Can't Achieve This Effect

[Novo]

I need a more subtle, smooth animation

You do this by increasing the number of frames. But in all honesty; GIFs are only suited for small images that are not too complicated. You're much better of with dedicated software, after all the main focus of Photoshop is image editing. It doesn't even have to be a dedicated flash editor, you can even do this in any descent video or 3D editor. You just need to be able to export the resulting animation to Flash, that is of course if you want to use Flash.

[ginger]

Hi Novo,

Yes, I know that the animation needs to be done in a Flash authoring program. My question was really how to get the blurred effect of the bars with the semi-transparent border.

I've given it some thought and I think I might be able to achieve it by blurring the photo in Photoshop, then using a semi-transparent mask (the bars) in Swishmax (Flash authoring software) and moving them over the unblurred photo. Apparently Swishmax also has a blur filter, that I wasn't previously aware of.

I think the key is in using a mask.

When I have some time after the holidays, I'll play with it more and see what I can come up with.

Thanks for your suggestions,

ginger

[Paul]

Why doesn't Novo show us all how it is done properly?