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alexandrad34547522
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Animation & groups ?

  • January 20, 2019
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I am working on a short animation I have got to frame 10 and suddenly can’t create anymore groups ? I am very much a beginner

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    Correct answer davescm

    It's a project to compare old fashioned drawn animation against drawn animation in photoshop , it's nothing complicated , and am managing animation process well(using film/video - animation option) despite a number of groups , copy groups & layers however I was ticking along nicely and suddenly I can no longer create a group with layers containing drawings for next frame ! I am only planning a max 24 frames to show movement and change in a drawn object.Very frustrating I am not experienced enough on photoshop to know if I have pressed something by accident .


    Hi

    How are you arranging your groups?

    If I remember correctly, Photoshop can handle around 8000 layers and each group counted as two layers so you are nowhere near that limit.

    However, there is a limit on how many times you can nest groups (i.e group within a group) which is 10.

    Are you nesting rather than adding separate groups?

    Dave

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    Derek Cross
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    January 20, 2019

    It might be worth having a look (free trial) at Adobe Animate.

    Derek Cross
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    January 20, 2019

    Which application are you using and OS?

    alexandrad34547522
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    January 20, 2019

    Photoshop CC on Mac

    Ussnorway7605025
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    January 20, 2019

    if you are doing a Fuse character then Photoshop is your only Adobe option but animation isn't something its designed for and you only have one animation per rendor i.e, make a new psd for each 5sec

    with Adobe, if you just want a simple animation like a ball bouning down some stairs;

    internet with triggers = Edge Animation

    movie effects = After effects

    dirt basic = Animate

    Trevor.Dennis
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    January 20, 2019

    Is this a video or frame animation?

    alexandrad34547522
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    January 20, 2019

    Frame animation!