CHUTES
PSP9 to PSPX6

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ JANUARY 2015
Copyright © 2013/14 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

This was created using PSP9 but can be adapted for other versions of PSP.

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No artists or copyright infringement is intended on any of the tubes used in this tutorial.
The tubes were acquired in good faith as to their legality.
If there is a problem, please contact the author and the image/s will be removed.

You will need the following to complete this tutorial

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ANIMATION SHOP 3.11
Download HERE

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Materials

frame.png
chutes.png
landscape.png
light plane2.png
falling man.pspimage
CLOUDES-PJW-7443-98.png
Save to a folder on your computer

Plugins

** EYE CANDY3 **
http://www.pircnet.com/downloads.html


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You can drag this hand down the page with you to keep your place in the tut.

STEP 1 Open a new image 700 x 600 Transparent background PSP9: Colour Depth = 16 Million Colors (24bit) PSPX-X6: Colour Depth RGB = 8bits/channel Flood fill with BLUE #184eb0
STEP 2 Open up the CLOUDES-PJW-7443-98 image in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.
STEP 3 Open up the landscape.png image in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. Select your RASTER DEFORM tool Mode = SCALE use default settings PSPX-X6:Select your PICK tool Drag the centre left and centre right nodes to the outer edges of your image ,
STEP 4 Click the RESET RECTANGLE arrow Select the MOVER tool to disengage the DEFORMATION tool (PICK tool) EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 227 Edge Mode = Transparent ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE Rename this layer bgd
STEP 5 Open up the light plane2.png image in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 40% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN Reposition with your MOVER tool in the top right corner Rename this layer plane1
STEP 6 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Reposition with your MOVER tool to the left of the previous plane Rename this layer plane2
STEP 7 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Reposition with your MOVER tool to the left of the previous plane Rename this layer plane3
STEP 8 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE Reposition with your MOVER tool to the left of the previous plane Rename this layer plane4
STEP 9 CLOSE ALL the plane layers Open up the chutes image in your PSP workspace Choose your SELECTION TOOL Selection Type = Rectangle Mode = Replace Feather = 0 Antialias = UNChecked Select the red chute Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 90 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 195 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer chute4
STEP 10 The 'chute' should still be in your clipboard Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 45 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 40 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer chute3
STEP 11 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 90 Vertical Offset = 125 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer chute2
STEP 12 LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE IMAGE >>> RESIZE = 85% Ensure "Resize all layers" is UNCHECKED Resample using WEIGHTED AVERAGE ADJUST >>> SHARPNESS >>> SHARPEN EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 155 Vertical Offset = 70 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer chute1
STEP 13 Open up the falling man image in your PSP workspace Activate the man4 layer Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 150 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 285 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer man4
STEP 14 Back to the falling man image in your PSP workspace Activate the man3 layer Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = - (minus) 70 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 115 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer man3
STEP 15 Back to the falling man image in your PSP workspace Activate the man2 layer Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 0 Vertical Offset = - (minus) 10 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer man2
STEP 16 Back to the falling man image in your PSP workspace Activate the man1 layer Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. EFFECTS >>> IMAGE EFFECTS >>> OFFSET Horizontal Offset = 150 Vertical Offset = 95 Edge Mode = Transparent Rename this layer man1
STEP 17 Open up the frame image in your PSP workspace Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options Right click on the Title Bar of your tag image and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options. Rename this layer frame
STEP 18 ACTIVATE the bgd layer LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER Select your TEXT tool Using a font of your choice Add your name in the lower right LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE DOWN
STEP 19 Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 20 In ANIMATION SHOP Right click the workspace and select 'Paste As New Animation' from the options. Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 21 In ANIMATION SHOP Select 'Paste After Current' on top menu Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 22 In ANIMATION SHOP Select 'Paste After Current' on top menu Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options,
STEP 23 In ANIMATION SHOP Select 'Paste After Current' on top menu Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 24 In ANIMATION SHOP Select 'Paste After Current' on top menu Back to PSP. Set up LAYER PALETTE as shown Right click on Title Bar and select Copy merged from the options
STEP 25 In ANIMATION SHOP Select 'Paste After Current' on top menu Edit >> Select All Right click on Title Bar of frames Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time = 50 Scroll the arrow on the bottom of the frame to the first frame ( F:1) Right click inside the frame and Select 'Frame Properties' from the options Display time =130
STEP 26 View >> Animation and while it is still running, File >> Save As Locate the folder in which you wish to save it. Name your animation. With the Gif Optimiser keep pressing NEXT until you get to the last one... click FINISH Close the Animation Close the frames. Close Animation Shop
RESIZING ANIMATIONS Click on the Title Bar of the frames Animation >> Resize animation Select width and height in pixels Click OK Save your animation

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