Photoshop has an Animation panel in which you can create various animated pictures. She also knows how to design the intermediate stages of the movement of objects herself. In order to use this function, you need to place an object on a layer with a transparent background, set the start and end frames, after which the program will automatically create a specified number of intermediate frames, you will not need to do this routine work.
Instructions
Step 1
Create a new document, draw or place the object you want to animate in it on a transparent layer. Select the Window - Animation main menu item. The first frame will appear in front of you. Take the Move tool and move your shape to the beginning of the motion path. After that, at the bottom of the Animation panel, click on the button with the Duplicates Selected Frames pop-up hint.
Step 2
You now have two identical frames. Use the Move tool to move your object to the end point of the motion path. After that, the second frame in the Animation panel will change, it will be the new position of the object. You should have the second frame active. Click on the Tweens Animation Frames button. This will open the Tween dialog box. In it, from the Tween With list, select Previous Frame, specify how many frames you want to create. The higher the number of frames, the smoother the subject will move.
Step 3
After the chain of intermediate movements of the figure is created in Photoshop, press the Plays Animation button and evaluate what happened. Quite complex animated videos can be made using this technique. Just keep in mind that if you have a complex animation with a large number of frames, then the computer may not have enough RAM and when you save, Photoshop will close without warning.
Step 4
To save the result, select the File - Export - Video Preview main menu item. Another save option is File - Save For Web, choose the image format.gif.
