Efficient ways to animate a large sprite sheet that is also a .PSD?

hello,

 

i part of project given uncolored sprite sheets of characters performing various actions, , tasked giving these sprites color , shading. sprites, or frames, 1024x1024 (in pixels), , each sheet can vary 4 frames 16. when work on these sprite sheets, general format place line art, colors, , shading in different layers organizational purposes, formatted this. (i have other layers other details, removed them simplicity's sake)

 

one of more important aspects in of making sure shading nuances remain consistent throughout sprites. current way of checking inconsistencies zooming in , switching view back-and-forth between frames navigation window. while may useful catching more noticeable things, never able view sprite animated intended. leads rough guess work , inconsistencies miss.

my question is, there way animate sprite sheet, whether within photoshop or 3rd party program? again, not animator here, not savvy animation programs. aware there animate sheet via timeline window, involves exporting sheet .png , placing each individual frame, time-consuming process larger sheets. wondering if there more efficient way of animating sheet.
i use adobe photoshop cc (it's up-to-date of post), on macbook pro os x el capitan version 10.11.4, , main tool small wacom pen tablet.

 

thanks in advance,

 

          -joshua

sorry.. didn't read first time.

what saving project psd sheets in 1 document , import either in ae or premiere.

;-; again sorry. i'm hasty.

 

let me know if worked

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