TO EXPORT A QUICKTIME MOVIE FROM PHOTOSHOP

When you’ve animated a sequence with Photoshop using the Animation Timeline, it’s possible to then export the sequence as a QuickTime movie. To do so, you should take these steps.

Referring to Photoshop’s Main Menu, go to File > Export > Render Video. From the Render Video dialogue box, choose the following:

Location:

  • Name: Give the file a name. It’s best to use one-word names; that is, don’t leave spaces. Instead, you should use the “_” or “underscore” to represent spaces. For example, use “countdown_leader.mov” -- and you should make sure to add the “.mov” suffix (which stands for “movie”).
  • Select Folder: Choose a folder on the Scratch Disk where you want Photoshop to export the file to. Later on, you must either FTP the file to your network space or save it on a portable drive of some kind.

File Options:

  • Select “QuickTime Export” and choose “QuickTime Movie” from the pull-down menu. Click on “Settings,” which will open Movie Settings dialogue box, and select the following:
    • Settings (which will bring you to a Standard Video Compression Settings window):
      • Compression Type: Choose “H.264” from the pull-down menu
      • Motion: Choose “24 fps”
      • Keyframes: Automatic
      • Compressor > Quality: “High” or “Best”
      • Press OK
    • Filter: Leave this setting alone, unless you would like to add an effect of some kind.
    • Size: From the Export Size Settings, choose Dimensions > Current to keep the movie the same size as what you established originally in Photoshop (e.g., 720 x 540). Or, you could scale down to “320 x 240” if you would like to add a clip to Moodle or the Internet, etc.
  • Press OK to exit from the Movie Settings.

Range. Choose one of the following:

  • “All Frames,” to select all frames in the Photoshop Timeline
  • “In Frame” to begin at a specific frame number, and “Out Frame” to end at a certain point
  • “Currently Selected Frames” refers to the frames selected by the Timeline work area

Render Options:

  • Frame Rate: Using the pull-down menu, choose the “Document Frame Rate” or another value.

Press “Render” to export the QuickTime movie.