How do I import a series of images as a video animation?

[Pong_S...@adobeforums.com]

It's easy to render a video as a series of images, but I can't figure out how to reverse the process.

[Pong_S...@adobeforums.com]

I think I figured it out:

1. Have all of your images in the same folder, in numbered order, just like Photoshop exports them when you render as images.

2. Open the first image in the series.

3. Layer > Video Layers > New Video Layer from File > Open the first image in the series.

4. Delete the background layer.

You now have a video animation using every image in the series as a frame of the video. Photoshop does it automatically.

Significance of this: You can export as images, run a batch process on every frame, and then rebuild the animation from the still images and export as video.

Remaining question: How do you set the frames per second?

It seems to default to 30 frames per second, but it doesn't play back at that speed when I hit "play" in the timeline (probably due to loading the .bmp files).

Answer: Open the menu on the timeline and click on "Document Settings..." Stepping the video down from 30 to ten frames per second can make animation more manageable.

If there's anything I've overlooked, I'd like to know. I'm also interested in any tutorials/guides dealing with video animation (and automating the processes involved in video animation).

[AKA gray asphalt]

I guess I've got to upgrade Photoshop. Sounds intriguing. Like what I do in
Media Studio Pro. Using droplets is so cool. It would be cool if Photoshop
had some kind of rotoscope feature ... maybe it does?

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[Pong_S...@adobeforums.com]

Easier (correct) way to open: Open the first image in the series, checking "Image Sequence" on the open dialogue screen. Photoshop then prompts you for frames per second and opens the entire series as a video animation.