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Yes, I understand there are many tutorials about his but I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY WITH PICS.

Requirements:

-Photoshop
-Your Favorite Font
-A Brain

OK. So first open Photoshop
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Next, Go to File>New
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After that, change your measurement to pixels and make the picture whatever size you want. I prefer 500x150.
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Now, you want to select your Text tool
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Scroll over your whole canvas and type whatever you want in your favorite font.
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Now move it around and edit it however you want.
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Next, click on the Background layer and delete it for a transparent scanline.
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After you're done with that, select your rectangle tool.
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Draw one vertically parallel to your text.
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Now, click Window and select Animation.
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Next, in the Animation Section, click the Duplicate Selected Frames button.
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After that, move the rectangle across your text and stop on the other side.
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Next, drag your text layer into the Add Layer Mask button and your rectangle should become transparent.
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After that, click the Tweens Animation Frames button in the Animation Section
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When you do that, change the number to 75 and click OK.
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Finally, click the rewind button in the Animation Section and click play and enjoy!
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When you're done it should look like this:
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[multipage=Video Tutorial]

Thank you ClutchLikeBenny for the vid :wub:

[multipage=Using Picture as Scan]

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-Picture you want
-Your desired name in your desired font
-Knowledge on Scanlines (duh!)



So first, you want to start with your name and have the background deleted and have it edited how you want.
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Next, you want to copy and paste your image into the Scanline
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Now, you want to resize the image to make it fit your text.
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After that, Set the image up for the scan.
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Now, click duplicate selected frames and run the image across the text and drag the text layer to the camera thingy lol.
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After that, click tween animation frames and add 75 frames
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Now just rewind it and click play :y:
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[multipage=Using your Scanline for Forums]

Simply have your scanline done and hit File>Save for Web & Devices and hit OK :y:
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[multipage=Sizes for Forum Sigs and Avatars]

Sigs-500x200 pixels
Avatars-200x200 pixels[/b]

Nice Tutorial!

Nice tutorial, i will try it now

I already knew how to animate using Photoshop but this tutorial make things sooo much easier and clearer to understand..

Thanks

nice tutorial BJ: