Insert an animation onto your Sig Tag in GA5

Insert and Animate an Image in

GA 5

Draw something in PhotoImpact, open it in GA 5 and make an animation with it. When you are happy with the animation, save it as a UGA file. Goto:: File/Save As/UGA

You can download the UGA that I made for you to practice with HERE

It has 10 Frames.

Type your name in PI and save as a UFO.

Open your UFO name in GA 5

Make sure that you have All Objects in the Show Objects drop down list showing.

You should see the 1 name layer and 1 frame on your storyboard.

Press the Duplicate Frame(s) button 9 times and that will give you a total of 10 frames.

OK now for the fun part!!

Make sure that you have the first frame highlighted in the frame storyboard.

Click on your Add Image icon on the menu bar just under the written menus at the top.

Note: When you open a UGA file in GA 5 it will distribute itself across the number of frames that you have on your frame storyboard.

That is why it is important to make sure that you have the correct number of frames available on your frame storyboard.

When your UGA image is opened in GA it will come in with all its layers selected and if you look in the main viewing window you will see that all the pieces have lines around them.

Select your Pick Tool, touch the image in the view window hold down your left mouse button and (move) the image to were you would like it to sit on your name.

Example

Once you have the image were you like it and while the image layers are still all selected;

goto Frame/Synchronize Objects Across Frames

with these settings below

Click on the preview tab and run your animation.

Play with the frame timing making it go faster, slower or even pause 1 frame for longer than the others, if you are not happy with it.

When you are happy with your timing, you will need to crop your image.

Grab you selection tool and draw around your name and topper.

Always select the frame that has the most space used by your animation.

If you need to move the selection rectangle after you have drawn it, just tap the arrow keys on your keyboard.

Now go to Edit/Crop Canvas.

This will crop the excess off around your image and name, which lowers the kb's (weight) of your animation.

If you would like to lower the weight (kb's) of your animation further then click on the colour preset drop down list and choose Photo 128.

Click on your optimize tab and hit the save button.

or go to File/Optimization Wizard to save your gif.

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