Adobe Photoshop CC 2024: How To Load Files Into Stack & Animate
Description:
This tutorial will show you how to load multiple files into a stack (aka on their own layers) in the same document in Adobe Photoshop CC 2024.
Note: This works great for ‘Burst Mode’ photos or a series of photos taken on a tripod with little movement. In this tutorial, I also used a series of scanned images to create a faux stop motion animation style.
Apple Help Article:
How To Use iOS Burst Mode
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About This Tutorial
00:18 Example Projects For Tutorial
00:54 How To Load Files Into Stack
01:27 Load Layers Dialogue Box
01:47 Quirky Issue: Order of Files
02:09 Create Frame Animation: Timeline
02:28 Make Frames From Layers
02:47 Change Speed or Timing of Animation
03:07 How To Reverse Frames
03:42 Example #2: Vinyl Scans
04:32 How To Export Video or Gif
Software Used:
Adobe Photoshop CC 2024 (Click To Try or Buy)
How To Load Files Into Stack in Adobe Photoshop CC 2024:
- Open Photoshop
- Go to File Menu
- Select ‘Scripts’
- Select ‘Load Files In Stack’
- Select ‘Files’ or ‘Folders’ (default Files is typically fine)
- Keep ’Smart Object’ tick box unchecked unless you know you want it
- Click ‘Browse’
- Navigate to folder or location of files to load
- Select all files
- Click ‘Open’
- Select any files to ‘Remove’ optional
- Keep bottom checkboxes unticked unless you want them
- Click ‘OK’ to load files as layers in a new Photoshop document
How To Animate ‘Stack’ of Files:
- Go to Window Menu
- Select ‘Timeline’
- Click on ‘Frame Animation’ button in the Timeline Panel
- Click the 3 horizontal lines (hamburger menu)
- Select ‘Make Frames From Layers’
- Tap the Spacebar or click Play icon to preview animation
- Select all layers and click the arrow at the bottom of any frame to change speed/timing
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