First time trying one of my Tutorials? Then please check my Terms of Use before you continue Font of your choice - I used one called TrekkieSSk Tube of your choice - I will be using the artwork of Jose Cano License and Tubes now available at CanoTubes My selection which you can get HERE ... unzip into your Selections folder Filters: Mura's Meister/Copies Ulead GIF-X Plugin 2.0
Open a New Image 600x250 ... Paste your Tube as a new layer Edit> Repeat Copies
Rename this layer "Background" ... Crop Image 600x250
Load the Selection I provided at the start of this Tutorial
Color of your choice (make a note of the color as you will need at later)
Selections> Select None ... Paste your Tube as a New Layer Crop Image 600x250 ... Layers> New Raster Layer
Flood Fill with a suitable color ... Selections> Select None
Unhide the Background and Beam layers ...Activate the Beam layer
Effects> Ulead Effects Then click on the Mode dropdown box and change it to "Metal
Un-Check the "Show Background" box
Match these Key Frame Controls
Click on save .. name it Beam
Now Click on Cancel to Close the Plugin ... DELETE the Beam layer
ANIMATING
Hold down CTRL on your keyboard and hit L until you have 15 frames
Activate the Background Animation press CTRL+A to Select All then CTRL+E to Paste Into Selected Frame Close the Beam Animation ... Now go to PSP and activate the layer with copyrights, Tube ect on
Hold down CTRL on your keyboard and hit L until you have 15 frames press CTRL+A to Select All then CTRL+C to Copy Activate the Background Animation press CTRL+A to Select All then CTRL+E to Paste Into Selected Frame Animation > Frame Properties .. set to 20 and click OK ... View> Animation to see your new animation
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