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Hi, Once again am here to show you that how can we create Animated GIFs in Adobe ImageReady 7.0

Open Adobe ImageReady 7.0, then Go  File>Open. (open any two different images)

Open two images in Adobe ImageReady 7.0

Now we have, Image 01 & Image 02.  Select Image 1 and open Layers and Insert a New Layer.

Adding Layer

Next, click on Image 02 then select all ( Ctrl + A ) and Copy ( Ctrl +C )

Copying Image 02

Then, again get back to Image 01 and select the Blank Layer and Paste ( Ctrl + V) and close Image 02 (ya, without saving)

Paste the copied image to the blank layer of Image 01

Good!! Now you have two different images in one file.  Lets start the animation part.  Go to Window>Animation.  This will open an Animation window.

Open an Animation Window to animate the Layer Images

Very Good! Now, click on Duplicate Current Frame from the Animation Window, which will create another frame to the Animation Window.

Click on Duplicate Current Frame to add another frame.

Go to Layers and click on the EYE icon of the Layer 2 to hide the select layer. You can see the changes on the animation window.

Click on EYE icon to hide the current select Layer (Layer 2)

Ok, now, you have two images in the Animation Window.  Before animation make sure that you have Optimize Window on the Screen. to open the Optimize Window – Go to Window>Optimize.

Go to Window>Optimize to open Optimize Window

There is one more thing left, before doing animation. Select the GIF option from the dropdown list from Optimize Window, because the JPEGs, PNGs etc files are not acceptable for animation OR you can say the animation doesn’t work on other than GIFs.

Select GIF option from the dropdown list (See Optimize Window).

Lets start the animation. Well, it’s not like a heavy animation, but Adobe ImageReady gives you a “time delay” option (time gap between images). If you are really a CREATIY guy, you can create lots of animations through your creativity. Click on the down arrow which says “0 sec”  ( zero sec ) just beneath the images in Animation Window and select the time whatever you want. Change the delayed time of both images to see the difference, after that you can see the animation within the Screen itself by clicking on PLAY button.

select time delay from Animation Window to fix delay time of images

Now, you have completed the animation. We are ready to export the image. Go to File>Save Optimized As.  Name of the GIF image. That’s It !! Your animated GIF is ready for Use.

Note: Make sure that you are saving as GIF. Other than GIF extension doesn’t work. If you are not able to saving as GIF then go to Optimize Window and Select GIF option from the dropdown list then choose the option “Save Optimized As” from the File menu.

Output File.

Animated GIF

Best Wishes

avn.rocky