Cathy's Corner

Animated Book Tutorial

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Written for Paint Shop Pro Version 8
(Will also work in PSP7)


(Click on the above graphic for an 
explanation of the FBN skill ratings.)

My thanks to Destiny, who published the original tutorial, and gave me permission to make some adjustments and republish. The original tutorial was designed and created by David L. Mahan in 1997. The original tutorial is no longer available.

 

*** MAKING OUR ANIMATION ***
*** 1 PAGE BOOK ***

For a 2 or more page book, click here.

1. Open Animation Shop (click on File/Jasc Software Products/Launch Animation Shop.

2. Click on the Animation Wizard button.

3. Choose "Same size...", then next.

4. If you want a transparent book, choose "Transparent" then next. If you want a colored background, click on "Opaque" then choose the color of you'd like for your background, then next.

5. Click on "Upper left...", "With canvas color", and check "Scale frames to fit", then next.

6. Choose "Yes..." enter 15 and then next.

7. Click on Add Image and browse to the folder you saved your "my_book.psp" file.  Click on your file and click on "Open". Click next, then click finish.

8. With your file open in Animation Shop, you will see each of your "frames"; 1-6.

9. Click on View/Animation to see your finished book.  If you see some areas that don't look right (perhaps you see some stray pixels), close your animation and go back to PSP, correct them and start again.

10. If you're happy with your animation click open File/Save as and browse to the folder you made for your animated book.  Type in a name for your book and save.

11. I found that I wanted my "open" pages to have a longer viewing time, so I changed the frame properties.

12. Close the "Play" window and left click on Frame 1 (F:1) of your animation file to make it the active frame:


Click for larger image

13. Right click on this frame to open the Frame Properties box and change the display time to 30.

14. Repeat this for Frame 6 (F:6)

15. Click on the Save icon, type in a name for your animation and click on Save. I click next on the next 3 screens.  The fourth screen will show you the size of your file and the download times for various connection speeds.  If you're happy with these, click finish.

CONGRATULATIONS - YOU DID IT!!!

Here is my finished book:

 

 

 

*** MAKING OUR ANIMATION ***
*** FOR A BOOK WITH 2 or MORE PAGES ***

1. Open Animation Shop (click on File/Jasc Software Products/Launch Animation Shop.

2. Click on the Animation Wizard button.

3. Choose "Same size...", then next.

4. If you want a transparent book, choose "Transparent" then next. If you want a colored background, click on "Opaque" then choose the color of you'd like for your background, then next.

5. Click on "Upper left...", "With canvas color", and check "Scale frames to fit", then next.

6. Choose "Yes..." enter 15 and then next.

7. Click on Add Image and browse to the folder you saved your "my_book.psp" file.  Click on your file and click on "Open".

8. Click on Add Image and add your "my_book2.sps" file to your animation.

9. Click next, then click finish.

10. With your file open in Animation Shop, you will see each of your "frames"; 1-11.

11. Click on View/Animation to see your finished book.  If you see some areas that don't look right (perhaps you see some stray pixels), close your animation and go back to PSP, correct them and start again.

12. If you're happy with your animation click open File/Save as and browse to the folder you made for your animated book.  Type in a name for your book and save.

13. I found that I wanted my "open" pages to have a longer viewing time, so I changed the frame properties.

14. Close the "Play" window and left click on Frame 1 (F:1) of your animation file to make it the active frame:


Click for larger image

15. Right click on this frame to open the Frame Properties box and change the display time (for this book I chose 40).

16. Repeat this for Frame 6 (F:6) and Frame 11 (F:11).

17. Click on the Save icon, type in a name for your animation and click on Save. I click next on the next 3 screens.  The fourth screen will show you the size of your file and the download times for various connection speeds.  If you're happy with these, click finish.

CONGRATULATIONS - YOU DID IT!!!

Here is my finished book:

 

 

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