Datasheet

Creating Animations 239
• Windows Media audio and Video. The WMV format is best
supported on PCs running Windows Media Player, although some
other software even on other platforms can play WMV video. WMVs
are Advanced Systems Format (.ASF) files that include audio, video, or
both compressed with Windows Media Audio (WMA) and Windows
Media Video (WMV) codecs.
• The .GIF format is ideal for web as it's universally supported by web
browsers, and, as it's a multi-part format, it's capable of encoding not
just one image but multiple images in the same file. A .GIF animation
player or web browser can display these images in sequence, in
accordance with certain settings (looping, frame delay, etc.) included
in the file. The result—it moves! As with single-frame GIFs, if you opt
to export your animation with the Transparency setting turned on,
any unfilled regions of the graphic will become transparent in the GIF.
All other regions will become opaque. Keyframe animation cannot
export Animated GIFs. For details on using transparency in GIFs, see
Using transparency effects on p. 164.
To export animation as video:
1. Choose Export>Export As Video... from the File menu.
2. From the displayed dialog's Basic tab, select your chosen export type
from the File type and Template drop-down list according to the type
of output video format you require.
3. (Optional) Click Match project settings to set an approximate video
frame size based on your animation project's Page size (set in Page
Setup).
4. Specify a name for file in the Filename box, clicking Browse and
selecting a new location if you first wish to choose an alternate drive or
folder to store your file.
5. (Optional) From the dialog's Advanced tab, make a new video
template with the Copy button, then alter more advanced settings
such as video Frame size (choose Custom then set a Width and
Height), Pixel aspect ratio, Frame rate, Interlacing, Codec settings, and
more, depending on the format to be exported. (See Exporting video
(Advanced) in online Help for more details).