User Guide

Chapter 8: Multimedia
Custom: Choose this option to display any number of frames adjacent to the current frame.
Enter the number of frames to display.
When onion-skinning is active, names of the displayed frames are tinted in the layout list.
Exporting an animated GIF
Once you’ve created your animation, it is time to export it as an animated GIF.
You should save your file first in Canvas format (.CVX).
To save as animated GIF:
1. Choose File | Save As.
2. Select GIF Animated as the file type.
3. Enter a name for the file.
4. Click Save.
5. In the Animated GIF Options dialog box, select the animated GIF options.
Animated GIF options
Transparent
Background
Makes the background transparent.
Auto Crop Optimizes the size of each frame and the document. The Auto Crop
feature will create the minimum size needed to accommodate all of the
objects in the document.
Interlaced The image will load into a browser a little bit at a time. Activating this
feature creates the effect of improving an image over a slow connection.
Anti-aliasing Objects from the Canvas document will be rendered with an overall
softened effect.
Individual Palette
Per Frame
If selected, each GIF frame will contain its own palette. This will create a
larger GIF image; however, this setting is suggested if you are creating
complex and colorful animations. If this option is not checked, then all
frames will have a common palette. The color palette maximum is 256
colors.
Erase Previous Frame Each frame will be erased and the area will be restored to the
background before the next frame is displayed during playback.
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