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Creating movies

Movies contain a background and objects in the foreground.

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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

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Click File Photo Paint onestep Creating movies New.
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Choose a color mode from the Color mode list box.
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Open the Background color picker, and click a background color.
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Choose a frame size from the Size list box.
If you want to use a different unit of measure, choose an option from the list box beside the Width box.
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Choose a value from the Resolution list box.
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Enable the Create a movie check box.
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Type a value between 1 and 1000 in the Number of frames box to specify the number of frames in the movie.

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To create an animated GIF for a Web page, 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.”
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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

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Click File Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Open.
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Choose the folder where the file is stored.
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Double-click the filename.
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Click Movie Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Create from document.
The image is the background for the first frame.

To add a frame using an existing image as the background

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In the Movie docker, double-click the frame thumbnail preceding the frame to which you want to add the background.
If the Movie docker is not open, click Window Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Dockers Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Movie.
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Click Movie Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Insert from file.
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Double-click the image filename.
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In the Insert file dialog box, enable the After option.

To create a moving object

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Select an object with the Object pick tool Photo Paint pgx pick tool Creating movies.
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Click Edit Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Copy.
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Click Object Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Combine Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Combine objects with background.
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Click Window Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Dockers Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Movie.
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In the Movie docker, click the Next frame button Photo Paint pgx next frame button Creating movies.
If you want to add a frame, click the Insert frame button Photo Paint pgx insert frame button Creating movies in the Movie docker.
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Click Edit Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Paste Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Paste as new object.
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Position the object in the current frame.
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Click Object Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Combine Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Combine objects with background.

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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

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Click Window Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Dockers Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Movie.
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Click the Overlay button Photo Paint pgx overlay frame Creating movies 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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Move the Overlay slider to change the opacity of the superimposed objects.
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Select an object in the current frame with the Object pick tool Photo Paint pgx pick tool Creating movies.
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Position the object in the current frame.
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Click Object Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Combine Photo Paint onestep Creating movies Combine objects with background.

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You can reposition the red Frame overlay slider by double-clicking the frame thumbnail to which you want it moved.

Creating movies