Creating a Flash or QuickTime Animatic

When you create an animatic in Toon Boom Storyboard, you can store it in one of the following file formats:

SWF: Flash Movie
MOV: QuickTime Movie
TGA or JPG: Image Sequence

To create an image sequence or enhanced animatic:

1. If you want to create an animatic of a single panel, click the panel in the Panel View or Timeline View to select it. If more than one panel is selected, only the first panel in the sequence will be used.

2. Do one of the following:

Select File > Export to Movie.

Windows users can use the [Ctrl]+[E] shortcut.

Mac OSX users can use the [Command]+[E] shortcut.

The Export to Movie dialog box opens.

3. Specify the location and name of the file that will contain the animatic. Either type in the path directly or click the Browse button to display a window to select a file.

4. In the Movie Format list, select whether you want your animatic to be a Flash Movie, a QuickTime Movie, or an Image Sequence (TGA or JPG).

5. Your export options depend on the format you select.

QuickTime Movie: Click the Video Config and Audio Config buttons to open the Compression Settings and Sound Settings dialog boxes, respectively.

Flash: Click the Options button to open the Flash Export Settings dialog box .

Image Sequence: Enter the name of the TGA or JPG image file in the Prefix field.

6. Select the Resolution of your final output.

7. In the Movie Range panel, select whether to export the entire storyboard, specific shots, or the last panel you selected as an animatic. Either enter a space between shot names or click the Browse button to display a window to select shots.

NOTE

Toon Boom Storyboard supports only a continuous selection of shots. If the selection is non-continuous, for example 1, 3 and 5, then shots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be exported.

8. In the Movie Information panel, select one of the following:

Print Time Code: Overlay a time code along the bottom of the animatic.

Print Shots and Panels Names: Overlay the shot name and panel name along the bottom of the animatic.

9. To view the animatic when it is ready, select Launch player / Open folder after export.

10. Click Export to confirm your settings and begin the export.