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240 Creating Animations
6. (Optional) Set an export Quality.
7. Click the Export button. Your project will then be composed and
converted into the specified format and you will be shown a progress
bar during this process.
Image
Within Stopframe animation, this option lets you create an animated GIF by
default, which we'll focus on here. For keyframe animation, you can export a
single keyframe as any type of image format.
To export as an animated GIF:
1. Choose
from the Frames tab.
2. The Animated GIF format is pre-selected on the Format drop-down
menu by default; if not, select it. If you choose another format, only
the current frame will be exported. For full details on GIF export
options, consult Exporting objects and drawings on p. 250.
3. Set a size for the GIF animation and whether it is based on the whole
Page, Selected Area or Selected Objects. Leave the dpi setting at 96 for
standard screen resolution.
4. On the Animation tab, which only appears in Stopframe Animation
Mode, you can preview single frames or run the animation sequence,
and make some final playback adjustments to the animation
properties.
5. Click the Export button (or Close to simply record the settings if you
plan to preview in a browser first).
6. Provide a file name and folder location, and click Save. Don't worry if
you have extra white space around your image. Any unused border
area will be cropped automatically, just as you saw in the Preview
window.
Screensaver (Windows XP users only)
If you're working with keyframe animations, you also have the option of creating
a screensaver file (.SCR). Your Windows XP-compatible exported file can be