1. For this lesson you will need a graphic that you can divide horizontally into 2 or more equal parts.  You can find the graphic I am using here in case anyone would like to use it.

 

2. The dimensions of my original image are 572x389, but I want to make it easier to divide up equally, so I'm going to resize it to 600x400.  When doing this you will need to UNcheck Lock Aspect Ratio.

 

3. Go to Layers>Promote Background to Layer.  Click on your selection tool.  Then go to the tool bar and click on Custom Selection.

 

 

The following settings are the ones I used for my image.  They will be different based on the dimension of the image you used.  I am only going to cut this image into 2 parts.  However, if my image were longer I would cut it into 3 or 4 parts and it works the same as long as each section you make is equal.

 

Top 0/Left 0/Right 300/Bottom 400

 

**A little explanation of how the Custom Selections work--It is based off the dimensions of your image.  It counts pixels from top to bottom and left to right.  So, 0 at the Top means the top edge and 0 at the Left means the left edge.  The Bottom edge will be the # of pixels your image is high, in my case 400.  And, the Right edge would be the # of pixels your image is wide, in my case 600.  I want to selected exactly half of my image horizontally, so I set my top and bottom to the edges.  I'm selecting the left half, so I set my left to the edge and my right to the center which would be 300 (600/2).  Then, click OK and the left half of my image is selected.  Let me know if any of you need any help with the custom selections.

 

 

4. Now, go to your layer palette and right click on your layer.  Go to Promote Selection to Layer.  Now you have a 2nd layer with only the left half.  Do Not Deselect yet.  Go back to your 1st layer and hit delete.  Now you have a layer with only the right half.  Deselect.

 

 

5.  Go to your Left side image, copy, and paste as a new image in AS.  Go back to PSP and copy the Right side image and paste after current frame in AS.  Click on your first frame (Left) in AS and copy.  Then paste it after your 2nd frame.  So now you have 3 frames in AS--Left, Right, and Left.

 

 

6. Click on Frame 1.  Go to Effects>Insert Image Transition.  Select Wipe from the drop down list.  Set your Transition Length to 0.5 secs and your Frames per Second to 8fps.  Now, click on the Customize button and use the following settings:

 

Slide First Frame checked/Slide Last Frame checked/Horizontal checked/Right to Left checked/Preserve Transparency checked

 

Click OK to accept your settings and then click OK to apply the image transtion. 

 

 

7.  Click on your next to last frame now, mine is frame 6.  And insert the same image transition.

 

 

8.  Next, click on the last frame (mine is frame 11) and hit delete.  This may seem silly because that was the 2nd left frame that we started with, but the reason we needed that frame was so there was something for the right frame to transition to.  If we hadn't had that frame there the right frame would have transitioned into a transparent frame and that would have put a blank space in our animation, rather than a smooth rotating motion.

 

9. I now have 10 frames total in my animation.  Select All and copy.  Then go to PSP and paste.  It should bring up the animation with each frame on a separate layer.

 

 

10.  Select your top frame.  Then go to Effects>Geometric Effects>Circle.  Click on Transparent, then OK.  You now have a sphere on that frame.  Do the same to each frame.  A quick way to do this is click on the next frame and hit CTRL+Y which means to repeat the last action. 

 

 

11.  Save as a PSP Animation Shop image.  Then open in AS.  Adjust your frame properties to your liking (I left mine at 10 for this one) and save. 

 

     

Have fun!

Mae