Build AVI/GIF

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This dialog lets you to export the current document as an animated movie.

 

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Output file - Click the Browse button to select where you want to save the movie to.

Start Time (s) - The time, measured from the start of the document, from which recording will begin.

Duration (s) - The length of time that recording will occur for.

Frames Per Second - The number of capture files that will be written for each second recorded.

Format - The image format of the output files.

Resize Images - If selected, the movie will be saved at a different size to the natural document size.  The resize operation is filtered for a smoother result.

Max Colours (8-bit palette) - Animated GIFs are limited to a maximum 256 colours.  You should normally leave this setting as high as possible, but you may reduce the number of colours in the output file down to just 2 if necessary.

Store Current Settings In Document - If you click this button, the current settings will be stored inside the document so that they are restored whenever you build an image sequence using it.

Build - Launches the player and instructs it to build the movie according to the options set.  For an AVI, you will be further prompted to select compression options when recording begins.



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