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Exporting Animations

You can save animations as .webm video files.

Exporting animations

To export an animation:

  1. Start editing the animation you want to export.

  2. Click the Export Animation button at the toolbar in the Animation Timeline pane.

    Export Animation button at the toolbar in the Animation Timeline pane.

    The Animation Export Options dialog pops up.

    Animation Export Options Pop-up Dialog
  3. In the Animation Export Options pop-up dialog, set up the video file settings and click OK. The Processing dialog pops up and displays the progress of the downloading process.

    Processing Exporting Animation Pop-up Dialog

    Once the downloading is completed, the Processing dialog disappears, and the browser displays the exported .webm file on the list of downloads.

    Exported webm File on the Downloads Browser Drop-down List
  4. Go to the folder with the downloaded .webm file on your machine.

Animation Export Options pop-up dialog

Animation Export Options Pop-up Dialog

The Animation Export Options pop-up dialog box the following configuration options for an animation being exported as a .webm video file:

  • Window Size: a size of the video, either:

    • YouTube (1120x630)

    • HD (1280x720)

    • HD (1280x962)

    • Full HD (1920x1080)

    • Full HD (1920x1440)

    • 4K (3840x2160)

    • 4K (3840x2880)

    • Custom size: when it is selected, the following fields are enabled and should be populated:

      • Width: a custom width of the video.

      • Height: a custom height of the video.

  • Animation Range: a part of the animation to be exported, either:

    • All Frames: the entire animation.

    • Selected Frames: only the selected frames.

    • Time: only the specified timeframe.

  • Animation speed: a number of Frames Per Second (FPS) between 10 and 60. It is set to 30 by default. The higher the FPS is, the smoother the animation looks. However, the file size increases.

  • Anti-alias quality:

    • Off

    • Low

    • Medium

    • High

  • Background color:

    • Black

    • White

    • Blue Gray

    • Light Gray

Last modified: 28 September 2024