Can't "not dispose" frames with transparency

[BoppyW]

I'm creating an animation in which I want several frames to stay visible while subsequent frames load. All images are transparent backgrounds. I've followed these instructions but still, each time I run the timeline, all images are disposed and each subsequent frame only shows itself.

Is there a way to keep certain frames visible with transparent PSD files?

[Trevor.Dennis · Accepted solution]

If I am understanding you, then it's simply a matter of setting the time delay for each frame. 

Below, frames 1,2, and 4 are set to 1 second, and frame 3 is set to 4 seconds.

The background is turned off for all frames, so we are seeing the forum background behind the numbers.

You can have all or none of the layers turned on for a particular frame, and the timing is still; a function of the frame delay.

So this arrangement:

Gives us this

If that does not cover it, try and describe it in more detail if possible.

[BoppyW]

Hi, thanks for the reply.

I probably haven't explained it clearly, sorry.

Using your example, what I want to happen is have 1 tween into 2. Then I want 2 to remain while 3 tweens into 4 and 2 and 4 remain. But what is happening is that each frame disappears before the next one appears.

I have tried checking and un-checking Redundant Pixel Removal and toggling between Do Not Dispose and Auto.

[BoppyW]

As it turns out, the disposal was working correclty once exported to gif. It just wasn't appearing when previewing in Photoshop.

Thanks again.

[Trevor.Dennis]

Frame timings tend not to be spot on in the Timeline because Photoshop has too much too process and can't honour short frame times, but it should still be reasonable.  I am glad you have got there though.  IME Frame Animations are not an intuitive process to understand, and there is precious little written about it either.