Creating your own Effect3D (continued)

Export as image
Effect3D is great for creating high definition images for use on websites, cd-roms, presentations, and your everyday documents. Export as image lets you position the image, adjust the effect parameters, and save in the standard image formats of .gif, .jpg, or .bmp.

Hint: If using the .gif or .jpg formats you can adjust the quality (jpg) and colors (gif) in the Options section that appears on the, "Export File," screen. Changing the parameters here will give you control of the image file size to best suit the project.

Export as BMP sequence
Exporting your Effect3D project as a BMP sequence is the best way to integrate your Effect3D project into the Macromedia Flash?and Adobe LiveMotion?environments.

1. Make sure you have selected and previewed your desired animation.
2. Adjust the frame rate and frames per second to insure best quality and appropriate file size for your project using the controls on the,"Select Animation," screen. Remember that images with smaller file size do best over the web.
3. On the Export screen select, "Export as BMP sequence." Name your file on the next screen and tell your computer where you would like the file stored. The files should be stored in folder for easiest access.
4. To apply to Flash or LiveMotion simply use the import object/image feature in each program and select the first frame you would like to import. Flash/LiveMotion will recognize the sequence and ask if you would like to import the full sequence. Select yes and your Effect3D animation will successfully import into Flash or LiveMotion.
   Note: Refer to your Macromedia Flash?or Adobe LiveMotion?support material for more information on working with bitmap sequences. animation.

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