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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:50:39 GMT -6
Now make another layer and name it top shapes. With the custom shape tool set to the options you see make your shapes. These shapes are the ones you want to be overlapping the other shapes. In the picture I have turned off/hidden the shapes layer by clicking on the eye in the layers palette. I did this so you could see the shapes but when you make yours you will want to keep the shapes layer showing so you can see where to overlap these additional shapes. Now apply the same layer effects to your top shapes layer as you did for your shapes layer. If you don't know how check out the thread Adding A Layer Effect To Other Layers.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:51:07 GMT -6
Now take your type tool and add your name(s). You will see in the picture I have filled my white layer with the same color of this forum and named it blue. For this tutorial I was taking pictures of the second signature in the first post of this tutorial. Now click where you see the purple outline to go to ImageReady.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:52:44 GMT -6
You want to first link and merge all of your picture layers with a 1 and then all of your picture layers with a 2. To see how to link and merge see the thread Link and Merge Layers.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:53:12 GMT -6
You want two frames. To add a frame click on the icon with a green outline. Click on frame 1 and make sure your picture layer with a 1 is showing and 2 isn't. Then click on frame 2 and make sure your picture layer with a 2 is showing and 1 isn't. What is showing for frame 2 is what you see in the picture below. To hide/show a layer click the eye in the layers palette. Now click on the tiny arrow in each frame that the purple arrow is pointing to and choose your speed. I used 2 sec.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:54:01 GMT -6
Now click on the arrow in the top right corner with the red outline and choose Optimize Animation... Make sure these are the settings in the pop up window and click ok.
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Post by Jen on Oct 3, 2009 17:54:45 GMT -6
Finally choose File>Save Optimized As... name your file and you're done.
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