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Key frame every N frames

The default value is provided by the selected codec and it’s normally best to keep that
value. Reducing the number will tend to result in higher quality but larger files, increasing
it in lower quality smaller files.
Frame Rate

Leaving the frame rate at the default 25 frames per second will result in a smooth
animation, but you may be able to get away with a lower rate of say 12 or 15 frames per
second if your movie is fairly static with little fast moving action. This will reduce the file
size.

Configure

Pressing the CONFIGURE button opens a settings dialog specific to the selected codec (if
available), which may give you more configuration options. The ABOUT button tells you
more about the selected codec.
Make background transparent

Selecting this option will make your AVI have a transparent background, which is useful if
you want your animation to appear on top of a movie (for movie titling, for example).

When this option is on, the codec list is reduced to show only the "uncompressed" option,
because transparency can’t currently be supported using a codec. If you export an
uncompressed AVI with transparency, it will import into MAGIX movie editing software
and some other movie editing applications with the transparency.

Area to save

Choose whether to save a movie that is the size of your animation page or the size of the
animated drawing.

Click OK to export the AVI animation.

Creating animated GIFs

Animated GIFs are an alternative way to present animated sequences in the web. An
animated GIF is just a GIF file that contains a sequence of images, rather like frames in a
movie. Every Xara Designer Pro X-frame is one frame in the final animation, just like a
flip-book.

Opening an animation document

To create an animated GIF, you must first open an animation document. To do this
choose "FILE" > "NEW" > "ANIMATION". You will then have access to the FRAME GALLERY
(on page 546).