![]() ![]() Then, click open and they should start uploading. All of them should be highlighted afterwards. Hold down the “Shift” button and click on the last PNG file. Want a shortcut to clicking all those frames?Ĭlick on the first PNG file, then scroll all the way to the last one. Now, a folder should show up like that ^^^^ I mean mine just went straight to one of the animations I was working on, so just look for the place that you saved all your PNG files and upload all of them IN SEQUENCE. That pink box in the middle is asking you to upload all those PNG files that were saved into your folder. Well, I usually just duplicate that layer. It can get really confusing with all the layers, so it’s best to number them…the reason I say “number them” is because…what if you have this super detailed picture, right? And you don’t want to repaint or recolor or redraw everything because it took you TOO freaking long. OH before we move on, a note on animating. Now, select that folder and there should be a pop up that asks if you want to GIF it! ![]() ^^^ I called my file “Example” and if you can see, there’s other folders that I made for different animations. That way no “repeats” are made or you aren’t saving over your files. I learned that after trying to make a new animation, it wouldn’t save! I was like “what? this worked last time, I know I’m doing it right.” Well, make a folder for each animation. It saves every frame in sequence as PNG files as “000″ “001″ “002″ and so forth. Now, before you move on, I’ll tell you this now. Now moving on, let’s say you’ve finished all your frames, right? Open the “File” drop down menu but go to the option that says “Export Layers” ^^^Here you can choose how many fps you’re gonna use :) Once dropped down there is an option called “AutoPlay” which is beneath “Onion Skin Mode” There’s an option on the same drop down menu under “View”. Now, let’s say you want to check how your animation looks so far. Once opened, if you make a new layer, the previous layer will be colored red and the layer above it if you’re checking frames will be green! Now let’s say you’ve just finished your final product and want to animate, yeah? There’s an option on top labelled “View” which you want to drop down and there will be an option called “Onion Skin Mode” I’m not a big animator here, like, at all, but I know how to animate!Ĭheck below the cut if you want to find out! There are other alternatives out there and I have not tried them all but, from the reviews I have read, these are a good start.How To Animate with FireAlpaca! If you haven’t seen their “How To” blog yet :) After you have used it for a while, you can decide if you need or want to move up to a more fully-featured program. If you have never used a video editor before, VideoPad is probably a good place to start - has a free version, fairly simple, does the basics. Has a nice Image Sequence option under the Import menu in the Media Bin (and the fact you have to - start a new project, go into Edit mode, go to the Media bin, click the arrow to show alternative import choices, and select Image Sequence - gives you some idea of the complexity of a full professional video editor). Professional: HitFilm 4 Express - more complicated, but very powerful with many more features. If you import media and select the first frame image in a sequence (according to the file names), it will ask you whether you want to import the entire sequence as a video clip, and will then handle the sequence like a video clip, which is rather nice. Intermediate: OpenShot is an open source video editor with some good features, not too complicated. The free edition and the cheap home edition are limited to only two audio tracks, or you can pay a bit more for a version with unlimited tracks. Look for the Get It Free paragraph and link for a free version for non-commercial home use (might not show up on all web browsers or on a second visit). Simple: VideoPad - has an option under File menu, Add Images As Video option for importing image sequences (and select the folder containing the FireAlpaca image sequence). Many other paid editors should also work well, although not all handle image sequences well - some import sequences as a slideshow by default, with about 5 or so seconds per image, not what you want for an animation. Personally, I am rather fond of Corel VideoStudio, a consumer-level paid product, has an import timelapse feature under the File menu (Insert Media) that works well with image sequences. To add sound to your animation, you are going to have to combine your frames into a true movie/video format (MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, etc), using a video editor. It is basically an image format with some multi-image features bolted on. There are a few web sites that try to play an animated GIF and a sound file simultaneously, with varying success. No, the GIF format (from any program) cannot handle sound. ![]()
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