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Creating animated GIFs
Animated GIFs are an alternative way to present animated sequences in the web. An animated GIF is
just a GIF file that contains a sequence of images, rather like frames in a movie. Every Web Designer
MX Premium-frame is one frame in the final animation, just like a flip-book.
Opening an animation document
To create an animated GIF, you must first open an animation document. To do this choose "File" > "
New" > "Animation". You will then have access to the Frame Gallery
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Creating the animation
To create an animated GIF:
1.
Choose "Utilities" > "Galleries" > "Frame Gallery", or click the Frame Gallery icon on
the Galleries toolbar.
2.
Draw what you want to appear in this first frame.
3.
In the Frame Gallery, click New to create the next frame.
4.
Set the background and overlay flags as required.
5.
Create the objects you want to appear in this frame.
6.
Repeat steps 3 through 5 until you have built up the sequence of frames.
Exporting the animation
To save the animation, choose "File" > "Export Animation"
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