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288 Special functions and wizards
Tip: You can also create animations for the connecting line in the "Animation"
(view page 288) section and save it as a video.
Animation
For two or more marked locations, the function "Animation" will appear.
This enables you to display your travel route in motion and even
save it as a WMV format movie, e.g. to integrate it into vacation
movies or to send it.
Scroll map: Activate "Scroll map" and the map will move from location to
location when the animation is played back.
Animate line: The connecting line slowly connects all selected locations, from
the first to the last. It is moving at the speed of an animated object.
Soft animation: The animation starts slower, speeds up, and then slows down
before each location.
Animate object: You can select an object to follow the route of the trip, such
as a car or an airplane.
Duration (seconds): You can adjust the duration of the animation however you
like, depending on the length of the route. Enter seconds into the filed and test
the results via the preview option to see if you like the animation.
Preview: Before you save an animation as a video, test it to see if it
looks the way you want it to by clicking "Play".
Click on this button to save the animation as a video. Enter
the save location and name of the video in the dialog that
appears.
Note: This button indicates the height and width of the
future image. These values are adjusted as soon as window
sizes are adjusted or when the location list is shown (arrow
next to "Destinations").
Close: To leave the animation area, click "Close".
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