MIS 381 - Web Site Management
Spring 2007
Week 9 - Homework
Image Animation
Draw an image of an animal (with a tail and a tongue) in PaintShop
Be sure to set 16 million colors for the image
Promote the Background Layer
Repeat this step 4 times (so that you have 5 identical layers)
Use the Warp Brush to move the tail slightly of the animal in Copy 1 layer and Copy 3 layer
Use the Warp Brush to move the tongue slightly of the animal in Copy 2 layer and Copy 4 layer
Modify the eyeball(s) of the animal in a different position in each layer
Save the image as animal and select Animation Shop (*.psp) as the Save as Type
Close the image
Open the Animation Shop Program
Start the Animation Wizard
Select the File Menu
Select the Animation Wizard option
Select the Frame Size option
Select the Same size as the first image frame option
Click on the Next button
Set the Canvas Color to Opaque
Left-click in the Color dialog box and select a color for the text
Click on the Next button
Select the Position of the Frames
You may want to select the Centered in the Frame option
Be sure to check Scale Frames to Fit option
Click on the Next button
Set the Animation Properties
Select Yes to repeat the animation indefinitely option
Select a display time for each frame (# seconds)
Click on the Next button
Add the frames to the animation
Click the Add Image option
Select your animal image (5 frames should load)
Click on the Next button
Click on the Finish button
View the animation
Select the View menu option
Select the Animation option
Save the animation as animania.gif (an animated gif type)
Upload the image to your website to the images directory
Web Page
Create a web page using Netscape Composer or Microsoft FrontPage
Change the background to any color other than white
Create a title for the page
Insert the animated animal image created above with a caption
Save the page as wk9hw.htm
Upload the page to your web site to hw directory
Submit the URL to your new page
NOTE: You may have to adjust the links for the graphics once the page is uploaded.