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Rainy Day
Step 1 Open up Animation Shop. Go to File/Open and locate the tag file. Go to View/Normal Viewing. Click the Control and A Keys to Activate all of the 6 Frames.Step 2 Open up the animated bird file (flapping penguin) and click the Conrol and A keys to activate all six Frames. Go to Edit/Copy. Step 3 Make the tag file active and go to Edit/Paste into Selected Frame. Holding down the left mouse button, bring the animated bird to the birdbath in the very first frame, place the bird exactly where you want it and release the left mouse button. The animated bird should now be in all 6 frames of the tag file. Step 4 Open up the pink butterfly animation and click the control and A keys to activate all six frames. Go to Edit/Copy. Step 5 Make the tag file active and go to Edit/Paste into Selected Frame. Holding down the left mouse button, bring the animated butterfly to the flowers at the birdbath in the very first frame, place the butterfly exactly where you want it and release the left mouse button. The butterfly should now be in all 6 frames of the tag file. Go to Edit/Paste into selected frame once more, and again place the butterfly on a different area on the birdbath flowers. Step 6 Make sure all the frames are activated (click the control and A keys, if they aren't). Right click on the first frame, go to frame properties and left click. Type in 25. Step 7 Before we continue to save the animation, let's first click the Customize button to make sure you have all the correct settings for this animation. Click the Customize button and you will see two tabs: Colors and Optimizations. Here is what each setting should be under the two separate tabs: Colors 255 Colors, Optimized Median Cut and Error Diffusion should be checked. Optimizations The middle three selections should be checked. The top and bottom selections - unchecked. After customizing these animation
settings, click Ok and click Next and you will get the following screens: Step 8 Make sure to save your image as a gif file. You now have a template file with NO text. This template you can use over and over to make tags for yourself, friends and group members. Adding Text Step 1 Open up Paint Shop Pro and open up the original psp file you saved before animating. Go to Layers/New Raster Layer and apply the text you want for your tag, adding a drop shadow and any other effect you like to your text. Copy and paste your text as a new image (no need to save it). Step 2 Go to Edit/Copy. Open up Animation Shop and go to Edit/Paste as New Animation. Step 3 Make your text file active and go to Edit/Copy. Now go to Edit/Propagate Paste. Have your original tag file open and click the control and A keys to activate all the frames. Holding down you left mouse button, bring the text to the very first frame, position the text exactly where you want it and release the left mouse button. Your text will now be in every frame. Resave your tag with a new name. Step 4 - Important - Regarding Propagate Text Function If you continue to add more names to your tag, just make the text active and go to Edit/Copy, make the tag image active and go to Edit/Paste into selected frames (do not go to propagate paste if you had already activated this function previously). The propagate paste should only be activated one time for it to continue to work. And as long as you have animation shop open, and are continuing to add names to your tag, this function will remain working. We hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Purrs, Nikki, Nichie and Sue
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