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I didn't write this script that makes this
animated DASH TEXT effect.. I was told that the original script
tutorial no longer exists.. I checked and it doesn't.. If I KNEW who
wrote or come up with the script I would give him/her their credit..
IF YOU KNOW let me know and I will do just that. Meanwhile I wanted
to write a tutorial showing how this script is used... it took me a
while to figure out how to use it myself and finally did. Here is
what I come up with
SCRIPT
HERE
I'm assuming you are at least on an intermediate
level of knowledge concerning PSP. Unzip this Script into your
MyDocuments/mypspfiles/Restricted Scripts folder It should be
visible on the Script drop down list.. on the Scripts tool bar. The
script name is NCdashedblinkie.
Create a new image 500 x 500 you can resize or
crop later...Design you a TAG, * I have a tutorial
'Simple
tag' that you can refer to to make your tag*
complete with background, your tube.. whatever else your
going to put on it..Plan WHERE the TEXT will be placed on it.. Think
of that while 'building' your tag. complete the tag totally except
for the text your going to put on it.. Merge/ Visible all layers.
Go to FILE/New and create a new image
500 x 500 again, this time just on a transparency... no color.. no
bkg etc.. use your Text tool, set on
VECTOR and type in your text on the blank
canvas.. position the text where you want.. referring to the
tag you made.. put the text about in that same spot.. can't move it
once you apply the script.. will be too late.
Set the outline *foreground color on your
materials palette to black.. can try different colors.. but I found
that black or real dark shows up best... then the background fill,
set on whatever color/gradient/or fill you would like. Set your LINE
STYLE to SMALL DASH and stroke width set on 2 or 3 *might have to
try both to see which best* once you do these steps *these options
are on the TOOL OPTIONS BAR.. See sample below.
...click on the 'Run selected script' button to
apply the script.
it will automatically go through the steps
as you sit and watch. it creates 3 layers each with the text and the
dashed outlines on them.
Now on your created Tag you made.. click that
window to make it active and Ctrl + C to copy then go and click on
the TEXT image window and right click and paste as a NEW layer.
Name this layer TAG. drag this TAG layer on the layer palette to the
BOTTOM of the list.. *sample below* don't MOVE any of the text
layers.. on the layers palette.. click on the TAG layer and right
click and duplicate layer 2 times.. you want to have 3 layers of the
TAG layer to match the 3 layers of TEXT the script created.. now
DRAG a text layer down on top of a TAG layer... you want to do
that with all three text layers... from the top to bottom on the
layer palette have the layers as follows... TEXT.. TAG TEXT
TAG TEXT TAG... this assuming you RENAMED the layers on the
layer palette.. its always a GOOD rule of thumb to rename your
layers so you wont get them mixed up.
On my finished TAG sample.. I applied an inner
bevel and a 3D drop shadow on EACH of the text layers to add more
depth and look more 'finished'.
Below is the Inner bevel settings..
Below is the 3D drop shadow settings
Click on EACH TEXT layer and merge/merge down..
that will merge that Text layer and the TAG layer below it..
into ONE merged layer.. you do that with each of the Text layers..
you SHOULD end up with 3 merged layers when done.
Here is time to select and crop around the image
if there is too much white bkg around it.. I use selection tool for
this .. rectangle set on 0 feather.. you could use the crop tool
also. Notice the layer palette there is the 3 merged layers there.
Time to SAVE AS Animation Shop (*.psp) type of
file.
In Animation shop open this image you just saved
in PSP. SAVE AS a .gif type of file.
Click the Customize button on the next window
after clicking the SAVE button above.
Set the options on Colors tab as shown below.
Leave optimizations tab options on default.
Click OK and finish it.. Now your DONE!!!
Hope I made this clear.. and you enjoyed the
tutorial..
TOODLES till next time
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