Rotate camera by 360 degrees palette

Tool(s): Record Movie -> Rotate camera by 360 degrees

Avi movie

Name

Name and folder of the AVI file; if you have chosen to save the individual images (see Keep images), you can also find them in this folder. The program adds the name specified as a suffix.

Tip: If you want to run a movie without recording it, leave the Name box empty.

Compression

Click this button to open the Video compression dialog box. There you can specify whether you want to save the movie in uncompressed format or in compressed format using a compression method installed on your computer.

To save space or reduce the file size, select a suitable compression method. But if you want to produce images of highest quality, do not select a compression method.

Keep images

In addition to the AVI movie, the program saves all images calculated (see Number of images) to the folder you selected when you entered the Name.

Settings

Calculation

Select Animation if you want to display the images or the movie in the same manner as in Animation.

If you want to render the images, select Render and define the options for rendering (see Rendering options).

Rendering options

Only if you have set the Calculation method to Render.

Click Edit to open the Rendering options palette, where you can set the rendering mode and define additional parameters for rendering.

Size

You can specify the resolution of the rendered image using the Render size palette.

Total time in seconds

Total running time of the movie in seconds.

Images/seconds

Specify how many images are calculated per second. The aim is to produce a movie that will run as smoothly as possible. If you change the setting for the number of images per second, the total number of images changes correspondingly and thus the required disk space, too.

Tip: As a rule, 15 images per second are sufficient for AVI movies.

Clockwise

When you select this option, the program rotates the camera in a clockwise direction; otherwise, the program rotates the camera in a counter-clockwise direction.

Render

Number of images

You can see how many images are calculated for the movie. If you want to change this value, change the Total time in seconds or Images/second parameter.