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Making an animation of a spinning
graphic is quite simple, although unlike many other
effects, you have to create this one yourself without a
transition or wizard. This tutorial steps you through the
process of creating a spinning graphic using the Totally
Hip logo In this lesson
you will learn:
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- how to duplicate cels
how to rotate a
graphic using the Rotate By Degrees command
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This tutorial uses the file
SPIN.WPM in the Tutorials folder. This file consists of a
one-cel graphic of the Totally Hip logo. Youll
duplicate the first cel and then rotate the graphic in
each other cel slightly so that the end effect is of a
spinning logo. The more cels you create, and the smaller
the rotation each time, the smoother your rotation will
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- Open the file
SPIN.WPM.
- Select the logo using
the Marquee tool and copy it to the clipboard by
using the Copy command in the Edit menu.
- Click on the Add
Blank Cel button to add a new cel to the
animation.
- Paste the image in
the clipboard onto the canvas using the Paste
command in the Edit menu. You now see a selection
on the canvas.
- On the Selection
menu, click Rotate By Degrees.
- Type 40.
- Click OK.
- Repeat Steps 4 to 7
for each remaining cel in the animation. Each
time rotate the logo in the cel another 40
degrees. Use the following table to help you with
the rotation.
Cel Number |
Rotate
Degrees |
Cel Number
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Rotate Degrees
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2 |
40 |
6 |
200 |
3 |
80 |
7 |
240 |
4 |
120 |
8 |
280 |
5 |
160 |
9 |
320 |
The cels in your
document should appear as follows:.

Cel 1 |

Cel 2 |

Cel 3 |

Cel 4 |

Cel 5 |

Cel 6 |

Cel 7 |

Cel 8 |

Cel 9 |
Another thing to
remember is that the text is treated as a graphic
when its rotated, and therefore becomes a
bit blurry. The less complicated your original
image is the better it will appear on screen. Try
to choose a simple icon or logo to rotate.
- In the main window,
click the Play button to view the finished
animation.
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Shortcuts
Although it might seem faster and
easier to rotate one cel, duplicate it and rotate it
again to create the next cel, you get a much cleaner and
clearer final animation if you always rotate the original
image. See the difference for yourself in the following
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Cel 3:
The original
graphic rotated 80 degrees |
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Cel 3:
The original
graphic rotated 40 degrees, and the
resulting graphic rotated another 40
degrees |
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