User Guide

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An Overview of Adobe After Effects
Web delivery
After Effects includes several features that optimize output for Web delivery, including Mac-
romedia Flash support, embedded URLs, audio compression, and QuickTime streaming.
Macromedia Flash (SWF) support
Export compositions, including audio, as compact, vector-based Flash (SWF) files for use
on the Web. You can control whether effects are rasterized as JPEG frames or ignored; you
can also generate an HTML report that provides details on the elements that were skipped.
Embed URLs in Web output
Create URL flips in exported Flash files and QuickTime movies by associating an
embedded URL with a layer marker.
Audio compression
Both QuickTime and MP3 audio compression codecs are now supported, so you can
create files that are even quicker to download on the Web.
QuickTime streaming
Instead of using the After Effects Render Queue, you can export items using components
provided by QuickTime. With this QuickTime support, you can prepare streaming video
and audio for Web distribution and export AVI files on Windows and Mac OS platforms.
If you install new QuickTime export components as they become available from Apple or
other third parties, those modules appear on the File > Export submenu in After Effects.
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