Why does the first frame change when I edit the second frame?

[Michael371]

I am new to the Photoshop animation feature (in C.S. 5.5)., and I am having a problem.  When I edit the layers in the second frame, the same changes occur in the first frame.  If I add additional frames, they all change whenever I edit one of them.  As a result, all of the frames are the same, which makes for a rather uneventful animation. I have tried unchecking the "propagate frame 1" box, but that has no effect.  What am I doing wrong?  How can I limit the changes to the selected frame only?  Thank you to anyone who can help with this. 

[Guest]

Try editing  layers rather than frames.  You should be able to edit individual layers then use the command "make frames from layers".

[danb72971425]

Where is the command "make frames from layers". I am using cs5

[Noel Carboni]

Frames are not separate documents.  Think if them more as sequenced layer comps, where different layers are made visible in each.

-Noel

[Michael371]

The problem I am having is that exactly the same layers are made visible in each frame.  However, I have determined that I am having this problem only when I use Puppet Warp.  When I change one frame using Puppet Warp, all the other frames display the same change.  Is there a way to restrict the Puppet Warp change to only one frame of the animation?

[Guest]

Like we have both said you need to edit LAYERS not FRAMES.

[Michael371]

The primary image I am trying to animate has multiple layers in it (each layer being a separate figure), so I can't use individual layers as frames.  I am able to edit the layers within an individual frame if I don't use Puppet Warp.  This gives me a series of different frames, leading to a successful animation.  However, when I use Puppet Warp, the changes I make to layers within a single frame occur simultaneously in all frames, making animation impossible.  All the frames are the same. 

Ideally, I would like to use Puppet Warp to edit layers differently within each frame, but I cannot figure out how to do this.  Anyway, thank you for your help, and happy holidays!

[Michael371]

Thank you for your help, and happy holidays!

[defaultra2ve9qqcojz]

I think you need to hit the 'propagate frame' button on the top of your layers.