Animated on Picture

[iBardia]

How do you add an animated image on a regular image?

[Jon Tolzien]

From my understanding you have to use software to make the image animated. Something like adobe flash would do the trick.

If you are talking about overlaying an animated image on a regular image, then the animated image just needs to have a translucent background. Or try combining layers in photo shop. I am not sure of that would work but worth a try. Or you can simply software to do such a thing.

[lasto]

Whats best program to take a PNG (or any format as i have the PSD) and make it animated
such as spinning or rotating though colors.

Its just a static board logo but a bit of animation on it would look better

[Shelley_c]

If your wanting to animated one object and leave the background static then lock the layer so you not accidentally animating this layer. Group the layer you want to animate and (I'm quite sure in imageready) that there's a rotating function to animated a object/layer/set.

Infact, there is. Goto the actions pallette and the options are there. I don't think the actions pallette is switched on by default so you'll need to open photoshop (pending you using photoshop) and go to the top menu and click windows select actions. go back to the layers palette highlight the layer you want to rotate and then go back to the actoions palette scroll down select play (triangular shaped icon at the bottom of the palette) and the layer will rotate.

Infact, this bears no relevance to your issue. ignore what I said but i'll leave this info there for anyone that finds it usefull.

Your best bet would be to use imageready. Create a canvas and paste the static background onto the psd. Then open the animated object in imageready (cs2 if you can) as it retains the framed gifs (I'm assuming you are using a animated gif) Group it (press control + G) and drag the set over to the static image canvas. This will retain the animation on your newly static image you then click and save as.

[iBardia]

If your wanting to animated one object and leave the background static then lock the layer so you not accidentally animating this layer. Group the layer you want to animate and (I'm quite sure in imageready) that there's a rotating function to animated a object/layer/set.

Infact, there is. Goto the actions pallette and the options are there. I don't think the actions pallette is switched on by default so you'll need to open photoshop (pending you using photoshop) and go to the top menu and click windows select actions. go back to the layers palette highlight the layer you want to rotate and then go back to the actoions palette scroll down select play (triangular shaped icon at the bottom of the palette) and the layer will rotate.

Infact, this bears no relevance to your issue. ignore what I said but i'll leave this info there for anyone that finds it usefull.

Your best bet would be to use imageready. Create a canvas and paste the static background onto the psd. Then open the animated object in imageready (cs2 if you can) as it retains the framed gifs (I'm assuming you are using a animated gif) Group it (press control + G) and drag the set over to the static image canvas. This will retain the animation on your newly static image you then click and save as.
I have Photoshop Elements 2.0..
Would it work on that?

[Shelley_c]

I couldn't honestly say, I've never used photoshop elements and I don't know what animation capabilities it has so It would be pure guess work for me to give you a definite answer.

What animation are you wanting to insert onto the static background? (just out of curiosity).

[lasto]

Seems to use animation have to render the gfx as a vector

[iBardia]

I couldn't honestly say, I've never used photoshop elements and I don't know what animation capabilities it has so It would be pure guess work for me to give you a definite answer.

What animation are you wanting to insert onto the static background? (just out of curiosity).

A spinning star