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More detailed instructions for rendering to a specific format appear later in this manual. For more information, see Saving, Rendering, and Printing Projects on page 305.

Creating a movie

To create a movie, you render the project into an appropriate media file output. The final output format depends on the destination of the new media file. Some examples are AVI, MOV, and WMV.

1.From the File menu, choose Render As.

2.In the Render As dialog box, choose the appropriate option from the Save as type drop-down list.

3.Click Custom to select custom compression settings. The default compression options are set automatically according to your project’s properties. For more information, see Customizing the rendering process on page 311.

4.Enter a name and browse for a destination for your file.

5.Click OK.

Publishing a project

From the File menu, choose Publish and then follow the on-screen instructions to choose a publishing provider and save your the current project to the Web so you can share it with others.

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