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How Do I insert an animated GIF into an existing PSD?

Forum|Forum|15 years ago
July 24, 2010
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I know how to import an animated gif. But when I do, it doesn;t import it into the already open psd. How do I get it into the exixsting psd?

I've been able to import the gif into the psd with no animation. I want to import the gif and keep the animation.

How to

jills32622469

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I've been trying to figure this out for some time as well, I believe this is the answer you're looking for! Add a GIF to a Still Image (Photoshop CS6 Tutorial) - YouTube

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mjbelt

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Save time, instead of placing GIF into Photoshop file, do the opposite.

1. Open or make the Animated GIF

2. Switch to the Motion Workspace

Notice all the frames in the timeline, etc.
3. Open Background image – copy/paste or place to the "Bottom of the Layer Stack" of Animated Gif

4. Select all the frames, and include the new background layer which is turned on for all frames

5. Export>Save for web (Legacy) select GIF option

Link to making an animated gif:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/make-animated-gif.html

JJMack

Community Expert

Menu File>Place seems to work its added as a smart object. Double clicking on that smart object layer in the layers palette open all its layers layers in photoshop. where you can edit the animation and save it for the web when you close it I would think it would the smart object would be the updated version. I

JJMack

Zeno Bokor

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File->Place won't work because the animation cannot be run from the master document, all that you'll get is the first frame of the animation.

JJMack

Community Expert

Zeno Bokor wrote:
File->Place won't work because the animation cannot be run from the master document, all that you'll get is the first frame of the animation.

Perhaps you better explain what you mean. When I place a animated gif into a document and save it as a psd file. Later when I open my that master PSD file and double click on the animated gif smart object layer Photoshop opens the smart object in Photoshop where I can play it. I can even modify it and save a new animation. However the updated animation is not in the master PSD file I seem to had to delete the old smart object and place in the new one.

JJMack

the_wine_snob

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Unless Adobe has totally modified the PSD specs., you cannot add animation to them.

Now, if you have PS-Extended, you might be able to use an existing PSD as a Background, and then add an animated GIF and perhaps Save_As one of the AV file formats.

Exactly what do you hope to accomplish by adding an animated image to a static one? Might be another way to skin that cat.

Good luck,

Hunt

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Devious-GraphicsAuthor

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according to this link: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2010/04/animated_gif_import_is_back_in_cs5.html#comment-21006

it is possible.

What i'm trying to accomplish: I have one gif image that I want to be animated as well as ad seperate animation to the psd that i want to ad it to

Here's a link:http://a.imageshack.us/img810/2705/b4yp2.gif

the small dog is actually animated as well. I'd like to show the animation

Zeno Bokor

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Once you open your GIF animation in Photoshop, go to the Animation panel, select the frames you want to copy and then select Copy Frames from it's panel menu. Go to the destination PSD file and select Paste Frames from the Animation panel menu.

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