Using Layers and Masks in Animation

Using Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop together enables you to create amazingly complex animations.

You can create an image in Paint Shop Pro, using layers, masks, and any of the effects you'd like. Then you can import the resulting file into Animation Shop as a multiframed animation.

The following section shows you how to build a spinning globe animation.

Putting Your Own Spin on the World

You'll need to find an image of the world that has been flattened. Many clip art sites and CD-ROMs have maps of the world and globes, so you should be able to find one similar to the one I'm using.

If you're handy with the Paint Brush tools, you might even create your own. Figure 45.1 shows the image I'm using.

Figure 45.1. ...

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