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(on the text toolbar) selected, the text and the background scales to suit the values you type in. If you
specified a font size, the size of the text does not change but the background scales to the values you type
in. This is useful if you want to create several headings, all the same height and width.
Quality:
the higher the quality, the larger the file. You may need to experiment to get the best trade-off between
quality and file size.
General info on AVI videos
The AVI format (Audio Video Interleaved) isn't actually a proper video format! It's rather a so-called
container where very general conventions such as audio and video data can be specified and sent to a
program. The exact memory format of the files is specified via the codec (coder/dec
oder). A codec compresses audio/video files into its own private format with which only that codec can
work and decodes the files again on playback.
This means that an AVI file created on your computer can only
be loaded/played on computer B if this computer has the same codec installed.
Many codecs (for example, Intel Indeo
 video) have now become standard components of the Windows installation. Others, such as the
popular DivX codec, are not. If you create an AVI file with such a codec and you wish to use it on other
computers, install the corresponding codec on them as well.
On older video editing cards certain codecs that function only with the hardware of the corresponding
cards can be problematic. This type of AVI can only
be used on the computer on which they were created. Avoid using this type of codec when possible.
Exporting transparent title animations for movies
If you plan to export a Xara 3D Maker animation to a MAGIX movie editing program, for example as a
title or caption to play on top of a movie, your animation will need a transparent background.
The standard AVI export in exports an animation with a solid background, covering the movie behind it.
To play it on top of a movie, you'll need a video effect (called chroma keying or blue screen) to remove
the background.
In this case, export the animation as a CFX file. This is a special file format used in MAGIX movie
editing and slide show programs. As well as containing a reference to the exported AVI file, the CFX file
holds all the transparency information you need to allow you to blend your animation perfectly with the
movie.
To export your animation as a .cfx file choose the file format "MAGIX CFX (*.cfx)" in the "Export
Animation" dialog.
The transparent titles consist of the .cfx file and the associated AVI file which contains the animation
movie. The .cfx file contains the background transparency information. All AVI files are stored in
Documents and Settings\<User>\Local Settings\Application Data\Xara\Xara3D7\AVI_CFX (WIndows
XP) or Users\<User>\AppData\Local\Xara\Xara3D7\AVI_CFX (Windows 7 and Windows Vista).
The files must not be deleted or moved from there, otherwise the .cfx files will not work. However, the
.cfx files can be stored in the video project folder or anywhere else.
Note:
Substitute your own user name for <User> in the above file paths.
In the MAGIX slide show or video editing programs, the .cfx file has to be loaded via the Media Pool.
The Timeline Mode has to be active. Then you can drag the files into the timeline and they will be placed
on the title track automatically.
To use .cfx files in MAGIX programs, you need at least the following versions of the program: MAGIX
Movies on CD & DVD 6, MAGIX Xtreme Photostory on CD & DVD 6, MAGIX Movies2Go Version
2, MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 14.
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