@ Funk: no, I don't understand the "red lane" you were talking about, but I DID check out your shape stacking videos . . . very cool, thank you. My head is buzzing with new ideas. What I have is an animation with no motion . . . the only things moving are your eyes as they follow the path ...

Well, thank you, Gilles!!

That IS much simpler (and smaller) . . . yes, I have much to learn.

@ Funk: here's the YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFvao7kC-3w @ Gilles: are you saying I could have put all the layers into one?? As you see it, one shape gets turned on until a single color's knot is tied . . . the next step would be to turn OFF each shape until the screen's blank. Th...

Hello, Gilles!! Would you like to see what I came up with?? Here's the link: http://www.mediafire.com/?t4m316aa44a9ay6 (I'd appreciate any comments or feedback you care to give.) I should probably add some titles at the beginning and credits at the end. For all that work, it seems too short . . . I'...

I look forward to your follow-up . . . speaking of "following," I'm now following your blog, Gilles.

I spoke too soon . . . I discovered my mistake and have gone on to level 7 and beyond . . .

Thank you, Gilles . . . here's the link: http://www.mediafire.com/?8i2cscaqt0670yt Layer 1 is just a rectangular black background; bitmap knot is the artwork I traced; the remaining layers allow a single shape to appear every 10 frames; I stopped at Traced level 6 because I couldn't get the individu...

Sorry, but I must be missing something . . . When I play the file, the circle goes red from frame one on. I have a sample with a shape with "fill color" and "selected fill color" at, say frame 20. It results in a shape the same color as the background which slowly becomes visible...

I'm a total newbie here . . .

I used the Trace function on a multi-shape drawing. I want each shape to gradually appear over time until the entire drawing is visible.

Should each shape occupy its own layer?

How do I animate visibility?