Whenever I create a SMK file it becomes a frozen static image, how do I fix this?
Is there a tutorial I should see?

Make sure you're using the old smacker tools.
Make sure that it's s serial of various animations and add them to a single list so smacker tools detects them as a single animation.

That's exactly I did? When I put it down in the portrait thing, it comes out as static.

For more detailed help on your troubles, refer to the this tutorial Which is Portrait Editing Tutorial
http://samods.org/articles/starcraft_portrait_editing_tutorial

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