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Movies contain a background and objects in the foreground.
A movie consists of a series of images called frames. The key elements are the background and moving objects. The background is the first frame in a movie.
Creating the background
When you create a movie background, you can choose the background color, size, resolution, and color mode. You can also create a movie background using an existing image. This background image automatically becomes the first and only frame of the new movie file. You can add a frame using an existing image as the background. For information about adding frames, see To insert frames into a movie.
Creating moving objects
In movies, you can animate objects by moving them in small increments from one frame to the next. An object displays in each frame, unless you make it a permanent part of the current frame by combining it with the background. For more information about creating and combining objects, see Working with objects.
You can view multiple frames simultaneously to help you position an object from frame to frame. Adjacent frames are superimposed on the current frame so you can position the moving object relative to its neighbors.
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Open the Background color picker, and click a background color. |
To create an animated GIF for a webpage, choose 8-bit paletted color mode from the Color mode list box. This creates a smaller file to download. For information about the paletted color mode, see Changing the color mode of images.
The maximum resolution a color monitor can display is 96 dpi. Choosing a higher dpi reduces playback performance.
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Click Window Toolbars Movie. |
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On the Movie toolbar, click the Create movie button. |
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In the Movie docker, double-click the frame thumbnail preceding the frame to which you want to add the background. |
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If the Movie docker is not open, click Window Dockers Movie. |
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In the Movie docker, click the Insert from file button . |
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In the Insert file dialog box, enable the After option. |
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Click Object Combine Combine objects with background. |
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Click Window Dockers Movie. |
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In the Movie docker, click the Next frame button . |
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Click Edit Paste Paste as new object. |
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Click Object Combine Combine objects with background. |
You can position an object in the current frame accurately by superimposing the current frame over adjacent frames. Adjacent frames appear semi-transparent.
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Click Window Dockers Movie. |
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Click the Overlay button in the Movie docker. |
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Move the red Frame overlay slider to specify the frames that you want to view. |
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Click Object Combine Combine objects with background. |
You can reposition the red Frame overlay slider by double-clicking the frame thumbnail to which you want it moved.
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