In frame mode, the Animation palette includes the following controls:

Looping Options

Sets the number of times an animation plays when exported as an animated GIF file.

Frame Delay Time

Sets the duration of a frame during playback.

Tween Animation Frames 

Adds a series of frames between two existing frames, varying the layer properties evenly between the new frames.

Duplicate Selected Frames 

Adds a frame to the animation by duplicating the selected frame in the Animation palette.

Convert To Timeline Animation (Photoshop Extended) 

Converts a frame animation to timeline animation using keyframes to animate layer properties.

In timeline mode, the Animation palette includes the following features and controls:

Cached Frames Indicator

Displays a green bar to indicate the frames that are cached for playback.

Comments Track

Choose Edit Timeline Comment from the Palette menu to insert a comment at the current time. Comments appear as icons  in the comments track, and are displayed as tool tips when the pointer is moved over the icon.

Convert To Frame Animation

Converts a timeline animation using keyframes to frame animation.

Timecode Or Frame Number Display

Shows the timecode or frame number (depending on palette options) for the current frame.

Current-Time Indicator 

Drag the current-time indicator to navigate frames or change the current time or frame.

Global Lighting Track

Displays keyframes where you set and change the master lighting angle for layer effects such as Drop Shadow, Inner Shadow, and Bevel and Emboss.

Keyframe Navigators   

Arrow buttons to the left of a track label move the current-time indicator to the previous or next keyframe from its current position. Click the center button to add or delete a keyframe at the current time.

Layer Duration Bar

Specifies a layer’s place in time within a video or animation. To move the layer to another place in time, drag the bar. To trim (adjust the duration of) a layer, drag either end of the bar.

Altered Video Track

For video layers, displays a keyframe icon for each frame that has been altered. To jump to altered frames, use keyframe navigators to the left of the track label.

Time Ruler

Measures duration (or frame count) horizontally, according to the document’s duration and frame rate. (Choose Document Settings from the Palette menu to change duration or frame rate.) Tick marks and numbers appear along the ruler and change in spacing with the zoom setting of the timeline.

Time-Vary Stop Watch 

Enables or disables keyframing for a layer property. Select this option to insert a keyframe and enable keyframing for a layer property. Deselect to remove all keyframes and disable keyframing for a layer property.

Animation Palette Options

Opens the Animation palette menu, which includes functions affecting keyframes, layers, panel appearance, onion skinning, and document settings.

Work Area Indicators

Drag the blue tab at either end of the topmost track to mark the specific portion of the animation or video that you want to preview or export.

In the Animation palette, you can change the size of the thumbnails that represent each frame or layer.

In Photoshop Extended, you can display the Animation palette timeline in either frame number or timecode units.

In Photoshop Extended, as you add layers to a document, they appear as tracks in the timeline. Expand layer tracks to show layer properties that can be animated.

In Photoshop Extended, all document layers appear in the timeline by default. To show only a subset of layers, first set them as favorites.