Linking to LiveMotion files

Adobe GoLive lets you link to Adobe LiveMotion files on a Web page. Adobe GoLive creates a copy of the source file in the Flash format and maintains a link between the two files in the form of a Smart LiveMotion object. If you later make changes to the source image the Smart LiveMotion object, Adobe GoLive automatically updates the Flash format copy when you return to the page containing the image. Since the Flash format is vector-based, no updating is required when you resize a LiveMotion Smart object. You can also double-click a Smart LiveMotion image in the document window to open the original source image in Adobe LiveMotion.

To set the export format in LiveMotion:

1 Start LiveMotion, if it is not already open.

2 If the Export palette is not already showing, choose Window > Export.

3 Select Flash from the top pop-up menu of the Export palette.

If this export setting is not set as described, you will not be able to add a Smart LiveMotion object to a Web page in Adobe GoLive.

To add a Smart LiveMotion object:

1 Drag the Smart LiveMotion icon from the Smart tab of the Objects palette into your document window, or double-click the icon in the palette. You can also drag a LiveMotion file onto your Web page. If you do, skip to Step 4.

2 Select the Smart LiveMotion placeholder, and click the Browse button () next to the Source text box in the Smart Image Inspector.

3 Select the desired LiveMotion file, and click Open. LiveMotion starts, comes to the front, and saves the source file as Flash automatically. After a few moments, Adobe GoLive returns to the front.

4 Save the converted image to your site folder or a folder inside your site folder when Adobe GoLive prompts you. If you do not save to a location inside the site folder, the link will not be valid.

Note: You can also select an image by dragging from the Point and Shoot button () to a LiveMotion file in the Site window or by dropping a file from the Site window. The Destination text box will be filled in automatically when you choose and link to a source file.

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