Using HelpViewing topicsUsing the ContentsUsing the IndexUsing the Site MapUsing SearchWeb browser requirementsAccessibility features of HelpContentsIntroductionWelcomeRegistrationInstalling Adobe LiveMotionGetting startedIf you are new to LiveMotion:If you are an experienced LiveMotion user:If you are a developer:Using the documentationUsing online HelpUsing tool tipsUsing Web resourcesAbout Adobe OnlineUsing Adobe OnlineAccessing Adobe Online through the Help menuOther learning resourcesCustomer supportCustomer support on Adobe OnlineAdditional customer support resourcesAn Overview of Adobe LiveMotionIntroductionCreate compelling, purposeful contentDevelop dynamic content using ActionScriptDeliver animated and interactive content for multiple mediaImport and export content to multiple file formatsAccelerate your workflow through application extensibilityAutomate manual tasks using JavaScript-based automation scriptsHarness the power of scripting with Live TabsSpeed up scripting with full-featured script editorTest scripts with preview mode and full source-level script debuggerShare and exchange information and filesStreamline productivity for faster design and developmentIntegrate with other Adobe applicationsCreate sophisticated animations with enhanced After Effects-based timelineAdd to existing Flash authoring workflowWork efficiently in a vector-based authoring environmentLiveMotion BasicsUnderstanding Adobe LiveMotion terminologyLooking at the work areaUsing toolsUsing palettesEntering values in palettesUsing palette menusUsing context menusOrganizing Composition windowsMagnifying or reducing viewsUsing the Timeline windowWorking with compositionsCreating and opening compositionsChanging composition settingsEditing compositionsUndoing changesSaving compositionsExporting compositionsPrinting compositionsSetting preferencesDrawing ObjectsAbout LiveMotion objectsDrawing shapesChanging shape tool propertiesUsing the pen toolDrawing straight segmentsAbout direction lines and direction pointsDrawing curved segmentsAdjusting path segmentsAdding, deleting, and converting control pointsAdjusting straight and curved segmentsCreating Text ObjectsUsing text in compositionsAdding point textAdding paragraph textEditing text in a compositionUsing text fieldsAdding text fieldsSetting text field optionsFormatting textAbout formatting optionsSelecting textApplying text optionsChanging the text colorConverting text objectsSetting options for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) fontsViewing Asian text optionsAdjusting tsumeUsing tate-chuu-yokoUsing mojikumiUsing kinsoku khoriWorking with ObjectsSelecting objectsStacking objectsMoving objectsDuplicating objectsCreating object aliasesCutting, copying, and pasting objectsCopying and pasting object attributesUsing rulersUsing guides and gridsAligning and distributing objectsGrouping objectsMaintaining grouped text formattingConverting into objects, sequences, and pathsTransforming and Combining ObjectsTransforming objectsSetting transform optionsDefining an object's anchor pointRotating objectsResizing objectsSkewing objectsUndoing transformationsModifying the properties of geometric shapesCropping objectsApplying mattesUsing alpha channelsMaking group masksCombining objectsPlacing Images and Other ObjectsAbout placing imagesOpening LiveMotion 1.0 filesPlacing image filesPlacing image files as an animated sequenceReplacing objectsCopying and pasting images and other selectionsDragging and dropping to copy between applicationsPlacing layered objectsOpening After Effects/AMX format filesEditing placed objectsEditing converted placed objectsChanging the relationship between objects and layers in a converted placed fileManaging files with WebDAVAbout workgroup managementGetting started with workgroup managementOpening managed filesChecking files out and inPlacing managed filesSaving files to the serverWorking off lineAdding metadata to documentsObject LayersAbout object layersUsing the Object Layers paletteSelecting layersViewing layersChanging the stacking order of layersCreating layered objectsAdding layersDuplicating layersRemoving layer attributesUsing the Layer paletteApplying textures to layersUsing the Textures paletteApplying color adjustments to layersUsing the Adjust paletteAbout color adjustmentApplying 3D effects to layersApplying distortion effects to layersUsing the Distort paletteColor, Gradients, and OpacityAbout using colorUsing the Color paletteAbout color modelsUsing the Color Scheme paletteUsing the Opacity paletteAbout foreground, background, and layer colorsCopying colors and stylesCreating gradientsAbout gradientsUsing the Gradient paletteCreating opacity gradientsStyles and the LibraryUsing the Styles paletteApplying stylesCreating custom stylesAbout the Library paletteViewing Library objectsUsing Library objectsAdding and deleting Library objectsAnimating ObjectsUnderstanding animation terminologyAn overview of how to create basic animationsUsing the Timeline windowUsing the timeline navigatorUsing the object and property hierarchy listSelecting objects with the Timeline windowRenaming objects in the Timeline windowChanging the stacking order of objects with the Timeline windowShowing, hiding, and locking objectsUnderstanding the keyframe columnUsing the playback and sound controlsUnderstanding the current-time displayZooming into and out of the timelineSetting the composition's durationWorking with keyframesCreating keyframesChanging keyframe interpolationNavigating and moving keyframesCopying and pasting keyframesDeleting keyframesTime-stretching keyframesReversing keyframesAnimating object and layer propertiesRemoving all keyframes and changes from an animated objectWorking with motion pathsChanging an object's duration between explicit and implicitOptimizing the resolution and file size of bitmap objectsWorking with animated GIFsPlaying animationsControlling playbackPreviewing by scrubbingPreviewing using Preview mode or a Web browserPreviewing animations at a constant speedSaving and placing animated objects to the LibrarySaving and applying animations as stylesWorking with soundApplying soundsMaking sounds loopAdding sounds to the Sounds paletteSetting and animating sound propertiesAnimating groupsAnimating masksWorking with movie clipsCreating movie clip groupsAnimating movie clips and movie clip groupsLooping animated movie clips and movie clip groupsWorking with labelsWorking with script keyframesSaving and exporting animationsMaking Objects InteractiveAbout rolloversCreating basic rolloversEditing rolloversSpecifying the active area of rolloversAttaching sounds to rolloversAttaching behaviors and other scripts to rolloversSaving and placing rollover objectsSaving and applying rollover stylesCreating remote rolloversCreating animated rolloversCreating linked images and image mapsSpecifying a filename, alternate text, and a target for a sliced image in AutoLayout formatMaking objects variables for use with Adobe GoLiveWorking with behaviorsScriptingAbout scriptsCreating scriptsUsing premade automation scripts and Live TabsExporting CompositionsAbout exportingAbout export formatsOptimizing your compositionsFrame rate, properties, and sizeRegular groups versus movie clip groupsShape transforms versus object transformsModify Transform propertiesAliasesImported artwork versus native versionsAnimating color versus animation tintClipping and reusing soundsPer-object settings and performanceMultilayer objectsObject layer opacityAnimating text sizeAnimating text tracking and leadingGradientsDIstortion lensesComplex vector artworkPreviewing compositionsPreviewing the effects of export settingsPreviewing in a Web browserSimulating slow connectionsPreviewing how LiveMotion divides objectsViewing objects without selection handles or bordersViewing objects that are off the canvasPreviewing Mac and Windows gammasUnderstanding the export reportExporting compositions and objectsSetting basic export optionsSetting specific export options for Macromedia Flash (SWF) formatSetting specific export options for AutoLayout formatSetting specific export options for Live Tab formatSetting specific export options for QuickTime Video formatSetting specific export options for GIF, Animated GIF, or PNG-Indexed formatSetting specific export options for JPEG formatSetting specific export options for Photoshop formatSetting specific export options for PNG-Truecolor formatSpecifying per-object settingsUsing LiveMotion HTML codeWindows and Macintosh shortcutsViewing windowsSelecting and working with objectsTransforming objectsEditing pathsWorking with palettesUsing the toolsWorking in the Timeline WindowWorking with keyframesWorking with textNavigating through and selecting textNavigating through and selecting scriptsWorking with the scripting toolsWorking with the DebuggerLegal NoticesCopyrightIndexAActionScript [1] active area [1] Active Export Preview command [1] active matte about [1] [2] Actual Size command [1] Add Rollover Sound dialog box [1] adding layers to objects [1] Adjust palette [1] adjustment layers [1] Adobe Certification program [1] Adobe GoLive, editing in [1] [2] Adobe Illustrator files editing originals [1] Adobe ImageReady [1] Adobe Motion eXchange (AMX) format [1] Adobe Photoshop files editing originals [1] Adobe Photoshop format [1] Adobe Web site [1] After Effects opening in LiveMotion [1] After Effects-style shortcuts [1] Aliases [1] Align Bottom command [1] Align Left command [1] Align Right command [1] Align Top command [1] aligning objects [1] aligning text [1] alpha channels about [1] AMX [1] anchor point about [1] anchor point, defining [1] animated GIFs [1] animated objects saving as object [1] animated rollovers [1] animating animation character [1] animation frames [1] Animation tab [1] animation tint [1] Apple Web site [1] Arrange command [1] ASCII [1] assets [1] attributes layer [1] Auto Bezier command [1] Automation scripts [1] Automation/Scripts folder [1] AutoSlice Area command [1] Bbackground choosing color [1] Batch Replace command [1] Beginning button [1] attaching to rollovers [1] bitmap blending modes [1] BMP [1] Break Alias command [1] brightness Bring Forward command [1] Bring to Front command [1] CCenters command [1] changes undoing [1] Changes list [1] character animations [1] Check In command [1] Check Out command [1] Child button [1] Chinese, Japanese, and Korean (CJK) text about [1] Classroom in a Book [1] Clear Animation command [1] Clear Layer Attributes command [1] Clear Transformations command [1] Clear Transforms command [1] client-side image maps [1] Clipboard, copying between applications [1] clipping [1] closed paths [1] closing paths [1] codec [1] color about [1] Color Resolution slider [1] Color Scheme palette [1] color wheel [1] Combine command [1] complex vector artwork [1] composition canvas, default size [1] Composition Settings command [1] Composition window [1] compositions changing settings [1] Compress for Progressive Downloads button [1] [2] compression. See file compression. [1] containing animation [1] context menus [1] contrast, adjusting [1] control points adding [1] Convert Into Objects command [1] Convert Stereo to Mono option [1] Convert Text to Banner command [1] Convert to Bitmap button [1] converting text objects into characters [1] converting vector objects to bitmaps [1] copying between applications [1] copying and pasting active matte [1] Create a New Object Setting button [1] Create PDF Compatible File option [1] creating files [1] cropping objects [1] current-time marker [1] [2] [3] moving [1] curves adjusting [1] cutting objects [1] DDefault Transform Logic command [1] defaults, palettes [1] Delete command [1] Delete Current Object Settings button [1] Delete Layer command [1] DIB [1] direction lines about [1] [2] displace effect [1] Distort command [1] Distort palette [1] distortion effects [1] distortion lens animating [1] Distribute command [1] distributing objects [1] Dither button [1] Document Export Settings button [1] drag-and-drop [1] drawing adjusting segments [1] [2] Duplicate command [1] Duplicate Layer button [1] Duplicate Layer command [1] Duplicate State button [1] duplicating EEase In command [1] Ease Out command [1] edge [1] Edge settings [1] Edit mode button [1] Edit Name command [1] Edit Original command [1] [2] [3] Edit State Script button [1] editing background and foreground colors [1] Effects command [1] effects, copying and pasting [1] end handle [1] endpoints [1] entering values [1] event sound [1] Event Sound option [1] Exclude command [1] explicit duration [1] Explicit/Implicit button [1] [2] [3] [4] Explorer (Windows), for renaming files [1] Export As command [1] Export HTML Page button [1] Export HTML Page option [1] Export HTML Report button [1] Export palette about [1] [2] export report [1] Export Selection command [1] Export Settings command [1] exporting about [1] exporting stereo output [1] eyedropper tool [1] Ffile compression image files [1] file formats [1] File Info command [1] file sequence, animation length and [1] filename extension [1] files creating new [1] Fill command [1] fill, copying and pasting [1] filling with gradients [1] filling layers with image [1] filters [1] Finder (Mac OS) [1] firewall software [1] First Frame button [1] Flash (.swf) file format. See SWF [1] Flash 5 (SWF) format [1] Flip Horizontal command [1] [2] flipping objects [1] foreground choosing color [1] formats, file [1] Forward One Frame button [1] Frame Backward button [1] Frame Forward button [1] Frame Rate Menu [1] frames [1] GGaussian blur [1] geometric objects, modifying with Properties palette [1] GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) [1] [2] [3] Gradient command [1] Gradient palette [1] gradients animating [1] Graphics Interchange Format. See GIF [1] grids [1] group masks about [1] Group of Objects command [1] grouped objects about [1] [2] grouping objects [1] groups [1] guides [1] HHead section [1] Help [1] Hide [1] Hide column [1] Hide command [1] hiding and showing grid [1] History command [1] Hold Keyframe command [1] Horizontal Centers command [1] Horizontal command [1] hotspots, in image maps [1] HSB color model [1] HTML code [1] hue [1] Hue color model [1] IIllustrator online Help [1] image format tab [1] image links [1] image maps [1] and Export HTML Page option [1] images copying and pasting [1] images folder [1] implicit length [1] Include Transparency Information button [1] Index option [1] Indexed images, exporting [1] See also PNG [1] installation [1] intensity [1] interlaced GIF [1] interpolation choosing method [1] Intersect command [1] inverting colors [1] JJavaScript [1] copying [1] Joint Photographic Experts Group. See JPEG [1] JPEG about [1] [2] [3] Kkeyboard shortcuts Windows and Macintosh [1] keyboard, moving objects [1] keyframe checkbox [1] keyframe column [1] Keyframe interpolation [1] keyframes [1] defined [1] Llabels, attaching [1] Last Frame button [1] Layer Animation/States checkbox [1] layer attributes [1] about [1] Layer command [1] layered objects, importing [1] layer-offset tool [1] layers about [1] Layers palette [1] leading [1] lens effect [1] Library [1] Library folder [1] library objects modifying [1] Library palette saving animated objects [1] Light settings [1] Linear command [1] lines linked images [1] .liv extension [1] Live Tabs [1] Live Tabs command [1] LiveMotion 1.0 Behaviors [1] LiveMotion files, placing [1] LiveMotion JavaScript [1] Load Live Tab command [1] Lock [1] Lock Colors command [1] Lock Guides command [1] Loop command [1] looping [1] animations [1] lossless compression [1] lossy compression and JPEG format [1] MMac Gamma command [1] Mac OS color palette [1] Macromedia Flash (SWF) format [1] [2] Macromedia Flash Player [1] magnifying images [1] Maintain Alignment command [1] Make Actual Size command [1] [2] Make Alias command [1] Make Movie Clip button [1] [2] [3] Make Movie Clip Group button [1] [2] [3] Make Movie Clip Group command [1] managed files checking in and checking out [1] marquee [1] masks, animating [1] masks. See active matte [1] mattes [1] menu bar [1] Metadata [1] Metafile (Windows). See Scrap file (Windows). [1] Minus Front command [1] mirroring objects [1] motion path [1] editing [1] Motion Path command [1] movie clip and multi-state animations [1] movie clip animation [1] Movie Clip command [1] movie clips [1] moving direction lines and points [1] Multilayer objects, optimizing [1] multilayer rollover [1] Nnested animations [1] New Anchor Point Keyframe command [1] New command [1] New Layer button [1] New Opacity Keyframe command [1] New Position Keyframe command [1] New Rotation Keyframe command [1] New Scale Keyframe command [1] New State button [1] New Style dialog box [1] next keyframe arrow [1] Next Keyframe command [1] nondestructive editing [1] numeric values, specifying colors with [1] Oobject aliases about [1] Object Attributes properties [1] Object Edges command [1] Object layer opacity [1] object layers [1] object properties [1] animating [1] Object Settings Mode [1] object transformations, shape transforms [1] object transforms [1] Object Transforms command [1] objects about [1] Objects Off Canvas command [1] online Help [1] On-line QuickTime Player Help [1] Online Settings preferences [1] Opacity command [1] Opacity palette [1] Opacity Resolution option [1] opacity, Relative option [1] Open from Workgroup command [1] Optimized option [1] optimizing files [1] PPage Setup [1] Page Setup dialog box [1] palettes about [1] Pan setting [1] paragraph text [1] entering [1] Parent button [1] Paste Active Matte command [1] [2] Paste Image command [1] Paste Object Animation command [1] Paste Scripts command [1] Paste Style command [1] Paste Texture command [1] pasting a bitmap copy into another application [1] pasting objects [1] Path command [1] paths adding control points [1] paths, about [1] Pause button [1] adjusting path with [1] Perceptual color palette [1] per-object export settings [1] and performance [1] exporting to [1] PICT [1] picture clipping (PICT), dragging and dropping [1] Place as Texture command [1] [2] Place Sequence command [1] [2] placed images [1] lossless representations of [1] placing Illustrator files [1] Play button [1] Play/Pause button [1] playback buttons [1] playback controls [1] PNG-Truecolor [1] point text [1] entering [1] polygons changing geometric objects to [1] posterizing [1] PostScript fonts [1] post-transforms [1] Preference command [1] preference settings [1] preferences [1] Append File Extension (mac OS) [1] pretransforms [1] Preview Export Compression Preview In folder [1] Preview mode [1] Preview Motion Path command [1] previewing compositions [1] [2] previous keyframe arrow [1] Previous Keyframe command [1] Print command [1] Print Setup [1] Print Setup dialog box [1] printing layers [1] program installation [1] progressive JPEG [1] Properties command [1] copying and pasting settings [1] Qquantize effect [1] QuickTime Video format [1] [2] Rradial quantize effect [1] Real Time Preview command [1] Redo command [1] reducing magnification [1] Refresh command [1] registering [1] render size, bitmap images and [1] replacing objects [1] Reset Anchor Point command [1] RGB color model [1] RGB images, specifying colors numerically [1] rollover effects saving as style [1] rollover states attaching animations to [1] rollovers active area [1] Rollovers palette [1] rounded rectangles, changing geometric objects to [1] rounded-rectangle tool [1] [2] RTF [1] rulers about [1] Run Automation Script command [1] Run Last Automation Script command [1] Ssaturation adjusting [1] Saturation color model [1] saving compressed files [1] Scrap file (Windows), dragging and dropping [1] screen fonts [1] Script button [1] Script Editor [1] Script icon [1] script keyframe [1] Scripting Syntax Helper button [1] attaching [1] Scripts command [1] scrubbing [1] secondary rollover effects. See remote rollovers. [1] segments adjusting drawing [1] Select All command [1] selecting all objects in document [1] selecting objects [1] selection marquee [1] selections, copying between applications [1] Selective color palette [1] Send Backward command [1] Send to Back command [1] Sequence command [1] Sequence With Background command [1] server-side image maps [1] settings, online [1] Shape Resize property keyframe [1] shape transforms [1] Shape Transforms command [1] shapes about [1] shortcuts Windows and Macintosh [1] Show command [1] Show Rulers command [1] showing. See hiding and showing [1] Shy [1] Shy column [1] Simulate Slow Download command [1] skewing objects [1] slicing [1] slicing compositions about [1] Smart LiveMotion objects [1] SMPTE [1] Snap to Guides command [1] Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE) [1] Solo Event Sound [1] sound [1] and clipping [1] Sound icon [1] Sound tab [1] Sounds command [1] Sounds palette about [1] specifying alternate text for images [1] spherize effect [1] stacking objects [1] stacking order [1] about [1] start and end points [1] start handle [1] state [1] Stopwatch [1] straight lines, drawing [1] styles [1] about [1] [2] Styles command [1] Styles folder [1] Styles palette about [1] subgroup selection tool [1] subgroups [1] subgroup-selection tool [1] [2] SVG [1] SWF format [1] Ttarget objects, creating [1] text about [1] text field tool [1] text fields about [1] text objects about [1] text size animating [1] Text tab [1] text tool [1] text tracking and leading animating [1] textures about [1] Textures command [1] Textures palette [1] 3-D command [1] 3-D effects [1] Tile command [1] time counter [1] time interval [1] time track [1] time-independent animations [1] time-independent groups [1] Timeline sounds and [1] movie clip [1] timeline navigator [1] Timeline window [1] timeline, displaying [1] Timeline/Composition Window command [1] tint, adjusting [1] toolbox [1] using [1] tools changing shape tool properties [1] Top Object Is Mask command [1] [2] [3] tracking [1] Transform palette about [1] Transform properties [1] transformations copying and pasting [1] Transformations command [1] transforming objects [1] about [1] transparency [1] Transparency option [1] Trash button Library palette [1] trigger objects, creating [1] Trim Composition on Export button [1] TrueType fonts [1] twirl effect [1] type UUncombine command [1] uncombining objects [1] uncompressed file formats [1] Undo command [1] undoing changes [1] Ungroup command [1] Uniform Resource Locator (URL) [1] Unite command [1] Unite with Color command [1] Update command [1] URL linking objects [1] VValue color model [1] variables [1] vector images [1] Vertical Centers command [1] Vertical command [1] viewing layers [1] Volume setting [1] WWeb Adaptive color palette [1] Web browsers previewing compositions [1] Web color palette [1] Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) [1] Web file formats [1] Web safe colors [1] Web site for Adobe [1] WebDAV [1] servers, about [1] Windows color palette [1] Windows Gamma command [1] Windows status bar [1] windows, arranging multiple [1] work area, default [1] Work Offline command [1] workgroup management [1] checking files in and out [1] Workgroup Servers command [1] XX Offset and Y Offset [1] YY Offset [1] Zzoom buttons [1] Zoom In command [1] Zoom Out command [1] zoom slider [1] zooming |