Optimizing and Saving an Animation
ImageReady is set up to quickly optimize animations and save them in GIF format. To optimize an animation, follow these steps:
Choose Optimize Animation from the Animation palette menu. The Optimize Animation dialog box opens.
Make sure the Bounding Box and Redundant Pixel Removal check boxes are selected. The Bounding Box option saves the first frame and the Redundant Pixel Removal reduces file size by removing any pixels that don’t change during an animation.
Click OK to close the dialog box and optimize the animation.
To save an animation in GIF file format, follow these steps:
Choose File>Save Optimized As. The Save Optimized As dialog box opens.
Enter a name for the animation and select a folder location where the animation will be stored.
Choose Images Only (*.gif) from the Save As Type drop-down list (Format pop-up menu on a Mac).
Click Save to save the animation and close the dialog box.