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Fix a janky animation with the frame picker

I recorded a 2-minute walkthrough. Auto frame-picking sometimes misses — if the raw video looks fine but the spritesheet loop is off, you can pick the frames yourself. Free, about a minute, and your original stays as v1.

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Steps

1. Open a completed run that has a walk, run, or other animation.
2. Click Raw Video first. If the video looks correct, the issue is frame selection — not the generation.
3. Click Pick Frames. Clear the current selection (deselect all) so you start clean.
4. Scrub through the frames. Click Set start on the first pose of the cycle, then scrub to the last pose before the loop and click Set end.
5. For the smoothest motion, set the count to every frame between start and end (a walk cycle is usually 22–24 frames, a run about 16) and keep the preview at 24 fps. Fewer frames give a choppier, retro look. Then click Even fill.
6. Click Create vN. Spriterrific rebuilds the spritesheet from your selection — no credits.
7. When the new version finishes, click Set as default. Agents and downloads will use this version going forward.

Re-generating costs credits. Fixing frames costs nothing.