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Export options for animated GIFs
To learn more about exporting animated GIFs see creating animations
.
Because animated GIFs can be quite large, you may find that a 16 or 32 color, optimized palette per
frame, produces the best results for the smallest file size. However you might need to experiment.
Dithering always makes GIFs look better, but also makes them larger. When outputting at 256 colors
you may find that there is no need to turn dithering on.
Current window size lets you export just the area surrounding the text (Crop on) or the entire window
area (Crop
off).
User defined lets you specify the dimensions of the bitmap. With Fit to width
(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.
Export options for AVIs (movies and screen savers)
You can also export your Xara 3D Maker design as an AVI video file. You can configure AVI options
when exporting your file as an animation or screen saver.
Color depth.
Choose between the different amount of colors in your video. True color will give more accurate results,
but may create a large file. Try exporting at both color depths to se what results work best.
Current window size lets you export just the area surrounding the text (Crop on) or the entire window
area (Crop
off).
User defined lets you specify the dimensions of the bitmap. With Fit to width
(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.
AVI options. Clicking this will allow you to choose from any of the AVI codecs on your computer. A
movie codec is basically the system used to create the movie file itself, and some formats are better than
others. Use the default, or select a codec of your choice. For some codecs you can also set the quality
percentage and how often key frames are set, and you can click Configure
for more options.
Export options for screen savers (SCR)
You can export Xara 3D Maker graphics as a Windows screensaver (SCR) file. See Create screen
savers
for more details.
Export options for Flash bitmap format (SWF) files
These options apply to both static and animated SWF files. More information on creating Flash files. To
learn more about exporting movies see creating animations
.
Current window size lets you export just the area surrounding the text (Crop on) or the entire window
area (Crop
off.)
User defined lets you specify the dimensions of the bitmap. With Fit to width
(on the text toolbar) selected, the text and the background scales to suit the values you type in. If you
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