Import and export content to multiple file formats

File-format agnostic, LiveMotion provides a choice of import and export file formats that fit your project needs and requirements.

Flash (SWF) files

Optimize and export compact Flash 5 (SWF) files. Most Web browsers with the Flash player plug-in can read the SWF format. Because the SWF format can save animations as vector images, this makes it an excellent choice for animations that have solid areas of color and sharp object definitions. (See About export formats.)

QuickTime video

Create high-quality QuickTime video files for streaming Web delivery or for use in Adobe Premiere®, After Effects, or GoLive software. With QuickTime video, Apple's multimedia software format, you can export your compositions with synchronized graphics, video, sound, and text. (See About export formats.)

Popular sound formats

Import MP3 audio files and over 20 other popular sound file formats including WAV, AIFF, and AU. In addition to all of the sounds already available on the Sounds palette, you can add your own. (See Adding sounds to the Sounds palette.)

Streaming MP3 audio

Export streaming MP3 audio to synch sound with animation. The Sounds palette lets you choose whether you want to stream the audio portion of an animation, while the Export palette lets you choose a specific bit rate. (See Setting and animating sound properties and Setting specific export options for Macromedia Flash (SWF) format.)

Graphic file formats

Place and export traditional graphic file formats such as GIF, animated GIF, JPEG, TIFF, and more. The Place command lets you bring in existing graphics, which you can then edit just as you would other objects in LiveMotion, while the Export palette lets you choose how you want to export the resulting LiveMotion file and objects within it. (See About placing images and About exporting.)

Export-optimization preview

LiveMotion provides a variety of features to help you export your files efficiently. In particular, the Preview Export Compression command shows you how your composition will look using the current export settings, and displays the file size of the composition and any selected object. (See Previewing the effects of export settings.)

Per object compression

If you're exporting in SWF or AutoLayout format, you can use the Export palette to specify separate settings for individual objects in your composition, giving you precise optimization control. (See Specifying per-object settings.)