Photoshop CC: The Missing Manual

Creating 3D Animations

Using the Photoshop Animation timeline, you can create animations that move a 3D object through space and change the way it appears over time. The trick is to click the Create Video Timeline button in the Timeline Panel (Window→Timeline). (If you don’t see this button, click the triangle in the middle of the panel, choose Create Video Timeline panel, then click the button.) When you do so, Photoshop adds all the layers in the Layers panel to the Timeline as video layers.

To access a 3D object’s properties in the Timeline panel, click the flippy triangle next to its name. To create a keyframe animation for properties such as Scene (object) Position, Camera Position, Render Settings, Cross Section, Lights, Materials, and Meshes, just click the stopwatch icon next to the property’s name. You can then treat each object and property exactly the same as you would any other object you’re animating in the timeline. (See Animating Objects and Effects for details on creating animations.)