Open a photo in Photoshop Elements.
- Photoshop Elements User Guide
- Introduction to Photoshop Elements
- Workspace and environment
- Fixing and enhancing photos
- Resize images
- Cropping
- Process camera raw image files
- Add blur, replace colors, and clone image areas
- Adjust shadows and light
- Retouch and correct photos
- Combine Photos
- Sharpen photos
- Transforming
- Auto Smart Tone
- Recomposing
- Using actions to process photos
- Photomerge Compose
- Create a panorama
- Moving Overlays
- Moving Elements
- Adding shapes and text
- Quick Actions
- Guided edits, effects, and filters
- Guided mode
- Filters
- Guided mode Photomerge edits
- Guided mode Basic edits
- Adjustment filters
- Effects
- Guided mode Fun edits
- Guided mode Special edits
- Artistic filters
- Guided mode Color edits
- Guided mode Black & White edits
- Blur filters
- Brush Stroke filters
- Distort filters
- Other filters
- Noise filters
- Render filters
- Sketch filters
- Stylize filters
- Texture filters
- Pixelate filters
- Working with colors
- Working with selections
- Working with layers
- Creating photo projects
- Saving, printing, and sharing photos
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Keys for selecting tools
- Keys for selecting and moving objects
- Keys for the Layers panel
- Keys for showing or hiding panels (expert mode)
- Keys for painting and brushes
- Keys for using text
- Keys for the Liquify filter
- Keys for transforming selections
- Keys for the Color Swatches panel
- Keys for the Camera Raw dialog box
- Keys for the Filter Gallery
- Keys for using blending modes
- Keys for viewing images (expertmode)
Bring a touch of movie magic to any photo by selecting an area and adding motion.
You can now move the clouds in your sky, waves of the ocean current or any element of your static photo in just a few steps.
To add Moving Elements to your image, follow these steps:
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To refine your selection choose one of the following tools:
- Brush Tool - select the tool to manually drag over portions of the image you want to add/subtract. Use the slider beneath the brush tool icon to adjust its size.
- Quick Selection Tool - Drag over the regions you want to select for automatic selection of an object or an area.
- Auto Selection - Drag the cursor to make a rectangular box around the object you want to automatically select.
Note:Brush, Quick and Auto tools are optional if you are using an automatic selection of Sky or Background.
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When you're done, click Play to preview the output. Click Export to save your file as an MP4 or GIF to save or share.
To learn more about Export and Share, see Save images in Photoshop Elements.
Only one arrow is enough for a unidirectional motion, you may draw multiple arrows if the trajectory/speed of the motion changes. Once you have previewed the output, you can refine the selection to further improve the result.