Setting specific export options for AutoLayout format

Once you've decided on an export format as described in About export formats, and have chosen the high-level export options as described in Setting basic export options, you can specify document-level settings for AutoLayout format.

It's a good idea to use the Preview Export Compression command and watch the Composition window and the file size indicators to see how your choices affect the size and visual quality of your composition. (See Previewing compositions.)

To specify export options for AutoLayout format:

1. Choose the general options for exporting as described in Setting basic export options.
2. To specify filenames, alternate text, and targets for the sliced images, see Using LiveMotion HTML code.
3. To preview how LiveMotion will slice the objects, choose View > AutoSlice Area.
4. Verify that you chose AutoLayout from the format menu at the top of the Export palette.
5. Choose an image compression format from the compression menu (JPEG, GIF, PNG-Indexed, PNG-Truecolor) for the objects in the composition.
6. Choose options, depending on the format in step 5. For a description of the options, see the instructions for exporting a file in that format.
7. Enter the name of the folder in which you want to save the images. If you leave this blank, LiveMotion places the exported image files in a folder called "images" located in the same folder as the HTML file. You can specify a subfolder by placing a "/" in the pathname. For instance, entering "Myfolder/Artwork" creates the folder "Myfolder" and the subfolder "Artwork," which contains the images.
8. To choose separate export options for individual objects within the composition, see Specifying per-object settings.

Note: If you get an error while exporting overlapping rollovers, make sure your rollover objects are not overlapping.