CorelSHOW supports .FLC animation files created in Autodesk 3D Studio, as well as .FLI files created in Autodesk Animator Pro. For more information on inserting an animation, see "Inserting Animations" in the CorelSHOW Procedures chapter. There are several sample .FLI and .FLC files on the Compact Disk found in this CorelDRAW package.
CorelPHOTO-PAINT is OLE-Aware
You can use CorelPHOTO-PAINT as an OLE server application in CorelSHOW. To link or embed CorelPHOTO-PAINT objects in a CorelSHOW presentation, follow the steps described in the CorelSHOW Procedures chapter.
OLE Support for Bitmaps, Fountain Fills, Vectors
Because of the limitations of the Windows Clipboard, which is the conduit for all Microsoft Object Linking and Embedding operations, OLE does not yet support linking or embedding of objects which contain bitmaps, fountain fills, or vector graphics used for pictographs. This means that any file created in an OLE server application for linking or embedding in a CorelSHOW file cannot contain fills comprised of bitmaps, fountain fills, or vector graphics. (The only exception to this is CorelDRAW-generated fountain fills.) We're now working on a solution to this, which will be issued as a patch or maintenance release.
Windows .BMP Support
CorelSHOW does not support Windows Bitmap (.BMP) files imported into, or generated by, OLE server applications. Nor does it support .BMP files copied to the Windows Clipboard for the purposes of pasting. If you have a .BMP image you'd like to use in CorelSHOW, we recommend first saving it to another format, such as .PCX, using CorelPHOTO-PAINT.
256-Color Bitmap Support
CorelSHOW does not support 256-color bitmap files imported into, or generated by, OLE server applications. If you have a 256-color image you'd like to use in CorelSHOW, we recommend first saving it to another format using CorelPHOTO-PAINT.
Viewing Previews in the Open Dialog Box
When opening a presentation file, do not attempt to use the scroll arrows under the preview window in the Open dialog box when the first slide in the presentation is an animation.
