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"Making a Fireworks Movie?"

I've always wanted to make animated movies, but I found Flash too annoying, but I find Fireworks a lot easier to use, so should I use that to make a movie? It has the handly clone feature, so you can just move the part you want, not having to make the entire picture again. I hear it's quite difficult. Any advance on that? Also, how long should each frame last for? I would think that each frame should last for 1-3/100 of a second, but I just want to be sure. Any of you ever made a movie before?

Thanks in advance,
Shaun.

it's American film that run at 24.80...whatever UK films run at 24, so it would be very hard to pull this off without using most of your hdd when working in Fireworks, I still wanna see the end result.

Films run at 24 frames per second (or 25 if you're some gay upstart). Therefore, each of your frames should be 1/24 seconds = 0.0416*. Also, your 27 frames should only be 1.125 seconds.

Have you left all the optimize features as default? Because if you have, 12kb is just the size of one frame, you'll need to set it to animated gif. But I might be wrong, I just can't see 27 frames being only 12kb.

Gabbo wrote:
> I don't think that is right, but it might be. How are you checking the file
> sizes? On the Export Preview Screen?

Well the 270 and 2700 were just estimates, but I processed 27 frames, and it turned out as 1.79 seconds.

I don't think that is right, but it might be. How are you checking the file sizes? On the Export Preview Screen?

Gabbo wrote:
> And how big is the movie so far?

27 frames = 12.0KB - 1.79 seconds

Not bad, I must say.

270 frames = 120KB - 17.9 seconds

2700 frames = 1.2MB - 179 seconds (2:59)

Not bad at all, considering Grix's rate with his little promo thingy. I think more people will download it.

And how big is the movie so far?

well, you can change the speed n stuff, it's kinda like flash, but the compression isn't as good + no sound :(

Gabbo wrote:
> The only way you can animate in Fireworks is frame-by-frame.

I know. In 15 minutes, I've done 23 frames.

The only way you can animate in Fireworks is frame-by-frame.