Fireworks MX 2004 Output GIF animation

2, Output GIF animation

When you export a GIF animation in the Export Preview window, you can select GIF animation in the format bar in the options setting, and then click the Animation tab after you have optimized the animation settings, as shown in Figure 7-08.

Figure 7-08 (click to enlarge View)

Frame disposal--there is a trash can icon on the tab to specify the frame disposition method;

Frame delay--a clock icon on the item to set the delay time of the selected frame;

Number of frames played--in the Persistent Drop-down menu, you can set the number of times the animation file plays when it is saved as a Web page;

Crop each frame--you can crop each frame in the animation into a rectangular area, outputting only the different image regions between the frames;

Save the difference between frames--when the item is canceled, only the images that have changed between the frames are output;

When the settings are complete, click the Export button in the lower-right corner of the export Preview window, and then select the file save format and store path.