Adding Text to an Animated File in Animation Shop

This tutorial aims to show you how to add text to a file that is already animated.

For this tutorial you will need to download the animated image Here and have a version of Animation Shop.

Open the animated image in Animation Shop and click on Window- Tile:-

All three frames of the animation will now be showing in AS. Now go to File, new and open a new image about 300 x150:-

Now go to Edit, Propagate Paste:-

Then go to Tile again . Click on the Materials Palette and choose the colour you wish your text to be:-

then making sure your new animation is your active frame click the text tool and write your text into the empty frame:-

Now go to the first frame of the animated rose and hit CTRL + A on your keyboard. This will select all 3 frames.

Drag and drop the text into the first frame. The propagate paste will paste it into all the other frames for you.

Now run your optimization wizard, then save as a gif.

If you have any queries on this tutorial , please contact me. I would also love to see your results.

This Tutorial was written in July 2010 by Helen Peachey, and the concept of the tutorial is copyrighted.
Please feel free to LINK to the tutorial and/or print it out for your personal use,
but please do not copy it in any way to put online, pass out or re-write without permission.
The image you create using this tutorial is for you to do what you wish except for monetary gains or for merchandising.
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