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Before starting to make a movie:
1. First set up and make a directory into which you wish to store the movie.
2. Read the PDB files and objects you wish to include in the movie
A previously saved movie can be opened by:
8.2.1 Movie Files and Resolution Setup |
To start making a movie:
8.2.2 Defining a Movie Scene |
The first step is to make the first scene.
There are four choices of scene - still, tween, rotate or rock.
Select which scene you would like to start your movie with and follow the instructions for whichever one of the four scenes you choose.
8.2.3 Still |
To make a still scene:
The number of scenes you have recorded so far is displayed in the video panel (see figure below).
8.2.4 Tween |
To make a "tween" scene (moving your object from one point to another):
The number of scenes you have recorded so far is displayed in the video panel (see figure below).
8.2.5 Rotate |
To make a "rotation" scene:
Now you have three preview options
The buttons for each of the three options are shown below:
NOTE You can play with and change the number of degree option and which kind of rotation as many times as you wish until you are satisfied with your scene. |
Once you are satisfied with your scene:
The number of scenes you have recorded so far is displayed in the video panel (see below).
8.2.6 Rock |
To make your object perform a "rock" motion:
Now you have three preview options
The buttons for each of the three preview options are shown below:
To change the angle and the number of times the rock occurs, enter the desired numbers in the data entry boxes shown below.
Once you are satisfied with your scene:
The number of scenes you have recorded so far is displayed in the video panel (see below).
8.2.7 Edit a Movie |
To edit a movie:
8.2.8 Preview and Export |
To preview a movie:
To export a movie to a series of png,gif,tiff files or an avi file:
If you select avi a window as shown below will be displayed:
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