TinaK Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 I have a Mac laptop running OSX 10.8.5 and Photoshop CS6. It is under 2 years old, and has 16GB of RAM. Its hard drive has 7.7GB free out of 250GB. The last time I shut down was earlier today. I have never run a cleanup program. I have been trying (for several hours now -- waaaaaah!) to create a GIF in Photoshop timeline using about 10 of my images. Every tutorial that I have watched indicates that, once my files have been loaded and appear as layers, I should be able to click the "create frame animation tab" in timeline, and my images will appear as frames at the bottom of the Timeline window. However, when I click the "create frame animation tab," nothing happens. I am also unable to click on/toggle the icon in the lower left corner (looks like three little boxes in a row), which reads "convert to frame animation" when I hover over it. I have tried using smaller image files, restarting Photoshop, etc. Thank you!!
Christina Keddie Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 7.7GB free?? Really? I'm not sure if that's causing this specific problem, but that's a HUGE PROBLEM. Clear off some space on your hard drive, stat!! You want to aim for at least 1/3rd free at all times.
TinaK Posted February 9, 2016 Author Posted February 9, 2016 Ha ha -- I know…it is a constant struggle for me to keep enough space on my hard drive. I was wondering if that could be part of the problem….
Damien Symonds Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 22 minutes ago, TinaK said: I was wondering if that could be part of the problem…. More than just "part" of the problem, I'd say.
TinaK Posted February 9, 2016 Author Posted February 9, 2016 Ok, so I freed up 30 GB of space so far (still working on deleting more files)…the issue still exists. Is there likely another problem in addition to HD space?
Christina Keddie Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 45 minutes ago, TinaK said: Ok, so I freed up 30 GB of space so far (still working on deleting more files)…the issue still exists. Is there likely another problem in addition to HD space? 30GB is still way too little free space -- remember, you need to hit 1/3rd free. And have you restarted your computer since freeing up that bit of space?
TinaK Posted February 9, 2016 Author Posted February 9, 2016 Ok, I'll keep deleting. But, yes, I did try again after restarting, and many of the Timeline commands are still grayed out.
Damien Symonds Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 In my version, I simply click on this menu: And choose "Make Frames from Layers". Is that what you're trying too?
TinaK Posted February 9, 2016 Author Posted February 9, 2016 I don't have that option in my drop down menu (and many of the menu options that I do have -- such as "convert frames" -- are grayed out)! Are you using Photoshop CS6?
Damien Symonds Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 No, CS5 here. May I see a screenshot of that menu open?
Damien Symonds Posted February 10, 2016 Posted February 10, 2016 I'm moving this to the General Discussion area, in case somebody else knows the answer to this. What about the menu beside the "Create Frame Animation" button right in the middle of the screen?
TinaK Posted February 10, 2016 Author Posted February 10, 2016 When I click on that menu, nothing happens. Thank you so much for trying to help!! I Googled this before posting here, and I didn't find any answers…so frustrated.
Damien Symonds Posted February 10, 2016 Posted February 10, 2016 Ok, I just tried it in CC. First you have to click on the "Create Frame Animation" button. THEN the appropriate menu items will be available over on the right.
TinaK Posted February 10, 2016 Author Posted February 10, 2016 The one in the middle of the screen? I have done that repeatedly, and nothing happens.
Damien Symonds Posted February 10, 2016 Posted February 10, 2016 Then this definitely is a computer problem. How's that space-clearing going?
TinaK Posted February 10, 2016 Author Posted February 10, 2016 Slowly… I think I am an image hoarder. Even though I have 3 backups in place, I still have trouble clicking that "delete" button.
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