Creating movies

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.

To create a movie background

1 .	Click File New.

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.

To create a movie background from an existing image

1 .	Click Window Toolbars Movie.

2 .	Click File Open.

To add a frame using an existing image as the background

If the Movie docker is not open, click Window Dockers Movie.

2 .	In the Movie docker, click the Insert from file button .

To create a moving object

1 .	Select an object with the Object pick tool .

2 .	Click Edit Copy.

3 .	Click Object Combine Combine objects with background.

4 .	Click Window Dockers Movie.

5 .	In the Movie docker, click the Next frame button .

If you want to add a frame, click the Insert frame button in the Movie docker.

6 .	Click Edit Paste Paste as new object.

8 .	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.

To position a moving object relative to other frames

1 .	Click Window Dockers Movie.

2 .	Click the Overlay button in the Movie docker.

5 .	Select an object in the current frame with the Object pick tool .

7 .	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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