8.5

The Animation Start Point dialog box lets you specify a starting point and direction for an
object or sequence on a path.
To specify a start point for the box that contains the image sequence, click once anywhere
on the path. To change the initial direction of the box's motion, click Change Direction.
When you are finished, click OK.
Once you have set up an Animation object, you must use an action to animate it.
Creating an image sequence
To create an Animation object that contains an image sequence (Sequence in a Box or
Sequence on a Path), you must first create an Image Sequence layout. An Image Sequence
layout is a special kind of Interactive layout where you create a separate page for each
frame of an image sequence.
To construct an Image Sequence layout:
1
Create an Animation object, as described in "Creating an object." Make sure the Animation
object is selected.
2
To indicate that you want to use an image sequence, choose Sequence in a Box or
Sequence on a Path from the Display as drop-down menu.
3
To create an Image Sequence layout, choose New from the Sequence drop-down menu.
The New Interactive Layout dialog box displays.
4
Give the layout a name and enter a frame rate in the Frame Rate field, and then click OK.
(The Width and Height are automatically copied from the Animation object.)
5
Make sure Window > Page Layout is checked. The Page Layout palette displays a page
for each frame in your image sequence.
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