This is what I do........ I make the animation in photoshop, each frame is on it's own layer. I then save each layer/frame seperately as a .png file in a folder that I have made especially for my cursor (so I can find it easily). when I save the individual frames I call them something like, Busy1, Busy2 Busy3 etc.

I then open AniUtil (I am using version 1.3) and click "Process Images". I browse to the folder where I saved the seperate frames, and ctrl-click each one. (You will notice that it says on the titlebar "select the images to combine together). Then click open. The window changes to "save animation as", and in the same folder save it as Busy_ani.

That's it really...... then when you are making the cursors in CursorFX, you just import the Busy_ani file and set the amount of frames and whether you want it to loop or not.

I hope this helps........ If you can't figure it out, come back, and I'll try and help you some more.

Are you SURE nothing happens when you click open? The change in window is very subtle. If you have highlighted all the frames you want in the animation and then clicked open, you should just be able to save them as one file in the same folder.

I just tried version 1.5, and its just the same except it says new job instead of process images. So, when you click "new job", look carefully at the window title, it should say "select the images to combine together". Then when you have highlighted your individual frames and clicked "Open", look again at the window title, it should then change to "Save animation as". If it has, just give your animation a new name like Busy_ani, and save it.

If the above doesn't work, then something is wrong........ are you saving the individual frames as .png files from Photoshop?

Ok, I paid more attention to what it says at the top of the window and followed your directions. But it wouldn't let me save anything because it's telling me that they are all different sizes. The dimensions are actually all the same. But the KBs are different. I guess they must change when I add different colors. I know how to change the dimensions but I never had to change the KBs. It it easy?

Ok, I am going to do it the way you explained although I have a whole folder of various graphics I made already.

Guess I will just have to do them all over again.

In the meantime, I am going nuts with these cursors!

I spent hours and hours going through every single page in the gallery and downloading tons of them to put in the program.

As a creative artist myself I'm having too much fun and not even doing my real work 

Well, I almost did it. I have four frames different colors.

But it only animates through the colors once not continuously.

Then I have to click to get it to animate again.

I played around with the intervals from 25 up to 300 but it doesn't seem to change anything.

I'm not worried about doing my real work right now since I'm the boss and all I ever do is work.

It's about time I had some fun

HeHe...... i DID tell you!

Glad you seem to having fun with it........ don't be afraid to ask more questions, we're here to help......

OK...... make all your other cursors, and put them in the same folder as your standard cursor graphic. So when you click on busy and "import", it will go to the folder with all your other cursor graphics, and you can choose your "busy" graphic. Does that make sense to you?

Hmmmm I don't use trails, but I can't find a trails folder either..... I looked everywhere too! So, I can't help you with that I'm afraid.

Maybe you could start a new thread and ask if anyone else knows where they are kept?

Not sure if you've noticed, but when you are creating a new theme and importing the graphics into CursorFX, there is an option to change the "pressed state" of your cursors. What this means is, you can make the cursor change when the mouse button is clicked, ie: it could change color, or shape, or whatever you want.

When you are in the cursor editing window, look in the top right corner of where the cursors are displayed, and you will see some blue writing that says "View pressed state". When you click that, you have the opportunity to import changed graphics that will appear when the mouse is clicked. These are not necessary of course, but it's a chance to have some more fun with the way your cursor behaves.

Have Fun!!

If I am not mistaking the effects are only enabled in Cuursor FX Plus which is a purcahseable Version.

BTW You were talking to 1 of the best and most downloaded cursor builders around.

Harley....we need to send Bryan a new hat!       

Way to go Boxxi!! 

Yes, I found the effects and now I know how to make my own.  SO much fun!

Unfortunately, I can't use this program anymore because it keeps shutting down on me

Now that I learned how to make all this cool stuff I'm bummed!

I've been going back and forth with tech support the last few days but so far they haven't been able to help me.

What OS are you on and what bit? ex... Win 7 64 bit.

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