Hello Aliens!
Today I want to share about a GIF that I just finished, and it has become one of my favorite projects lately. Actually, this image should have been completed yesterday, but due to various technical issues during the process, I decided to take a break and opted for some relaxation time while watching a movie. You know how it is, sometimes you just need a break from work, right?
I had finished animating one of the objects in the picture when suddenly my laptop became unresponsive to anything I did. After waiting for almost five minutes with no change, without a second thought, I finally decided to press the power button immediately, because when I do that, there will usually be a backup of the data stored in my worksheet. And finally, I was freed from that confusing situation.
But the story doesn't end there. When I thought the problem was solved, I realized that I hadn't saved the file from the beginning, so all my work for over an hour was just gone. It was quite frustrating, of course, and I decided to stop production temporarily.
Today, I'm back to continue the work by adjusting the layer sizes to avoid overloading my laptop.
Although I'm still not proficient in making animations, I'm happy to share my experience. I'm still using the same method as before in creating animated images.
After completing the cutting and placement of the images, I duplicated the objects I wanted to animate, then adjusted the position and timing on the timeline to create the movement effect. Indeed, it's better to duplicate as much as possible to make the movement smoother, but of course, it requires patience because the more layers duplicated, the more space needed on my laptop's memory.
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