SPARKLING THE DOOR

Supplies needed GA 5 and Sparkles

 The Sparkles can be downloaded HERE

This tutorial assumes that you have a working knowledge of PI and GA 5.

Open GA 5, Navigate to the folder where you have your UFO and click on it, click OK.

Assuming you have just made the name tag in my "Shut The Door" Tutorial, you should have 5 name layers. Make sure that All Objects is showing in the Objects Manager Palette.

Click on the top layer, hold down shift and click on the bottom one.

Right click and click on Distribute to Frames.

Select frames 2-5 in the running board, Right Click/Reverse Frame Order, then click OK.

Right-click again and click on Duplicate Frames and then (last time) Right-click/Reverse Frame Order.

Your running board should now look like the example below, with the closed doors at frames 5 and 6.

OK now for the sparkle.

Highlight frame 5 and go to the Add Image icon.

Navigate to the folder that you have unzipped your sparkles into, select one (we will only be using 2 frame sparkles, makes it easier) Click OK.

Your sparkle will probably appear in the transparent area of your image

So go to the tool bar on the left, select the pick tool and click on your sparkle and move it to the position where you would like it. I moved mine to the position of the 2nd arrow.

Go to: Frame/Synchronize Objects Across Frames, make sure that Active Objects only and All Frames is checked, Click OK.

OK now because it is only a 2 frame sparkle and we are only working with frames 5 and 6 close the eye of one colour on 5 and open it on 6 so that you have alternating colours

Now highlight both frames of the sparkles and right-click and Duplicate Objects.

If you want more than one sparkle on your tag you must Duplicate it. This is so that it will sparkle independently  from the first one.

Move  your sparkle to the next position that you would like to have a sparkle.

Every time that you Duplicate and move your sparkle to the next position you MUST always

Go to: Frame/Synchronize Objects Across Frames.

Make sure that Active Objects only and All Frames is checked, Click OK.

Once again you will have to close the eye of one colour on 5 and open it on 6 so that you have alternating colours.

OK you get the idea.

 I Duplicated my sparkle 6 times to make a total of 7 sparkle sets. Don't forget that every time that you Duplicate the Sparkles you must follow the steps above.

Now that we have our sparkles sorted and in the positions that we want them, it is time to Duplicate frames 5 and 6, so highlight frames 5 and 6 and right-click and Duplicate Frames twice, this will give you a total of 6 frames with the door closed and your sparkles on.

Highlight those 6 frames and Right Click/Frame Properties and put 20 in the speed value box, click OK.

Highlight your 1st frame, Right Click/Frame Properties and put 120 in the speed value box.

Now we are ready to run the animation so click on the preview tab and have a look.............is it Ok??  If not, go back over the steps.

If so, save it.

The sparkles sort of give you the feeling that they are unlocking the door, hence the name of this tutorial.

Finished Tag

INDEX

Please feel free to  print this tutorial out for your own personal use,

Do not copy this tutorial in any way to post on-line, pass through email groups, or re-write and claim as your own.

Any resemblance to any other tutorial like this is purely coincidental and not intentional.

This tutorial was written on the 14th January 2007 and is therefore 

© to Edna Munn