Animated GIF

PROJECT
Using Photoshop, create an animated .GIF from 2 of your Kaleidoscopes. 

VIDEO TUTORIALS:

• Creating an Animated GIF in Photoshop
• Creating an Animated GIF in Photopea

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PROCESS:
First save 2 of your Kaleidoscopes as .jpgs and place them on your drive.

TO CREATE .GIF in PHOTOSHOP:

1. Open Photoshop
2. Create new document 
   Name: Animated_Kaleidoscope
   Size: 1000 pixels width x 1000 pixels height |
   DPI: 150 dpi 
   Background: transparent
3. File> Place Embedded (Select your Kaleidoscope that you saved as .jpg)
4. Repeat  File> Place Embedded (to add your 2nd Kaleidoscope .jpg)
5. OPEN Window>Timeline
6. In the Timeline Window > Select > Create from Animation
7. Select Timeline Menu ( 3 lines, locate on the side of Timeline Window)
8. Select Make Frames from Layers
9. Set the Time on each frame (.5 second on each frame)
10. File Export> Save for Web (Legacy) 
11. Select .GIF - Adaptive - SAVE

TO CREATE .GIF in PHOTOPEA

1. Open Photopea
2. Create new document 
   Name: Animated_Kaleidoscope
   Size: 1000 pixels width x 1000 pixels height 
   DPI: 150 dpi 
   Background: Transparent
3. Open & Place > Select your Kaleidoscope that you saved as .jpg
4. Repeat  Open & Place > Select your 2nd Kaleidoscope  .jpg
5. add _a_ to the beginning of each layer name, by double clicking layer
6. Export as > .GIF
7. Format .GiF
   Size: 1000 pixels width x 1000 pixels height 
   Quality: 100%
   Speed: 32% ( or faster if you prefer)
   Repeat: 0
   SAVE