To convert a video fragment into a.
Necessary
- - video;
- - VirtualDub program;
- - Photoshop program.
Instructions
Step 1
To export a fragment of a movie as a sequence of static images, the VirtualDub program is suitable. Use the Ctrl + O keys to open the video in it and drag the pointer of the current frame to the beginning of the section intended to be converted into animation.
Step 2
By clicking on the Mark in button located under the player window, indicate the beginning of the selected area. Mark the end of the fragment with the frames of which you will work by pressing the Mark out button.
Step 3
Use the Image sequence option in the Export group of the File menu to open the settings for the saved sequence of images. Select the format of the images and the location where they will be recorded.
Step 4
If you're working with a version of Photoshop that can import video frames as layers, take this opportunity. Use the Video Frames to Layers option in the Import group of the File menu to open a dialog box and select a file to process. If you are not going to re-animate the entire clip, turn on the Selected Range Only option in the import settings and select the fragment that you want to import into Photoshop in the timeline located under the preview window.
Step 5
Users of older versions of the graphics editor will need to load the frames saved with the video editor manually. Using the Ctrl + O combination already used in another program, open the first of the saved pictures.
Step 6
If the animation will consist of a large number of frames, you can simplify the process of assembling them into one file by recording a short action. To do this, load the next of the saved frames into the editor and click on the Create new action button in the Actions palette.
Step 7
After recording the sequence of actions, select the content of the second frame with the Ctrl + A combination and copy it with the Ctrl + C keys. Go to the window with the first picture and insert a new layer into it using the Ctrl + V keys. Close the file with the second frame and stop recording the action with the Stop recording button.
Step 8
To insert a frame into a file as a layer using the created sequence, open the next picture in sequence in Photoshop, select the name of the created action and click on the Play button. If the size of the saved frames turned out to be too large, after finishing loading the layers, crop the excess with the Crop tool or resize the file using the Image Size option of the Image menu.
Step 9
Create animation frames. To do this, turn off all layers except the background and open the Animation palette using the Window menu option. Using the button duplicating the selected frames, create a new frame in the palette. The required button is located in the lower area of the palette and looks like a sheet of paper with a folded corner. In the layers palette, turn on the visibility of the next image that you are going to insert into the animation. Add all other images to the future.
Step 10
To adjust the playback speed, select the entire contents of the animation palette by clicking on the first and last frames while holding down the Shift key. By clicking on the arrow at the bottom of any frame, set the desired duration.
Step 11
Save the animation with the Save for Web option on the File menu, choosing.gif"
