User`s guide

Rendering Tracks and Compositions

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To edit a render item

t Right-click a render item to open it in the timeline for further editing.

Exporting Files as Flash

Avid FX allows you to export files in the Macromedia Flash (SWF) format. This feature

allows you to export compositions as compact, vector-based files optimized for web

viewing. For example, you could export a Type On effect to include on a web page.

The SWF format was designed primarily for animated 3D Line Art objects, so it works well

when exporting settings that contain spline and text animations. Settings that contain video

or animated bitmaps, however, generate rather large files. You might want to consider

exporting such animations as a QuickTime or AVI file. See “Setting the Movie Export

Options” on page 576 for more information.

There are some limitations with the Flash export feature. You cannot export 3D Extrusion

tracks as Flash. Settings containing 3D Extrusion tracks export as a blank track. The Flash

export feature does not support shadows or gradients used as Texture tracks. However, you

can export a static gradient as a bitmap background.

To prepare to export to Flash, you should change any shape track containing EPS files, text,

or Spline media to 3D Line Art shape. Because you cannot use the 3D Line Art shape with

the Brush tool, you cannot export brush strokes as Flash.

To export a track as a Flash file:

1. Select the appropriate track in the timeline.

2. Select File > Export > Flash.

A dialog box appears that allows you to name and save the file.

3. Name the track and click Save.

The composition is exported using the Flash Export settings, which are controlled by the

Preferences window’s Export tab.

Using Frame Cache Features

Frame Cache speeds editing and previewing when you work with certain types of imported

movie files and/or editing system video tracks.

When frame caching is enabled, a copy of each frame is saved or “cached” the first time you

preview the frame. The cached file for the frame is accessed every time you return to the

frame within Avid FX.