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In this tutorial, you will learn step-by-step how to spice up your animatic by adding animation on layers.
How to animate a layer
- In the Timeline or Thumbnails view, select the panel with the layer you want to animate.
In the Stage view, the layer is highlighted in blue.
- In the Stage or Camera view, select a layer to animate and click its Animate
button.
The Animate button turns yellow and changes shape: 
.
In the Timeline view, the current frame becomes the first frame of the current panel.
- From the Tools toolbar, click the Layer Transform
button.
- Select an element in the scene and place it in its initial state. Use the transformation handles to scale, rotate and move the layer.
- In the Layer Transform tool properties, click the Add Keyframe button
to set a keyframe.
A keyframe is added at the current frame.
- Select the same element and place it in its next state. Keep setting keyframes until your animation is complete.
- Click the Play
button to see the animation of the element.
NOTE: If needed, you can refer to the first-project.sboard project.
Author
Sherm Cohen
Storyboard Artist
storyboardsecrets.com
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