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- WATER ANIMATION WITHOUT JAVA APPLET - PSP 7 Almathera Puddle Filter - Get it HERE The Mother & Daughter image - Get it HERE (or you can use your own). I got this image HERE. Open the Mother & Daughter image in PSP. Make a new image of 225x328 pixels, transparent, 16.7 million color (24 bit). Right click the Mother & Daughter image then "Copy". Go to your blank image right click then "Paste as a New Selection". Now it will look like this. Keep the ants marching. Go to Edit - "Copy", then Edit again - "Paste as a New Selection". Put it on the bottom. Keep the ants marching. Now go to Image - "Flip". Go to Selection - Select none. Now click the "Selection Tool" which is this . Using these Settings: Put the cursor in the middle of the image hold down your mouse and drag it down to the right: Look at the image below: Duplicate your image twice (Shift-D). So you have a total of 3 images now. Click the first image and will apply the Plug-in. Go to Effects - Plug-in Filters - Almathera - A Puddle. Apply the following settings. Go to Selection - "Select none". Then save your work as Image1.psp Now, click the second image : Apply these settings: Go to Selection - "Select none". Then save your work as Image2.psp Click the third image: Apply these settings: Go to Selection - "Select none". Then save your work as Image3.psp Now it is time to do the Animation. Open the Animation Shop. Click on Animation Wizard. *Same size as the first image frame (checked) - Next...*Transparent (Checked) - Next...*Centered in the frame, with the canvas color (Checked) - Next...Yes, repeat the animation indefinetely - 30 (Checked) - Next. Add image - browse to the folder you've saved the images. Put the image 3 first, then 2, then 1. Click next - Finish. Click on View Animation . If you like the way it looks, Go to File - "Save As". Save your work as .gif. Just click next - next - next - hit finish and you're done. This is the final result: Isn't that simple? Hope you understand my tutorial...Let me know if you have any questions.