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an aid for creating animated GIFs using Paint Shop Pro 8 and
Animation Shop 3 The Instructions refer to the Laptop machines in Building
9.107 at Sunbury. Other machines may have different
Operating Systems and /or versions of the software
Please note there are
a variety of other ways to create web sites , some of these are
detailed in the column on the far left. |
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Lets Look at Animation
GIF Animation In Only 9 Steps
One element of Animation is the creation of a number of images
that are similar and that are viewed in a sequence. A flip book
is an early model of this. With a computer the process can be
simplified.
We will create some images with Paint Shop Pro and then use some
animation software, to create Animated GIF files
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You can create the individual
images in a variety of programs such as Paint (start >
Programs > Accessories &Util.> Paint) On the web you can find
GIF animation software to use .
Tucows ( a site that contains a variety of downloadable
software) Has
Coffee Cup
or Babarosa
Please be careful when downloading software, make sure your
virus protection software is up to date.
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