Including Object Names In A Swf File; Including Web Links In A Swf File; About Windows Media Or Realmedia Format (Windows Only); To Render A Windows Media Or A Realmedia File (Windows Only) - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

Referencing also works across layers, so if multiple layers in the composition share the same source, the source is
added once to the composition and is then referenced for every additional layer that shares the source. If the source
is an Illustrator file or layer, a SWF movie clip is created and referenced. If the Path Text effect is applied, the text
characters are added as vectors once and then referenced on all subsequent frames, unless you choose Fill Over
Stroke from the Fill And Stroke options menu; in that case, the characters are added as vectors on every frame.

Including object names in a SWF file

The Include Object Names option in the SWF Settings dialog box retains the name of each layer, mask, and effect.
However, rasterized objects are not named.
Each mask exports as a separate SWF object whose name is the Layer name followed by the Mask name. If all masks
use Difference mode, all masks export as one SWF object, and the name is the layer name. Each path text character
exports as a separate SWF object whose name is the layer name, followed by the effect name and the character index
(starting at 0).

Including web links in a SWF file

The Include Layer Marker Web Links option adds web links and a Get URL action to the SWF file by using infor-
mation from layer-time markers that you add in the Timeline panel. (To create layer-time markers, see "To create a
web link from a marker" on page 166.) This option also adds a frame label to each SWF frame that has a layer-time
marker. You can specify how the browser opens the web link with standard target commands (for example, _blank):
Loads the web link into a new browser window.
_blank
Loads the web link into the parent frame of the frame in which the current file is playing.
_parent
Loads the web link into the current frame.
_self
Loads the web link into the top frame in the current window.
_top
Loads another SWF file into level 0. The current file typically plays at level 0; another file loaded into level 0
_level0
usually replaces the current file. Note that the URL must refer to another SWF file.
Loads another SWF file into level 1 if the URL refers to another SWF file.
_level1
Rendering to Windows Media, RealMedia, or MPEG
(Windows only)

About Windows Media or RealMedia format (Windows only)

Windows Media format supports embedded web links and chapters. To include them in the rendered file, create
layer-time markers in your composition. (See "About markers" on page 164.) When you add a web link to a layer-
time marker, After Effects adds the link with a Get URL command to the Window Media file. If you add chapter
information as well, After Effects translates the chapter information as a script command for the web link.
By using the RealMedia format, you can render RealVideo files with or without audio, and RealAudio files.

To render a Windows Media or a RealMedia file (Windows only)

Select the file or composition in the Project panel, and choose Composition > Add To Render Queue.
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In the Render Queue panel, click the underlined Output Module setting.
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