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Comment on Animated Gif Files & Photoshop CS3 by Chris Pawloski

Chris Pawloski — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:14:13 +0000

You can open them but there is a run around….

Choose File > Import > Video Frames to Layers
In the file browser in Windows, type *.* in the File Name and press Enter or click Load.

It will not open any file, but it will view every file without restriction of Type of Files.
Open your animated GIF files, it will show you a dialog box regarding the imports. Press OK to import as default.
Voila! The file is opened in animation frames.

You can view the animation time frames from Windows > Animation.

What is worse is you have to also have the latest version of Quicktime installed.

For MAC users just change the .gif extension to .mov and import it into PS.

Comment on The heck with a moon bounce … by Abbey Conlon

Abbey Conlon — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:00:52 +0000

WARNING:: please do not view video. may cause epileptic seizures.

Comment on Design Magazines by Mike Hollos

Mike Hollos — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:56:18 +0000

HOW Design is pretty good as well. And there should be some previous editions floating around the office somewhere.

http://www.howdesign.com

Comment on Design Magazines by Marc

Marc — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:02:48 +0000

Print and Commmunication Arts are both really great magazines. Some of the subscription prices might seem a bit high, but it\\\’s totally worth it. Print\\\’s \\"Design Annuals\\" always feature amazing pieces… you definitely get your money\\\’s worth.

Comment on Congratulations to Mark by Marc

Marc — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:56:53 +0000

Thanks so much Andrew! I appreciate the congrats!

Comment on Design Magazines by miguel

miguel — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:28:19 +0000

You can\’t forget the successor the unfortunately short lived Critique design magazine: STEP Inside Design. It’s full of smart design articles. I highly recommend it.

http://www.stepinsidedesign.com/

Comment on Photoshop Shortcuts by Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:21:56 +0000

Nice list. I didn’t know all of them.
I use a few custom shortcuts. I always change F1 as 100% zoom and use that a lot.

Comment on Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet… by Donna Talarico

Donna Talarico — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:38:05 +0000

Marc! Awesome post. I ask all the time everytime I see a mock-up what this placeholder text is. I always get this response, “It’s Latin.” I knew that much– I always wanted to know what it actually meant! Thanks for telling us all what it means. Clever idea for a blog post!

-Donna

Comment on Slacker Uprising by Marc

Marc — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:23:30 +0000

Funny that you posted this. I actually attempted to download it last night,but I wasn’t alone…connection speeds were horrible!

Can’t wait to see this!

Comment on Rounded Corners PS Tutorial by Ryan Senese

Ryan Senese — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:47:41 +0000

I like square corners better.