning in the video layers is. The worst written onion skinning I've ever seen or tried to work with. In the end I understood how it was supposed to work and it's just terrible. How could they do such a bad job is beyond me. Please do something about this. Even better contact me Adobe and I'll tell you what it should do and how it should work.

[Hugzelpod]

p.s. I'm using the new CC version of Photoshop.

[baberscamille]

Quickstart PhotoShop Animation Tutorial [Video Timeline Layers] - YouTube

Watch this video! The reason onion skinning feels like a pain is because we all assume we have to do new layers... .but as this video shows, you can just keep drawing on the "same" layer ... it's weird but neat

[markp60815733]

I think he means how does he enable the onions skin whilst in frame by frame timeline.

Or at least that's what I want.

[elitedudman]

Has anyone tried onion skinning with CC 2015? I'm having some problems finding the option...

Thanks!

[Trevor.Dennis]

elitedudman wrote:

Has anyone tried onion skinning with CC 2015? I'm having some problems finding the option...

Thanks!

It only works with a video timeline, and not a frame animation for some reason.  Which is bizarre! .

[elitedudman]

Ahh I see. Yes, quite bizarre, as I think most animators prefer frame by frame method. Hopefully Adobe can see to this issue sometime.

Thanks Trevor

[Rashmi5FC9]

But I am animating on frames. So it just prompts me to add more frames when I click on the onion skin icon. 

[wev243610408gd5]

So, I found that photoshop has onion-skinning for animation in photoshop. The problem is, 

[wev243610408gd5]

 MY photoshop has a problem,My Photoshop don't have new video layer. can someone help me?